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Emergency services launch lifesaving campaign

There were 21 coast-related deaths in Cornwall last year and, with tens of thousands of holidaymakers due to descend on us over the next few weeks, the emergency services have united in a campaign aimed at keeping everyone safe on the coast.

#Coastsafe brings together safety messages issued by organisations including Devon and Cornwall Police, the RNLI, HM Coastguard, Cornwall Fire and...

Plymouth's Drake Circus is blooming this Summer

Plymouth's Drake Circus shopping centre, will be filled with giant flowers this Summer, turning the South West's leading shopping centre into a garden paradise.

The centre, which recently won a top national award for best customer service in the UK at the REVO - ACE Awards, worked with the award-winning Theatre Royal Plymouth team who manufacture and produce stages and sets for the...

Victims of fatal A38 collision named

Devon and Cornwall Police can confirm that formal identification has been carried out on those who died in the fatal A38 collision near Landrake on Sunday 9 July 2017.

They have been named as Laura Hopes, age 32 and Alfie Hopes, age six from Latchbrook, Saltash along with Anthony Woodman, age 53 of Stonehouse in Plymouth.

A family tribute from the Hopes family:

“The...

Top Tips for Working Pet Owners

When you have a hectic schedule and are dashing between appointments or school runs, ensuring your pet is adequately cared for can be difficult. For all pet owners, the duty of care for an animal is a big responsibility. To make sure you are the best owner you can be, and that your pet is happy and well adjusted, planning your life is incredibly important. Follow these simple tips and make...

Marine charity joins forces with supermarket to fight plastic beach pollution

The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and supermarket, Waitrose, have joined forces to create a new series of beach and river clean events to get more people than ever before cleaning and recording litter from England’s beaches and rivers.

Support from Waitrose will help MCS put on more clean-ups and mobilise the public in the fight back against the...

Estates manager the winning career for Stoke Damerel Community College

Health Education England (HEE) is delighted to announce that students from Stoke Damerel Community College in Plymouth are the South West regional winners of the Step into the NHS national schools' competition!

Year 8 students Rion Recica and Charlie Harrison impressed the judges with their entry to promote the role of estates manager to their peers. Rion and Charlie created a...

Plymouth student makes it to live final of BBC One's Pitch Battle

An 18-year-old student from Plymouth is a member of a chamber choir that has made it through to the live finals of prime-time BBC One show Pitch Battle.

Ollie Selwood, who is studying dance at the prestigious Tring Park Performing Arts School in Hertfordshire, will be performing as part of the Tring Park 16 this weekend (22 July) in the live final of Pitch Battle

The choir...

Police launch knife amnesty

Devon and Cornwall Police is supporting Operation Sceptre, a Home Office instigated week of action (17-23 July) aimed at detecting knife related crime, increasing intelligence, community engagement and public reassurance, the main part of which is a knife amnesty.

The policing teams taking part are Cornwall; South Devon; Exeter, East and Mid Devon; North and West Devon and Plymouth....

Search is on to find community heroes

A nationwide search has been launched to find our local community heroes, people who go above and beyond in their acts of kindness or in some cases, bravery.

Brits across the country are being asked to nominate their unsung heroes, whether that is one person or a group of do-gooders. Those nominated will be in with a chance to win one of five surprise parties in their honour, complete...

Devon and Cornwall Police launch UK's first operational drone unit

Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Police have become the first police forces in the UK to launch a fully operational drone unit.

The latest in drone technology has been trialled in the respective forces since November 2015 and such has been their benefit, an operational drone unit has been created; the first of its kind in the UK.

Chief Superintendent Jim Nye, Commander for the...

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