A scrutiny panel is being told that young people with special needs are getting a helping hand to prepare for work.
A wide range of initiatives are going on in Plymouth across the city to give young people a taste for work and special attention is being given to those who have disabilities and need appropriate opportunities.
A city wide review was carried out after the Growth...
New figures show that almost 4,000 children in care were adopted in 2012 - an increase of 15% and the highest ever since records began.
The annual 'looked-after children' statistics show that 3,980 children were adopted across England between April 2012 and March 2013, up from 3,470 the previous year. This is higher than in any year since 1992, when comparable records began.
An award-winning inventor has unveiled a cheap and easy to use medical device , which he believes could save more than one million lives each year.
Oliver Blackwell has designed a simple addition to the needles used for collecting blood, which would substantially reduce the risks for healthcare professionals.
His design involves using an automatic needle sheath that prevents...
Union Street will be closed for a free family friendly street party - it's the only one of its kind and everyone is welcome!
So far we welcome back some firm favourites to get us dancing and having fun in the street including: Cuckoo Collective, Dub Class, Filipino Dancers, Pole Dancers, Emerge Circus Acts, Ameera and her Belly Dancers, Stonehouse Play Association, free Plymotion bike checks, Stonehouse Timebank, Oasis Cafe, Gloucester Court Performers, Plymouth Community Homes, and Neswick Street X Factor singers.
Plus some new events and activities including... Hoola...
A brave graduate who overcame a brain tumour while studying for her degree has set up a hardship fund for use in emergency situations where a student suddenly falls ill.
April Watkins, 22, graduated from Plymouth University last week with a 2:1 in Sociology after she was forced to miss most of her first year as she battled the life-threatening condition.
A driver became trapped in his car after the vehicle left the slipway of the Exeter-bound carriageway of the A38 between Deeplane and Smithaleigh on Thursday morning (26 September). Police, paramedics and fire crews all attended the scene.
The car went into a field where three fire appliances from Plympton, Crownhill and Plymstock attended. Fire crews worked, alongside paramedics and...
160 new jobs could be created as a new care company moves into Plymouth.
The Council has awarded the Human Support Group a contract for reablement services in the city, bringing the company into the region. The Human Support Group intends to open a flagship operation for the south west in Plymouth. It will take on the reablement team currently employed by the Council and plans to...
Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a serious assault involving two men and a dog.
The incident occurred at around 4.30pm on Tuesday 24 September in the Stonehouse Creek area. . The victim, a man, aged in his early forties, was walking through Stonehouse Creek, past the social club, when he was attacked by a black Staffordshire bull terrier. He tried to kick the...
