Full Council have agreed to reduce the minimum amount all working age residents in Plymouth are required to pay towards their Council Tax from 25 to 20 per cent.
This will be implemented from April 2014, a year after the Council Tax Support scheme was introduced following the Government’s welfare reform announcements.
Addressing a reduction in Government funding for benefits of...
New evidence indicates glaciers present 11,000 years later than believed.
Research led by a scientist from the University of Exeter has shown that Britain was home to small glaciers within the last few centuries – around 11,000 years later than previously thought.
Dr Stephan Harrison has established that small glaciers almost certainly existed in the Cairngorm mountain range in...
Recorded crime across Devon and Cornwall continues to fall, new figures announced on Thursday, January 23, 2014, reveal.
Overall crime between 01/01/13 and 31/12/13 fell by 2.6 per cent – a reduction of 2,235 crimes.
The Force has continued to see reductions in dwelling burglary, (down 8.6 per cent), non-dwelling burglary, (down 11.7 per cent), and vehicle offences, (down 14...
Children up and down the country will ‘GO BLUE!’ to celebrate the world’s oceans in the Ecover Schools Blue Mile – a nationwide event which is also raising money for the Marine Conservation Society.
The idea is that for a day, schools will organise a project that will teach children about the sea, seashore and marine wildlife. The Ecover Schools Blue Mile has produced a range of...
The number of Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants in Devon has increased slightly for the second month in a row.
During December 2013, the number of people claiming JSA increased by 88 claimants (1.3%) and now stands at 6,667.
Although this contrasts with the national trend, which has seen a decrease, the JSA claimant rate in Devon stands at 1.5% of the working age population...
Outbreaks of heavy rain spreading slowly eastwards across South West England are likely to hit Devon from 3pm this
later in the day before clearing away east in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Met Office has warned that with the ground remaining saturated, people should be aware of the risk of further localised flooding within the warning area.
Nominations for the 2014 Devon Sports Awards are now open and, following the success of last year’s event, Active Devon is delighted to confirm its continued partnership with the Exeter Foundation in their delivery.
The awards will now be known as The Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards and will continue to recognise and celebrate all that is best about sport in Devon and the...
A study by a group of International researchers into the first significant samples of primitive igneous rocks to be taken from deep within the oceanic crust is helping to solve one of geology’s greatest puzzles.
Professor Antony Morris from Plymouth University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences is part of the team of researchers analysing samples of rock that...
Devon and Cornwall Police are urging motorists and garage owners to be vigilant following a spate of catalytic converter thefts.
Catalytic converters are used to decrease air pollution by converting toxic exhaust emissions into non-toxic substances. The average converter contains one to two grams of platinum, palladium and rhodium, making them a target for thieves who can then attempt...
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service has been shortlisted for two separate awards by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC), recognising its ongoing work to protect residents and businesses against doorstep crime gangs and rogue traders.
The joint service, commissioned by Devon and Somerset County Councils, has been recognised from over 660 entries to this year’s awards, for its...
