Seven 14-year-old boys from a school in Wiltshire have been rescued by helicopter after getting lost on Dartmoor while practicing for the Ten Tors challenge.
The teenagers were located safe and well by the police helicopter from Exeter after losing their way in low cloud. They were found on the moor near Great Kneeset having called police for assistance at approximately 4.30pm on...
The BBC have reported the death from cancer of the Radio Devon presenter Douglas ("Dougie") Mounce. He was 65.
A familiar voice across Devon's airwaves for nearly 30 years, Douglas Mounce also spent many seasons in pantomime, regularly playing the role of the dame and often spoke of his love for the stage.
He began broadcasting the popular Treasure Hunt programme for BBC Radio...
Over five million people are at risk from the devastating effects of flooding in the UK, with thousands of properties at risk in the South West. And the Environment Agency is looking for enthusiastic people to advise on the management of flood risk throughout the South West and make a real difference to people’s lives and to the environment we live in.
Police in Plymouth are to install knife arches in certain key locations in the city in a bid to deter clubbers and revellers from carrying knives.
The arches, which will be introduced from tonight (Friday 19 April), work in a similar way to airport metal detectors and are fully portable and easy to assemble.
The initiative follows last weekend's stabbing of a 23-year-old man in...
After two months of tough competition between more than 90 teams of apprentices Plymouth City Council’s team have made it through to the finals of the Brathay Challenge to become ‘Apprenticeship Team of the Year’.
Eight teams across the country were announced by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock as finalists in the 2013 challenge after planning, delivering and communicating a community...
On Sunday 12 May Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, a Team Sky Pro Cyclist, will be star guest at this year's Sky Ride Plymouth. He will join residents taking part in the off road cycling event at Central Park. This announcement comes as Plymouth City Council and British Cycling confirm the route and activities for the day.
Born in Plymouth Jonathan started his career at Mid Devon Cycling Club....
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall, Tony Hogg believes that a pilot trialled in Ipswich restricting the sale of high-strength alcohol, should be looked at for Plymouth.
The scheme is being considered by Plymouth's senior officer, Chief Superintendent Chris Singer who believes it might help to reduce alcohol-related street crime in certain areas of the city. The...
All aboard the Plymouth Sofa! Sailors and seafarers are being encouraged to enter the debate on the future of Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City.
Plymouth City Council’s planners will be taking the sofa to the Plymouth Marine Showcase at Queen Anne’s Battery on Saturday 20 April from 10am to 3pm.
The team want to hear the views of yachties, fishermen and watersport enthusiasts as...
A group of young-looking lumber jacks have been getting to grips with logging as they help design the playground of their dreams for Honicknowle’s Rothesay Gardens.
Youngsters at three schools will be building bridges, log stripping and helping to build log play equipment during a series of sessions this week with play contractors, Earthwrights.
A public consultation into the future of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue has been extended until the end of next week.
The consultation is asking the public to provide feedback on proposals to manage the service in the light of cuts of 17% to its government grant. The cut means savings of £5.5m need to be found.
The proposals include a reduction in some full-time crewed...
