Two Syrian Refugee families will started their new lives in Plymouth yesterday (Tuesday 15 December) as part of a national scheme led by the Home Office, to provide sanctuary to those fleeing conflict.
The families are being accommodated in private sector housing. We are not providing any further details on the families and their location, in order to protect their privacy.
The festive season is almost upon us, and office workers around the UK may face some disappointment in the workplace, as 27% of people are doubtful they’ll be able to get the time off work they need to enjoy the Christmas holidays.
Office supply company, Viking, surveyed 1,500 office workers to investigate one of the most contentious aspects HR departments have to face: taking time off...
Plymouth will be the first university in the world to install a new device helping visually impaired people navigate safely around disabled access toilets.
The RoomMate from ADi Access is being fitted in the disabled access toilet in the Roland Levinsky building foyer on Tuesday 15 December. The electronic wall-mounted device uses a bespoke audio recording to describe the layout of the...
A new pilot scheme to help keep people safe on nights out in Plymouth’s Waterfront Business Improvement District (BID) has been launched.
The Evening Ambassadors is a joint scheme funded by Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, Plymouth City Council, the Safer Plymouth Partnership, and the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner. The Ambassadors will patrol the area and be...
Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has welcomed calls for an independent panel to advise the Government on future proposals for police funding.
A report published by the Home Affairs Select Committee says accounting firms, financial experts and the College of Policing should be appointed to assist the Home Office in formulating revised proposals.
More than 10,000 days of additional imprisonment were imposed on prisoners in the South West region who were found to have broken prison rules last year, a report published by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveals today (Monday 23 November).
Punishment in Prison: The world of prison discipline looks at how jails in England and Wales operate disciplinary hearings called...
A Plymouth University lecturer has constructed a unique, portable digital instrument that he hopes ‘will enable everyone to have access to music-making’.
Dr Mike Blow, a sonic artist and lecturer in Interactive Media, has designed and manufactured a device called the Hornet, a small digital box which creates a variety of synthesiser sounds in response to the user’s hand motion....
NFU Mutual, the UK’s leading rural insurer, is urging owners to put certain foods on the ‘naughty list’ for their dogs this year. Christmas is well known as a time of excess for humans but, according to the insurer, pet dogs are also prone to eating too much during the festive period and sometimes, what they choose to eat could have serious health implications and end-up in an emergency visit...
