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Time to take action on asthma in South West

More than six months after the National Review of Asthma Deaths highlighted the complacency about asthma care, research from Asthma UK published on Friday shows that almost 8 out of 10 people in the South West are still not receiving care that meets the most basic clinical standards (79%).1 This is despite the fact that good basic asthma care prevents life-threatening asthma attacks and...

MTV Crashes for the next three years

Plymouth is to host MTV Crashes for the next three years for not one, but two nights of cracking entertainment for Plymouth people and global exposure for Britain’s Ocean City.

Plymouth’s Cabinet will be asked to give the thumbs up to a three year partnership with the global music channel to host a major music event across two nights on the magnificent Plymouth Hoe.

Deputy...

Double success for Plymouth swimmers

A pair of Plymouth University swimmers are set to dip their toes in the water at the short course world championships in Doha in December.

Matthew Zammit and Mindaugas Sadauskas will compete alongside almost 900 swimmers from over 40 countries at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), a week-long event, which includes 34 individual races and 12 relays.

Matthew, a second-...

Historic cancer research partnership launched

Patients, carers, scientists, clinicians, supporters and charities from across the UK gathered on 20 November for the launch of an historic new partnership between the charity Brain Tumour Research and Plymouth University. Together they have established a new Research Centre of Excellence, which will focus on low grade brain tumours - some of the most overlooked forms of brain tumours....

Burglars looking to cash in on Black Friday

Burglars are looking to hit the jackpot as Black Friday bargains and Christmas presents boost the value of home contents by more than a third this weekend, home security experts have warned.

Millions of pounds will be spent buying Christmas presents this weekend as most of the UK gets its monthly pay-cheque today and scoops up Black Friday bargains in readiness for Christmas.

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The 12 online frauds of Christmas

This festive season Devon and Cornwall Police are running The 12 online frauds of Christmas campaign to protect thousands of people in our communities from falling victim to cyber-fraudsters.

Kicking-off on ‘Black Friday’ (November 28), which marks the start of the busiest four days of internet shopping of the year, police will be doing everything they can to raise awareness of a dozen...

Apprenticeships contribute £3.2 billion in 2014 to the South West

New research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) reveals that apprenticeships will contribute around £3.2 billion to the economy of the South West in 2014.

This comes after the ‘Made by apprentices 1914 – 2014’ event yesterday on board HMS St Albans, marking 100 years of apprenticeships.

This figure includes gains to the economy from higher wages,...

Two men from Devon found dead in Amsterdam hotel

Two Devon men have died in Amsterdam after after snorting what is believed to have been white heroin that was sold to them as cocaine.

The victims who were 20 and 21 years old were found in a hotel room.

The Foreign Office is liaising with Dutch authorities and is 'providing consular assistance to the family', a spokesman said.

Police spokesman Rob van der Veen said the...

Stagecoach celebrates one millionth passenger

Stagecoach South West have reached an incredible milestone this week: carrying its one-millionth passenger on Gold, since the service launched a little over a year ago.

To celebrate, one lucky passenger, Kirsty Fawthorpe, was selected at random to receive an annual Megarider Gold ticket worth £940.

Kirsty, who uses the service on a daily basis, said “"I use Gold to commute to...

Colliers instructed to sell park home estates

Colliers International has been instructed to sell four established holiday and home parks in the South West on behalf of Barton Park Homes.

The instructions are part of a nationwide mandate for Colliers to sell Barton Park Homes’ entire UK portfolio; an established group of eight holiday and home parks located in various locations across England. The parks are being put on the market...

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