Plymouth University has invested in a new state-of-the-art sonar system that will enable students to map the underwater world and visualise in detail features such as shipwrecks.
The Multi-Beam Echo Sounder (MBES) will be used on board the University’s teaching and research vessels and has already been tested off the coast of Devon and Cornwall over wrecks such as HMS Scylla and the SS...
16 members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons faced the challenge of a lifetime this weekend when they tackled the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West.
Three teams of walkers left the comfort of their desks to don walking boots and waterproofs and undertake the gruelling 10,000 feet ascent across uneven terrain...
Following thousands of votes and over 1,432 nominations and applications, the Devon Business Women Awards announced the 2013 winners at the University of Exeter's Great Hall on 5 September 2013, hosted by Celia Delaney and Tara Howard.
Plymouth had its share of finalists, and two - Glynis Lidster of Welcome Hall Ltd and Jacqui Batterbee of Batterbee Thompson & Co Ltd - walked away...
Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association has reported a substantial rise in bookings this summer, with many members seeing record numbers of visitors throughout the holidays and sell out July and August months.
James Sharp, chair of Devon Hotels said: “We have seen an increase in overseas visitors but one of the main growth areas has been holidaymakers choosing to ‘staycation’ in...
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of rain for the region, including Plymouth, for today (Friday 6 September) and Saturday (7 September), with the risk of possible localised flooding.
Friday
The yellow warning highlights heavy rain, persistent in places, which will affect many areas of the region during Friday. "The public should be aware of the risk of disruption due...
Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's much-loved fictional Belgian detective with the little moustache, pince-nez glasses and unmatchable"little grey cells", is to return in a new novel fully authorised by Devon-born Christie's family.
It has been announced that the new novel will be published worldwide in September 2014 and will be written by the British crime writer and poet Sophie...
It has been believed for years, that a diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and olive oil is good for our general health and mind, but now a review by a Devon university confirms that Mediterranean food is good for the brain.
A team of researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School, supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in...
Two women from Tavistock have been arrested after an investigation by Devon and Cornwall Police into the alleged fraudulent sale of tickets for Tomorrowland 2013, an electronic musi festival in Belgium.
Police say that the women, aged 50 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of fraud by misrepresentation and are currently on police bail until February 2014.
Police in Tavistock are appealing for witnesses and information after an incident in the Ganges restaurant on West Street in Tavistock.
At around 11pm on Sunday 25 August 2013, three customers of the restaurant are believed to have been assaulted both physically and verbally while inside the premises.
The victims, a man and two women, suffered significant verbal abuse and were...
After months of delay, Devon switched on its new NHS 111 service for the county at 11am on Tuesday 3 September.
NHS 111 is a national initiative that is being rolled out across the country. It is a new three-digit dial telephone service being introduced to make it easier for patients to access local health services, when they have an urgent need.
