After the last of the Christmas presents have been unwrapped and all the cards have been opened, you may be wise to spare a thought to writing your thank you letters if you want to avoid being given a cheaper gift next year.
New research by Royal Mail has revealed the true cost of not saying thank you for Christmas presents.
Of those people expecting thank you letters, over...
People in the South West believe children should be taught CPR in schools, according to new research by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
The BHF polled over 2,000 people and found that 89% of people in the South West thought that children should leave secondary school knowing the life-saving skill.
More than 30,000 people have a cardiac arrest outside of hospital, but less...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a major disturbance in the Tamerton Foliot area of Plymouth last night which left one man dead and a number of people injured.
Police were called to attend The Kings Arms in Tamerton Foliot following initial reports of a man reported to be in possession of a knife and axe between 1-1.30am 1st January. Further calls of disorder were then...
A supported employment internship programme, based at Derriford Hospital, which supports young adults with learning disabilities towards paid employment, has won an NHS award at a glittering ceremony in Bristol.
The exemplary work of Project SEARCH, assisting young adults with learning disabilities to reach their goal of paid employment, was recognised at the “2014 South West...
A fire in a flat in Union Street Plymouth has left one man dead and a number of people needing to be rescued.
Emergency services were called to the property at around 2am on Thursday 1st January following reports of a major fire, leading to a mass evacuation including neighbouring flats as the fire spread.
Police closed the road between the Octagon and Stonehouse Bridge to...
Three members of staff from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have played for the UK Fire Service Women's Rugby team.
Kezia Lee (winger) is a retained firefighter at Crownhill, Caitlin Short (fly half) is Senior Technical Assets Admin Assistant at Service Headquarters, Exeter, and Bethan Ayling (centre) is a retained firefighter at Tavistock.
Devon and Cornwall Police is asking everyone this festive season, and throughout the coming year, to think carefully before calling 999 or 101 and to only do so in an emergency or to report a non-urgent crime.
The Force’s two contact centres in Plymouth and Exeter receive more than a million calls a year. Although many people use the service responsibly there are still a significant...
As much as £300 million worth of gift vouchers bought this year could go unspent according to research by the UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UKGCVA). Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson is urging consumers to spend and enjoy any vouchers they get for Christmas before they expire.
Every year 6% of vouchers bought by consumers go unused as they lay forgotten in people’s wallets...
Plymouth City Council has sold a five acre plot of land at Plymouth International Medical and Technology Park to HellermannTyton, securing existing jobs and the company’s future in Plymouth.
HellermannTyton is one of the leading suppliers of products for fastening, fixing and protecting cables, and has been operating a manufacturing site from their current location at Plymouth’s...
Urgent action needed to target child exploitation in Devon There is no intelligence to suggest organised child sexual exploitation networks are operating in Devon, according to a detailed new report.
But child exploitation is still likely to be happening in the county on a daily basis, according to the report.
However neither the police nor the county council currently hold...
