Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of a bogus police officer stop-checking vehicles. Officers are aware of two incidents in the Plymouth area where the driver of an unmarked Volvo has attempted to stop other drivers for "traffic offences". A man, dressed in plain clothes, has been using a silver-coloured Volvo V70 which has been equipped with flashing lights and a siren. In...
Retailer John Lewis is urging final year students and graduates not to miss the deadline for its 2014 graduate scheme. The scheme closes to applications on 1 December 2013.
The graduate scheme offers jobs in one of five specialities; Retail Management, Buying, Merchandising, Corporate Finance and a brand new Technology Scheme.
The graduate programmes will set graduates on a...
Police in Plymouth are seeking a man who entered flats in Hanover Court, on the Barbican in Plymouth and appeared to target an elderly lady during a distraction type burglary.
The man entered the flats between 8.30pm and 9.30pm on Friday 15th November 2013 through a communal door. He then knocked on the victim’s door and invited himself in for a drink, persistently telling the occupant...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting the British Red Cross plea for more volunteers.
So far this year Red Cross volunteers have responded to 122 calls across Devon and Somerset and were on standby during the recent storm which lashed large parts of the South.
The fire and emergency support (FES) service is a rapid response service working in partnership...
A Plymouth woman based in the Barbican area who reported a burglar had taken a picture of himself on her phone has said that she knows the man in the photo.
The woman found a picture on her mobile of an unknown man in her home prompting her to believe that a burglar had left a chilling calling card.
However in what the police have called a “genuine lapse in memory” the unnamed...
People in Devon are being urged to keep their friends, family and neighbours safe from the ‘silent killer’ this winter.
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week is the perfect opportunity to check that you and your loved ones stay safe from the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, the so-called silent killer– this is the message from Wales & West Utilities.