Plymouth residents are being warned against high pressure selling of services on the doorstep after a spate of complaints.
Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards has seen a series of incidents where tradesmen targeted elderly and vulnerable people to carry out work such as power-washing, roof repairs and guttering.
In all the cases the work was commissioned after the...
The South West has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, new figures from Cancer Research UK have revealed.
Over the last 20 years the rates of people diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, has almost doubled in the region.
The results, which were revealed yesterday (Monday) are released as...
Firms will be able to get the low-down on the laws that affect how they run their business as well as tips and taster sessions to help their companies grow.
Plymouth City Council is about to hold its third 'Nut sand Bolts' event on Thursday 24 April which aims to provide a wealth of support and guidance all in one place.
The event is organised by the Council's Public Protection...
The Renal Unit at Derriford Hospital have received a donation of £1,287 from a patient who teamed up with his local free house to host a charity race day.
Dubbed “Wacky Races”, the event lived up to its billing with teams from Boscastle and the surrounding areas racing down Penally Hill in homemade karts. The race concluded at the Cobweb Inn, where an auction and hog roast helped to...
New research conducted by Cadburys has revealed that children of Plymouth are more likely to see celebrities such as Ant and Dec and Joey Essex as explorers than Sir David Attenborough and Christopher Columbus.
The research was conducted to celebrate the annual Easter Egg Trails provided by Cadburys and The National Trust.
This year's trails have a ' eggsplorer theme' which is...
A young patient of Derriford Hospital has hatched a cracking plan for Easter.
Jasmine Bayly (15) was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis 1 when she was 8 years old, which resulted in the development of an inoperable brain tumour aged 13. She has spent most of the last two years undergoing Chemotherapy and knowing the difficulty of being confined to a hospital bed, Jasmine wanted to raise...
Transport Minister Robert Goodwill has urged car passengers to speak out against drink-drivers after one in four admitted to being too self-conscious to say anything.
Research for the THINK! Easter Drink-Drive campaign showed that a quarter of respondents admitted they had been in a car where the driver has been over the alcohol limit but said nothing because they were too...
Alison Seabeck MP is supporting the initiative of Lloyds Bank Community Fund and is asking for Plymothians to nominate local good causes.
Ms Seabeck said: “There are so many fantastic small charities and non-profit groups in my constituency of Plymouth Moor View. Over the years I have seen extraordinary commitment by volunteers to improve their neighbourhood and other people’s lives....
Active Devon has been awarded a grant of £207,220 from Sport England to develop inclusive sporting opportunities for disabled people.
The Inclusive Sport programme is designed to increase the number of young people (aged 14 plus) and adults regularly playing sport as part of Sport England’s wider commitment to increasing regular sport participation by disabled people.
