The number of officers at public-sector prisons in the South West region has been cut by 37 per cent in less than four years, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Monday 20 October).
Research published by the charity shows that, across England and Wales, there were only 14,170 officer grade staff working in prisons run by the state at the end of June...
With only five weeks until the Christmas Festival begins Plymouth is putting plans in place to make this the best shopping experience in the South West.
Working in partnership with Drake Circus the Plymouth City Centre Company is making Plymouth the place to be this Christmas.
Visitors to the city will be able to shop for high-end brands, view the Christmas lights, visit the...
Sarah Corner, a Ward Manager at Derriford Hospital, raised £564.00 by doing a sponsored run, which has been split between Hembury Ward and Dental Specialities and Maxillofacial Surgery.
The donation to Hembury Ward has been used to refurbish their patient day room and Dental Specialities and Maxillofacial Surgery have used it to help with the refurbishment of the education room....
You may think joining a running group in the winter would be the last thing on people's minds, but Plymouth City Council’s Sports Development Unit say different. Over the years they have successfully set up and supported many running clubs in the city and say this is a very popular time of year to get people running!
Deputy Council Leader Peter Smith said: “Our running clubs are hugely...
Over the summer the Memorial Awareness Board (MAB) ran its annual photography competition sponsored by Lodge Brothers.
This year’s theme focused on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. We invited photographers to capture the beauty of their local First World War memorials. Local Resident, Annette Marsh from Plymouth, has put Devon on the map with her amazing photograph...
Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, met Christian Aid partners from the Philippines and Bolivia, to hear first-hand what it is like to live with the reality of climate change and how it is affecting the world’s poor most acutely.
Ms Seabeck met Voltaire Alferez, who runs a group of organisations campaigning on climate change in the Philippines, and Elizabeth Peredo, Director of...
Shoppers can get a taste of Little Italy as the Italian Food Market returns to Drake Circus 21 – 25 October.
The Medfood London Italian Market will provide a number of mouth-watering treats including olives, nuts and dried fruits, baklava, Italian biscuits, Italian breads, nougat, fudge, liquorice, Turkish delight and salami.
Medfood London originally started as a business...
THE National League speedway meeting between Devon and Stoke at the St Boniface Arena on Saturday evening has been called off because of the bad weather.
Ashley Taylor, co-promoter of the Devon Demons, announced the decision on Friday afternoon. He said: “We have taken into account a forecast of poor weather for Saturday and could not be confident of being able to run the meeting....
Round-the-world yachtsman Conrad Humphreys has revealed plans to create an academy for a new generation of young sailors capable of competing against the best in the world’s biggest ocean races, including the Vendée Globe.
The Plymouth-based sailor, 41, has established a new sailing base at the former Royal Marines Commando base at Turnchapel in Plymouth.
