A clever online scam that’s been around for years has seen a resurgence in Plymouth in the last few weeks – because everyone’s using their webcams more.
The so-called “sextortion” scam fools staff into thinking they’ve been filmed by their own webcam while visiting adult websites.
Some choose to pay up to £1,000 in Bitcoin to prevent the videos being released.
A Plymouth teenager has been honoured with a Diana Award for her contribution to the city’s Together for Childhood programme, which aims to prevent child sexual abuse.
Tegan Tunnicliffe, 18, has been commended for her ongoing work helping to protect children and young people from harm at a virtual ‘red carpet’ event this afternoon, the first in the ceremony’s history.
Eight people in Plymouth were celebrating over the weekend after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.
The Tailyour Road neighbours netted the windfall when PL6 5DJ was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Saturday 13th June 2020.
People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Judie McCourt sent her well-wishes to the winners. She said: “...
Children across the city are spending more time online as a result of being asked to stay at home, and so the NSPCC in Plymouth is adapting its In Ctrl service that helps safeguard children and prevent online sexual abuse
The service was launched at the start of the year and was being piloted in a group-work setting at Marine Academy Plymouth under the charity’s Together for...
People travelling between Plympton and Plymouth can now do so on a much-improved cycle and walking route, well away from traffic on the usually busy A38 and B3416.
With more than £380,000 of funding from Highways England, cycling and walking charity Sustrans has revamped the traffic-free route into the city, and has improved its accessibility too.
A leading Plymouth civil engineer says encouraging more women into the profession is vital for re-booting the city’s economic growth after the COVID19 pandemic.
Katy Toms, South West Chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and a senior engineer, based at WSP in Exeter, is highlighting the importance of greater diversity of talent ahead of International Women in Engineering...
The Box has launched a free live streaming service for care homes in and around Plymouth.
‘The Box on The Box’ takes place from 2pm to 3pm each Wednesday and features a weekly reminiscence session with live commentary from a curator or learning officer alongside film footage from the archives.
The Box piloted the scheme during May and has had a fantastic response from the...
Six-year-old Ollie Hall has completed his 30 day marathon challenge for Plymouth Hospitals Charity.
Ollie’s fundraising journey began a few weeks ago when he decided to take some cakes to his friends and teachers who were still at school to cheer them up. After seeing how happy it made them, Ollie wanted to do something else to help others and set a goal of raising £50 for Plymouth...
28 artists from Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall have been selected by The Box for its ‘State of Emergency’ contemporary art micro-commissions.
Applicants were asked to consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on our notion of freedom and invited to submit proposals for new work in response to this.
Proposals could be based around any medium or discipline and The Box...
