A 15-year-old Plymouth boy has been charged with offences related to cyber attacks on websites around the world.
The 15-year-old, from the Plympton area of the city, was charged on Monday 16th November after an investigation by officers from the Zephyr Regional Cyber Crime Unit.
The boy was charged with three offences under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act which relate to...
Police investigating a burglary at car dealership in Plympton are appealing for information about a stolen Land Rover Discovery.
The silver 4x4 (pictured), registration JW02 MZW, was stolen from Plympton Van and Car Sales on Valley Road sometime between 6.15pm on Thursday 12 November and 8.30am on Friday 13 November.
The premises were broken into and, following an untidy search...
Campaigners seek the right for those with dementia in England to use the GPS tracking technology which allows their Scottish counterparts unprecedented safe freedom to roam
The debilitating effect of dementia on lifestyle is well-documented, not least relating to the ability and confidence of those with the condition to make their way around.
A new study released yesterday (16 November) reveals that one in three adults in the South West are drinking too much alcohol, consuming it at levels that pose an increasing or higher risk of damaging their health.
But 83% of those drinking above the Government’s recommended guidelines underestimate their drinking, seeing themselves as ‘moderate’ or ‘light’ drinkers and 69% are not...
Skills Group is holding a breakfast seminar to provide employers with an update on the recent increase in the national minimum wage for apprentices and the introduction of new pension legislation, on Wednesday 25 November 2015.
The seminar, being held at the Skills Group training centre in Western Wood Way, Langage in Plymouth, is targeting employers in the business, care and early...
A mobile infusion unit aimed at significantly improving treatment for multiple sclerosis sufferers is to be trialled at Derriford Hospital. The pilot is the first in the UK.
The fully-staffed mobile unit will help to ensure that patients will be able to receive essential regular transfusions even during particularly busy times in the hospital. There will also be a shorter time between...
Big congratulations to Professor Greg Dix, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Director of Nursing, who has won Inspirational Leader of the Year at the NHS South West Leadership Recognition Awards 2015.
The awards celebrate the work of leaders across the South West. The Inspirational Leader category focuses on people who ‘place quality at the heart of everything they do; they are innovative...
PLYMOUTH Science Park’s groundbreaking mentoring scheme for businesses has been recognised by industry leaders as a UK first. The Park provides all tenants with free access to an advisory board made up of a panel of experts in a variety of specialisms in order to help them transform and grow their businesses.
The Plymouth Science Park Advisory Board was formed in 2013 to provide expert...
Plymouth’s work to tackle problem drinking comes under the spotlight as Alcohol Awareness Week begins (16-22 November 2015).
Excessive drinking is one of four lifestyle behaviours, along with smoking, unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, which contribute to four chronic health conditions which, in Plymouth, cause 54% of deaths.
Thrive Plymouth, the city’s ten-year public health...
