A new law against drug driving coming into force today (2 March 2015) has been strongly welcomed by road safety charity Brake, which has been campaigning for the law alongside families bereaved by drug driving.
The law will make it a criminal offence to drive with drugs in your body in England and Wales, removing the need to prove impairment and making it much easier to prosecute drug...
xeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell has replaced Jonny May of Gloucester Rugby in a 26-man England training squad to prepare for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland.
Nowell, who featured in all five matches during last season's tournament, inspired his club to a 32-21 victory over Harlequins on Saturday after spending the preceding week at Pennyhill Park with Stuart Lancaster's...
On Tuesday 17 February 2015 an internal misconduct hearing was held in respect of a serving police sergeant.
A member of the public had made a complaint that the sergeant had been seen engaging in sexual activity with another, in a public place whilst on duty.
The sergeant admitted the allegation and that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct.
Ladies, stand attention! The long awaited Race for Life is coming back to Exeter!
Cancer Research UK's Race For Life 2015 needs an army of women to take part in our 5k, 10k and Pretty Muddy events. We want you to show cancer that hell hath no fury like a woman in pink.
So ladies, it’s time get our fighting mentality out. The reality is that it will affect one in three of us. It will cruise into our lives and wreck everything with no regard. We will not let it rule us. Cancer is going down. That’s why we, Race for Life, take pride in reminding cancer that we are coming...
Entry is now open for the South West’s first ever city centre based Gran Fondo cycling event, taking place on 31st May 2015 (already 650 participants signed up).
Not only the first sportive event to be hosted in Plymouth, but also the first Gran Fondo to be hosted in the UK.
A choice of two routes The Gran Fondo route covers 100 miles across picturesque Devon and Cornwall,...
Worsening skills shortages in the construction sector could threaten many building projects in the South West by 2019, new research* reveals today.
Data released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) highlights the severity of the skills shortages facing businesses across the region.
More than nine tenths (93%) of the surveyors questioned said that a lack of...
Passengers enjoyed the first ever SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) therapy train carriage on the First Great Western 7.06am train from London Paddington Station to Penzance, Cornwall on Monday 2 January.
First Great Western collaborated with charity SADA, the Seasonal Affective Disorder Association, to see how they could brighten passenger’s journeys as the winter blues take their...
Devon and Cornwall Police, alongside partners, are supporting the International day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Friday 6 February.
Events will be going on across the globe with conferences, art shows and community workshops to raise awareness about FGM.
The NJennni campaigners will be giving out free cupcakes in the centre of Plymouth this Thursday...
