Monday marks the beginning of National Apprentice Week and Plymouth City Council has scheduled a week packed with activities to celebrate the benefits of apprenticeships.
From visiting local schools, opening an apprenticeship pop up shop, to partnering with Citybus and 1000 club, who have put a battle bus on the Piazza, the council’s apprentices are on a mission.
The introduction of a radical new court in Plymouth will offer better life chances for both children and their families.
Family Drug and Alcohol Court’s (FDAC) work with parents where the council has started court proceedings in order to protect their children from harm or neglect.
The department of education agreed funding worth £2.5 million last month to help support the...
Police are investigating a burglary at Lister close in Plympton that took place sometime between 4pm on Thursday 5th March 2015 and 11.20pm on Sunday 6th March.
A Suzuki DRZ 400 motorbike in yellow, registration X407 HBC was stolen from inside a locked unit.
If anyone has any information or is a witness to this incident please contact Devon and Cornwall Police quoting crime...
The jobs market in the South West has fallen this quarter but remains firmly in positive territory at +6%, according to Manpower, the world’s workforce experts.
This Outlook is in line with the UK national average and puts the South West on a steady course after a couple of quarters of ups and downs in hiring intentions.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on...
Police are in Devonport are appealing for witnesses after the Kwik Shop convenience store on Albert road was robbed on Saturday 7th March at around 7.40pm.
A man armed with a knife entered the store and demanded money. A quantity of cash was taken from the till along with some tobacco and alcohol. He left the shop and headed in the direction of Stoke village.
Staff from Santander Plymouth Branch attended Honicknowle play group’s Christmas fair and raised an amazing £967.70 which will help the play group run their Summer Play Scheme.
This amount was then matched by the Santander Foundation taking the total to £1935.40
Denise Taylor, Play Care Manager said: "The money raised will help us to provide a play scheme which will run...
Council plan to reduce flood risk to properties Thousands of homes and businesses will have their flood risk reduced with the potential work Devon County Council is involved in delivering over the coming years.
Devon County Council’s Cabinet will be asked next week (Wednesday 11 March) to approve the flood risk action plan for the coming financial year.
Following a disciplinary panel on Friday, March 6, 2015, it has been ruled that a police officer involved in a Taser deployment which resulted in a fatality will have no further action taken against him by Devon and Cornwall Police.
Andrew Pimlott died following the incident in Honicknowle, Plymouth, on April 19, 2013.
Two police officers were called to the Honicknowle property...
Time is ticking for South West social ventures to apply to a £600,000 investment and support programme which has been launched by Dartington Trust, Plymouth University and South West Investment Group.
Just days remain for social entrepreneurs to get on to the cutting edge Seedbed programme, which will provide the expertise and finance to help social ventures grow, create sustainable...
Dental students warn – look out for hidden sugar in energy drinks and snacks
A team of dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with sport students from the University of St. Mark and St. John, to raise awareness of the hidden dangers to teeth of sugary energy drinks and snacks.
