The New Year may not be very happy for hundreds of thousands of people in the South West, as research by Shelter reveals a fifth of rent or mortgage payers in the region are cutting back on winter heating and clothing to meet their housing payments. This is the equivalent to 500,000 people.
The study by housing and homelessness charity Shelter and YouGov shows the strain people in the...
Young people are being urged to vote in this year’s election to find the city’s new UK Youth Parliament representatives (UKYP).
11 candidates are set to battle it out to become one of four young people to represent the city’s youth at a local, regional and national level. The successful candidates will act as the voice of young people from 11 to 18 years old on topics like...
The Met Office has issued another severe weather warning for Devon, as heavy and prolonged showers are set to return today.
The warning is valid until noon on Tuesday 5 January.
Some 5-10mm of rain could fall in an hour at times locally. Through the whole period of the warning an additional 10-20mm is expected quite widely across the area and very locally up to 40 mm, mainly...
The Business in Britain report, now in its 24th year, gathers the views of 1,500 UK companies, predominantly small to medium sized businesses, and tracks the overall “balance” of opinion on a range of important performance and confidence measures, weighing up the percentage of firms that are positive in outlook against those that are negative.
The effect of sugar and poor diet on children’s teeth is well-documented, resulting in more children being admitted to hospital for tooth decay than for any other medical condition.
Dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry are working with nurses from the Family Nurse Partnership and the families they support, to develop ways of improving...
When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, many people across the country made a resolution; find a new job. Here, Karen Sharpin, Director of Operations (South West) for specialist recruitment and training agency, Acorn, offers her tips on what people can do to get ahead with their job search.
The beginning of the year can hit twice as hard if you are dreading the return to work...
The New Year tradition of pledging to make big life changes following the festive break shows no signs of slowing, according to new figures released today by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL).
Switching to a more fulfilling career in teaching looks set to remain a popular choice for people in Plymouth looking for a new challenge and to make a real difference...
