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A Devon-based work placement company is preparing for its busiest summer yet with hundreds of trainees travelling to the South West from across Europe.

A record number of trainees, more than 220, will be welcomed by The Training Partnership (TTPL) in July. Another 75 will arrive in August.

The company, based at Torquay Innovation Centre, works with hundreds of Devon firms to...

Health campaigners from Plymouth protested outside the constituency offices of local MP Johnny Mercer today, over his refusal to accept letters signed by hundreds of his constituents at his constituency office, calling on David Cameron to use his veto to protect the NHS from irreversible privatisation.

Campaigners from Plymouth were planning to hand in hundreds of letters from...

BBC Radio Devon managing editor Mark Grinnell has finally broken his silence about the decision to sack popular presenter Judi Spiers.

After four days of saying nothing he has published a formal statement via the station’s Facebook page.

It said the following:

“Thank you to all who have posted messages about the Judi Spiers Show on BBC Radio Devon.

“As Managing...

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner has today (24th June) launched a campaign for fair funding in the fight against crime in the South West.

Tony Hogg is challenging the Government to change the way cash is allocated to police forces across the country. He says Devon and Cornwall is systematically disadvantaged by a scandalous funding formula that favours big city police...

A group of three dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry are to embark on an elective project in Peru this summer – and they are to use crowdfunding to help them get there and make a difference to local oral health care.

Fourth-year students Sarah Khalil, Sapna Patel and Amreeta Aytain will visit Arequipa in Peru with overseas elective experts Work the...

Four in ten under 25s are already considering cosmetic surgery and 28 per cent of those have even gone as far as speaking to surgeons about going ahead with a procedure, a new study has revealed.

Researchers found worryingly large number of young people are already considering going under the knife for procedures such as breast enlargements, nose jobs and even liposuction.

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Nearly one third (30 per cent) of adults in the South West are very or quite worried about the welfare or safety of a child in their neighbourhood, according to a survey published by Action for Children yesterday.

While 67 per cent said members of the public should become involved when they have concerns about a neglected child, over half (53 per cent) said they needed more information...

Book lovers will have a chance to get up close and personal with one of Plymouth’s most successful authors on Tuesday 30 June.

Susmita Bhatthacharya will be giving a free talk on her writing and her journey to becoming a published writer at Plymouth’s Central Library.

Susmita’s novel The Normal State of Mind was published in March this year. Described as “a deliciously bold...

BBC bosses were completely unprepared for the backlash from listeners after it was revealed that Judi Spiers had been axed from her BBC Radio Devon mid-morning slot.

An insider has been telling the Daily about the scenes of chaos which ensued following the announcement shorty after 10am on Monday.

It has been revealed that:

• Extra staff had to be drafted in to handle...

Back in March young footballers in the Devon Junior and Minor League were invited to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research, with the team which raised the most wining a new football strip for one of their teams.

Three months on, and the winning team has been revealed – none other than the budding Beckhams of Roborough Youth FC.

The club successfully raised £210 for Brain Tumour...