Devon & Cornwall Police, working in partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers, has delivered a successful proactive operation to safeguard children across the peninsula by targeting paedophiles that access indecent images of children online.
The operation which lasted for over nine months targeted those viewing, sharing or...
On Sunday 13th December the Royal William Yard will host its very first Lantern Parade during the Christmas Gift Fair, which runs from12-8pm.
The parade will take place along the main road, beginning at the main gate outside Wildwood and progressing to the Royal William Yard Harbour. It will take place around 5pm onwards, after Santa’s RNLI Lifeboat arrival.
The unseen responses of remote offshore lighthouses in the face of severe storms are revealed in a new study by Plymouth University.
A team from the School of Marine Science and Engineering considered historical and contemporary observations of the wave impact loading on rock lighthouses during storm conditions.
They combined these with data obtained in a pilot study on the...
Plans to breathe new life into parts of the city’s stunning waterfront have been given a boost from the Coastal Communities Revival Fund.
A project to tidy up unused Edwardian bathing facilities to the east of Tinside and transform shore side buildings into a unique location for pop up shops in the summer can now get off the ground, thanks to a £50,000 grant.
In November, 40% more chartered surveyors saw house prices rise rather than fall in the South West according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
The general mismatch between supply and demand continues to drive growth in prices and 45% more respondents expect prices to rise further over the next three months (as opposed to a fall) – this is higher than the national balance...
A public consultation was held this week at the Ridgeway School in Plympton about plans for a state-of-the-art 3G Football Astro Turf Pitch.
Local people were invited to the schools main hall to see the plans and ask questions.
The school is applying for Football Association funding worth £250,000 for the pitch including fencing, floodlights and the upgrade of existing grass...
Plymouth will be receiving more than £400,000 to help pave the way for new starter homes.
The Government has announced a grant of £407,825 to help Plymouth City Council prepare the groundwork for 27 starter homes.
The national Starter Homes Initiative aims to help young first-time buyers (below 40 years) to purchase a home with a minimum 20% discount off the market place....
Over 50 artists, crafters, bakers, wood turners, hobbyists, jewellers and more will be on offer at the launch event of Redlake in the South Hams this weekend.
The Christmas extravaganza takes place between 10am and 4pm on Sunday 13th December and promises to have something for everyone.
This historical building sits between Bittaford and Ivybridge and is seen as a hub for all...
The first quarter of 2016 has seen a boost of confidence within the jobs market in the South West with hiring intentions of +9% according to Manpower, the world’s workforce experts. This is a jump of seven percentage points from the last quarter.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,102 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional...
