Think before you ink! That's the message to young people in Plymouth who may be thinking about getting a tattoo.
Plymouth City Council have just launched a joint campaign, which warns that anyone who gets a tattoo under the age of 18 is breaking the law and could be putting their health at risk.
The campaign was developed with the support of the Plymouth Safeguarding Children...
A new scheme aimed at driving up tattoo hygiene standards in Plymouth has been officially launched.
The Tattoo Hygiene Rating Scheme (THRS) is a voluntary scheme that enables the public to choose a tattooist that meets high standards of hygiene. Similar to the food hygiene rating scheme, following a local authority inspection each tattoo studio is awarded a rating from one star, which...
Plymouth’s campaign to encourage people to think before they ink has got off to a flying start - equipment has already been seized from two properties.
Yesterday (Tuesday) the Council’s Public Protection team accompanied by police officers seized equipment from a house in Efford. The haul included needles, ink, tattoo machinery, tattoo stencils from someone who was doing tattoos in...
