Following on from a successful pilot programme the 999 Academy is seeking applicants for the 2013/14 academic year.
The 999 Academy is the first of its kind nationally where all four emergency services have come together, with an education provider, to create a joint service academy which aims to inspire young people to become valued and respected members of the community.
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and Chief Constable have written to all of Devon and Cornwall's MPs as the Chancellor George Osborne sets out his plans for further departmental spending cuts today.
In a letter released publicly, PCC Tony Hogg and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer call for local MPs - including Plymouth's Oliver Colvile (Plymouth Sutton and Devonport...
Two new high profile celebrity chefs Mitch Tonks and Anton Piotrowski, winner of Masterchef Professional 2012, will be holding master cookery demonstrations during the 10th anniversary celebrations at Plymouth’s Flavour Fest. The event is the South West’s largest food and drink festival and returns to the City Centre’s Piazza from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th August 2013.
Flavour Fest has continually grown in popularity with footfall figures regularly exceeding 150,000 for the three-day event, offering visitors a lively and exciting way to experience the true taste of the South West...
Devon & Cornwall Police say that they received a call from the fire service shortly before 3am on Monday 24 June, with a report that a man in Torpoint had doused himself in petrol.
On arrival at the scene, they found a man holding a petrol can and the property from the outside smelt strongly of petrol.
Police and fire then attempted to engage with the man, who began...
Minister for Employment, Mark Hoban, and local MP Oliver Colvile were guests of honour for a behind-the-scenes tour of Plymouth’s brand new University Technical College which is set to open its doors for the first time in September.
The special guests were shown the progress of the new college on the former Parkside School site in Devonport, Plymouth. Alongside the tour, they were...
The countdown is on to the most glamorous fixture of the racing season at Newton Abbot Racecourse with the St Austell Brewery Ladies’ Day just days away.
Horseracing enthusiasts from across the region are set to descend upon the racecourse on Tuesday 25th June for the highly anticipated evening fixture.
An event that has become synonymous with glamour, racegoers are once again...
A man has died at Derriford Hospital after getting into difficulty swimming in the water off Beesands Beach, near Kingsbridge in South Devon.
A police spokesperson said that they attended the scene at approximately 12.30pm on Saturday 15 June 2013, after receiving a report that a male swimmer had been brought ashore unconscious.
A horse and a number of dogs have been killed in a fire that destroyed two caravans and a small stable in the Modbury area.
A 44-year-old man from Torquay has been arrested by police on suspicion of arson.
Police and fire services were alerted at around 12.30pm on Wednesday 12 June and called to Chapel Down Lane End in the Modbury area following the report of a fire.
Helping regional enterprise partnership, the Heart of the South West to access a greater share of EU and Government funds is the aim of a series of events being held later this month, targeted at businesses and organisations throughout Devon, Plymouth, Somerset, and Torbay.
The sessions organised by the Heart of the South West (HotSW) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) will provide an...
