Devon and Cornwall Police is promoting a new campaign around sexual consent, which aims to educate and inform young people around what can sometimes be a confusing issue.
The campaign, which targets 16 to 21 year olds, also promotes the message that there are #noblurredlines – sex without consent is rape.
Young people may feel pressured into having sex when they don’t want to...
Councillor Pauline Murphy, a Labour Councillor for the Efford and Lipson ward, will take over the reins from the current Lord Mayor, Councillor Dr John Mahony.
The ceremony took place today in the Lord's Mayor Dining Room at the Council House.
Councillor Murphy said: "I am extremely honoured to have been selected for the position of Lord Mayor. To be given the opportunity to be...
Essilor's revolutionary varifocal lens Varilux S Series has finally made it to Plymouth city centre!
Owner of Iconic Opticians and Dispensing Optician, Thirupuvanarajah Dinesh, explained: “With its advanced technology and knowledge of patient physiology, the S Series overcomes the limitations of standard varifocal lenses. Its lens structure maintains balance as your eyes move around,...
Tree lovers, incurable romantics and nature lovers are being invited to get mucky on Valentine’s Day... planting trees.
The first of 12,000 new trees to be planted in the city’s new country park will go into the ground as hedgerows, as the city’s new country park starts to take shape.
Plymouth City Council, together with Plymouth Environmental Action, is running the event this...
The NHS could save £8.2 million a year on dental treatments – the equivalent to 364,000 dental check-ups - if all 12-year-olds across the UK chewed sugarfree gum after eating or drinking, thanks to the role it plays in helping to prevent tooth decay.
So says a study involving researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry published in the British...
Alzheimer’s Society launches UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia today
Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings of stress or anxiety several times a week – and a further 80% find it difficult to talk about the emotional impact of caring, finds an Alzheimer’s Society survey.
Andrew Roachford is back with a stunning new album - ‘Encore’, set for release on February 2016. This powerfully emotive and soulful album brilliantly showcases Andrew’s unique song Interpretation of some classic tracks and brings a fresh take in a way only he can.
Andrew explains that “Growing up surrounded with Jazz and Soul, and working in the studio with The Clash as a teenager”...
Police are trying to find a missing 52-year-old man last seen in Bristol.
Neil Mackenzie (pictured) was last seen in the Stapleton area of Bristol at around 10am today, Thursday 11 February, and he spoke to a relative by phone shortly after.
Police are concerned for Neil's welfare and would like to find him as soon as possible.
The epilepsy self-monitoring app EpSMon is now available to download for free in the UK.
The app was launched in July last year to help to help ‘fill the information gap’ left by NHS funding cuts for GP epilepsy monitoring. Initiated by bereaved families of people who had died from sudden death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and created by a team of partners based at Plymouth University, Cornwall...
Exeter Racecourse’s Super Sunday fixture, which coincides with Valentine’s Day, has drawn a strong card of entries for its seven races, including plenty on target for the Cheltenham Festival that begins in five weeks time and the Crabbie’s Grand National which takes place three weeks later.
The ten entries in the listed Bathwick Tyres novices’ hurdle include the Nicky Henderson-trained...
