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...
INJURY-HIT Argyle could not give their Green Army the present they wanted in Home Park’s last game before Christmas as their winless Sky Bet League 2 run was extended to four matches by Cambridge’s late winner. Live by the sword...
For the second home game in succession, they conceded an early goal, from Ben Williamson, which they had to work hard to claw back.
Older people with lower levels of numeracy are more prone to financial exploitation, a study involving Plymouth University has suggested.
This is because they are, in general, less likely to engage with numeric information and less able to extract meaningful and precise information resulting in errors.
Further, low numerate individuals are more susceptible to certain biases in...
CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL organisers have confirmed that the festival will return in 2016! Taking place on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd July, Devon’s much-loved, family friendly, not-for-profit event will feature the biggest and most diverse line up in its 10-year history.
The theme for the wildly popular fancy dress day on Saturday will be ‘Legends’.
Plymouth City Council is receiving almost £50,000 from a government grant to enable victims of domestic abuse to get access to the support they need.
The funding will be used in Plymouth to help victims in local Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities – who make up 7% of the local population - to access domestic abuse victim support services. It is part of a wider £3.5m national...
A leading marine scientist has welcomed news that government legislation on charges for plastic bags has led to a substantial reduction in their use.
Richard Thompson, Professor of Marine Biology at Plymouth University, has been studying the effects of plastic litter on the marine environment for over 20 years, and his work has informed policies on plastic bag legislation in the UK,...
A man has been charged following a stabbing in Plymstock.
Police were called to an address at Elburton Road, Plymstock, at 4.10am on Thursday 10 December following reports of a stabbing.
28-year-old David McGill from Elburton Road in Plymouth has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Plymouth Magistrates on...
