Devon

Burglary at Plymouth college

Detectives are seeking burglars who broke into the student hangout at Plymouth’s City College at the weekend.

The offenders broke a reinforced window and smashed their way into the students' room in the early hours of Sunday 7 December.

They stole an X-Box and three controllers, a FIFA 14 game and an amount of cash. They also damaged a television trying to get it off the wall...

Energy suppliers launch ‘My Energy Credit’

The UK’s major energy suppliers have launched a nationwide campaign to help reunite customers with cash owed to them by their former energy supplier.

'My Energy Credit' enables energy consumers to claim credit repayments through a new 'My Energy Credit' helpline 0370 737 7770 and freepost address (see below) in addition to www.myenergycredit.com website which launched in September. The...

Community grants available for local people

Applications are now open for people in Devon to apply for grants from Crimebeat funds, sponsored by the High Sheriff of Devon.

Awarded to individuals or groups, grants of up to £1000 are available to people whose project will have a positive impact on the local community and will help cut crime. Of particular relevance are initiatives which can positively influence young people who...

Stay on track with Reebok's Christmas Survival Guide

As Christmas is fast approaching and the abundance of food near, Reebok’s Master Trainers have created a Christmas Survival Guide to help you stay on track of your fitness goals whilst still enjoying the fruits of the festive period.

Incorporate little exercises on a daily basis – they will add up!

Start the day balanced. When brushing your teeth stand on one leg to activate...

Police firearms amnesty hailed a success

The firearms amnesty held by Devon and Cornwall Police last month (3 – 17 November 2014) has been hailed as a success.

Final results show that hundreds of guns and literally bins full of ammunition were handed in to police at participating stations throughout Devon and Cornwall.

In total 446 weapons were taken in, and 15,721 items of ammunition were collected to be passed on to...

Police and council join forces to tackle neighbourhood nuisance

Police and council workers will be joining forces with the community to tackle street grime and low level crime that cause a nuisance for city residents.

They will be taking a new ‘don’t walk by’ approach on neighbourhood issues of greatest concern to residents such as dog fouling, littering, graffiti, flyposting, under-age drinking, parking issues and abandoned cars.

It means...

Rt Revd Nick McKinnel to be next Bishop of Plymouth

The next Bishop of Plymouth is to be the Rt Revd Nick McKinnel .

Currently the Bishop of Crediton in Devon, he will be ‘translated’ across back to Plymouth, where he spent 18 years in ministry as Rector of the Minister Church of St Andrews.

He was made Bishop of Crediton in 2012 but his experience of Plymouth made him a good candidate to become the Bishop of the city and the...

Plymotion grants up for grabs

Plymouth City Council is offering grants to help local businesses provide green travel facilities and initiatives for their staff.

Match-funding grants of up to £5,000 are being made available through the Council’s Plymotion at Your Workplace programme to help businesses encourage staff to leave their cars at home and travel to work by foot, by bus or by bike.

The grants could...

Commercial property specialists celebrate first anniversary

The Plymouth office of commercial property specialists Bruton Knowles has just celebrated its first anniversary after a hectic year which saw the team establish itself in the Devon and Cornwall commercial property market.

Team Manager Glenn Kelly said the team had hit the ground running after launching the Lockyer Street office this time last year.

He said: “Starting an office...

Police launch Christmas drink drive campaign

Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police officers will be turning up the heat on drink and drug driving.

Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect they are under the influence of drink will be breathalysed. If drug driving is suspected they may have to undergo a roadside sobriety test.

Roads Policing Inspector Richard...

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