Many of the UK's leading children's activities providers have joined forces to put in place an official Code of Practice to help raise the standards of safety and quality in this burgeoning industry.
Until now, no such guidelines have existed and anyone is free to offer classes for children without any form of accountability or control.
The installation of a new Moorland Play Park in the Dartmoor village of Holne was celebrated recently at a packed community event.
Previous equipment had become very dilapidated and when this small rural parish needed to find a large sum to fund a new park – they asked Dartmoor National Park if it would be able to help. The group used a small grant from the National Park to secure a...
Police were called at 7.15am to reports of a collision involving a refuse lorry within the grounds of Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
It is believed the driver of the truck was involved in a collision with the vehicle. No other vehicles or people are believed to have been involved at this time.
The driver has been declared deceased at the scene and the Health and Safety Executive...
City centre shoppers and visitors will have a ball when Plymouth hosts the national launch of this year’s Ping! festival on Saturday 13 June.
Now in its sixth year, Ping! takes table tennis to remarkable and surprising public places nationwide and has attracted more than a million participants to date.
Plymouth is one of 19 cities and towns hosting the festival this year and...
Devon Restaurant Month is now in full swing. Participating restaurants, pubs and cafés have already reported an increase in bookings as both Devon locals and visitors to the county take advantage of the month long range of promotions and offers. For full details of all taking part go to www.devonrestaurantmonth.co.uk .
Sponsored by Luscombe Drinks, Buckleigh Laundry, Favis of Salcombe...
Derriford Hospital celebrated the official opening of the new life-saving helipad yesterday (Friday 5 June) with its first ever landing of a Search and Rescue helicopter.
Special guests attended the event, along with key members of the hospital, ambulance and building staff to celebrate the great impact that the helipad will have on patient care and treatment.
Teatime is dangerous for children in the South West. That’s when serious accidents peak, according to findings released today by the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
The charity reveals how the end of the day spells the start of danger for children in the South West, with nearly half of all serious road accidents occurring between 3pm and 7pm. And the danger doesn’t stop there –...
Alarming new figures from housing charity Shelter have revealed almost 500 people in the South West were put at risk of losing their home every week in the last year.
In an analysis of statistics from the Ministry of Justice, the charity identified how many people are at risk of eviction and repossession as well as the ‘home threat hotspots’ across the South West where people are most...
A Plymouth couple is urging others to keep an eye on elderly family members after their 84-year old brother fell prey to a series of scams.
The retired couple from Peverell were shocked when they visited their brother’s home elsewhere in the city while he was in hospital and found hundreds of goods purchased in order to enter various prize draws as well as draw mailing invoices....
WOMEN in Plymouth are being urged to grab their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at The Hoe as there are just two weeks left until registration closes.
Nearly 3000 women have already joined a ‘pink army’ ready to take on cancer on Sunday 21 June, but there are still places left.
One of those is inspirational mum Carla Riley-Wood who has fought a long...
