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New initiative will help keep people with dementia safe

Carers and families of people living across Devon and Cornwall with dementia are being urged to participate in a new initiative which is being launched by Devon and Cornwall police in partnership with Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Dementia Alliance.

The Herbert Protocol is aimed at finding those who go missing quickly and safely.The Protocol encourages families, carers, friends or...

Body found in search for missing swimmer

Police were called to Porthleven Sands Beach in Cornwall this morning (2 January) after the discovery of a man’s body.

Officers attended the beach around 9am after a call from a member of the public.

Next of kin are being informed although formal identification has not yet taken place.

The death is not thought to be suspicious....