Childline has found boys are five times less likely to talk with the service’s trained counsellors about their mental health than girls, and even less likely to come to them when they have suicidal thoughts.
New statistics from the NSPCC-run service show in 2020/21 they carried out 31,899 counselling sessions with girls about mental health issues compared to 5,622 with boys....
More families in Devon will receive their top preference secondary school this year.
Devon County Council announced today that 92.6 per cent of families who applied for a place next September have been offered their first preference - up more than one per cent from 91.5 per cent last year.
In all, 97.6 per cent of families will get one of their three preferences.
Three exceptional students at Plymouth High School for Girls have been shortlisted to represent young people across Plymouth in this year's Youth Parliament, alongside nine other finalists.
Plymouth High School for Girls is part of the high-performing Thinking Schools Academy Trust, which leads 18 successful primary and secondary schools in Medway, Kent, Plymouth and Portsmouth....
Charities and organisations serving the garrison city of Plymouth have the chance to share in more than £45,000 of funding this April, May and June.
Groups supporting serving personnel, veterans and their families across the city are being invited to take part in a dedicated round of Tesco’s community grant scheme.
The initiative, partnership with community charity...
dBs: The Institute of Sound & Digital Technologies (dBs) and Access Creative College (ACC) will open the doors to their state-of-the-art Plymouth campus next month to showcase opportunities for students to train for careers in the creative industries.
The two organisations have come together to offer students in Devon and Cornwall a range of...
The UK’s leading sustainable housebuilder, Verto, will this year expand further into Devon and Somerset after successfully delivering its Zero Carbon Smart Homes ™across the South West for over a decade. Its next steps include creating a new community of Exeter’s first carbon-negative homes.
Founded by Tom Carr and Richard Pearce eleven years ago, Truro based Verto is the first UK...
Do you know a dog that can bark along to Britney, howl to Hughie or whine along to Whitney? Now is the time to showcase that pup’s amazing (or hilarious) talent!
Canine Cottages have launched a brand new competition to find the most musical dogs across the UK, with one pup (or pack of pups) being named the UK’s Pup Star .
Whilst record deals for dogs are few and far between,...
With March marking the start of spring, dog owners are being urged to protect new-born livestock and breeding birds by keeping their dogs on leads while out walking. With miles of footpaths, bridleways and open access land, Dartmoor is the perfect place for people to enjoy with their canine pets. But livestock worrying is a major concern; already there has been an unusually high number of dog...
A series of upgrades are being made to the superfast broadband network on Dartmoor and Exmoor.
Internet service provider Airband completed its network in the two National Parks, on behalf of Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS), over three years ago.
This network provides access to superfast broadband (speeds of up to 30Mbps) to around 7,000 homes and businesses, making it...
A total of 70 oak trees, marking The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, will be planted across East Devon this year.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) is celebrating the landmark event, which is a first for any British monarch, by gifting oak saplings, with a commemorative plaque, to every town and parish - with hopes planting can begin this March.
