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A new initiative to help ex-offenders leaving prisons re-integrate into the community will launch tomorrow.

Named the Engage Hub, the initiative will offer an open and relaxed atmosphere where ex-offenders and those with extra needs can access various services by drop-in appointments, in a single place.

The plans initiated by Devon and Cornwall Probation Trust will see 8 Hubs set up in both Devon and Cornwall offering the service

Trevor Gardner, project lead, said: “We hope that the Engage Hub will help people leaving prison find an easier path back into the...

The final consultation on Devon County Council’s new Waste Plan starts today (Monday 2 December) and runs for 12 weeks.

The Devon Waste Plan and all representations made on the plan will be submitted to the Government for examination by a planning inspector after this latest consultation ends on 24 February 2014.

The document has undergone two previous rounds of public consultation, with a number of public exhibitions being held at locations across the county since work on the plan started in Spring 2010. The latest “pre-submission” version of the plan has been informed by...

Olympic diver Tom Daley has received widespread support after revealing he is in a relationship with a man. In a heartfelt video posted on Youtube, Daley, from Plymouth, said: "In spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone, and they make me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feels great.That someone is a guy." Daley said: "It did take me by surprise a little bit. It was always in the back of my head that something like that could happen. "But it wasn't until spring this year that something just clicked. It felt right and I thought 'Okay'. He added: "Of course I...

The editor of the Express & Echo is leaving to run the newspaper's sister title in Plymouth.

Paul Burton was appointed to the Exeter post in June this year.

He replaces Ian Wood, the former editor of Plymouth's The Herald, who left last week after 20 months in the job.

Paul will take up the new position on Monday December 9.

While in Exeter, Paul has overseen the launch the Express & Echo's new website, a new edition of the paper and a new leisure supplement. Prior to the Express & Echo Paul spent five years at the Western Daily Press, based in...