Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting Arson Awareness Week (May 3-9) by focusing on their Firesetter Intervention Programme aimed at young children who are drawn to lighting fires.
The Firesetter Intervention Programme helps children and young people understand and control the feelings and circumstances that lead them to set fires.
The first stage of some exciting archaeological exploration has just been completed on Dartmoor. This has involved a geophysical survey on a recently discovered large stone circle located close to Sittaford Tor.
The circle is situated 525m above sea level, making it the highest stone circle in southern England, with panoramic views in all directions. With a diameter of 34m, it is the...
On Tuesday 5th May, fundraiser and 53-year-old father of four, Richard Farquhar, will arrive at Exeter Racecourse’s race meeting having walked all the way there from Taunton Racecourse. Two days later, Farquhar will walk on to Newton Abbot Racecourse - a hop, a skip and a jump, in comparison - arriving at the race meeting on Thursday 7th May. These two walks are the next stages of his 2,750...
Harbourside Fish and Chips, named as the South West’s best Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year in the National Fish and Chip Shop Awards for 2015, is on a mission to prove fish and chips can be a healthier dish.
Co-owned by Sarah Lock and Philip Thompson since 2009 Harbourside focuses on fresh, sustainable seafood, and aim to provide good quality tasting dishes using...
A learning development officer from Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery has secured a research bursary set up by the family of a former long-serving member of staff.
Maureen Attrill worked at Museum and Art Gallery for nearly 33 years before her sudden death in February 2011.
During that time she demonstrated an immense commitment to developing the art collections, acquired...
A team of runners from Derriford Hospital’s Physiotherapy Department fought off tough competition from Trust colleagues to claim the title for this year’s Half Marathon Staff Cup Challenge, with a very impressive average running time of 1 hour 31 minutes and 42 seconds!
The annual tournament pits teams from across the Trust against each other, with the team with the fastest five...
Young people of the Plymouth communities of Efford, Barne Barton and Stonehouse are to learn about about the heritage of Saltram House and help create a new adventure trail thanks to a partnership between Take A Part Community Interest Company, Plymouth City Council and the National Trust.
The partnership has been awarded over £21,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots programme...
Tim O’Brien is the first the first speciality registrar in restorative dentistry to pass the Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Examination (Exit Speciality Training Examination) in Restorative Dentistry at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry.
Tim’s achievement firmly marks the School and the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise as a speciality training centre in...
