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A Plymouth student is investigating whether women still purchase glossy magazines in print.

Caitlin Green, who is studying journalism at the University of St Mark and St John, is researching whether women still buy their glossy magazines in print or if they are now downloading them on devices such as Ipads and e readers.

Caitlin is urging the people of Devon to get involved...

Forty young people from Devon have been honoured for achieving their Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.

The young people have completed their Gold award and were presented with their awards by Deputy Lieutenant, Sir John Evans QPM DL LL.B at a ceremony at County Hall in Exeter on Saturday 4 January.

The ceremony was attended by Helen Jenny MBE, Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh's...

Schools in Plymouth have been issued with new guidance to help spot young people with eating disorders and support families coping with the condition.

Plymouth City Council recently distributed new guidance to help raise awareness of the issue of eating disorders and to detail what action teaching and support staff can take to help students.

The guidance recommends schools have...

Plymouth’s expanding its team to get tougher with rogue landlords in the city and improve support for tenants.

£68,000 of funding has been awarded to the City Council by the Department for Communities and Local Government. A new support worker will be recruited to help tenants who are suffering at the hands of unscrupulous landlords and the inspection programme will be extended....