Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg says young people will have a major input into the future vision for policing in Devon and Cornwall.
Mr Hogg turned over his office to a group of nine community police cadets as part of the Children’s Commissioner’s Takeover Day and said he was constantly impressed by their willingness to get involved in the policing family.
The group was made up of community cadets from across Devon and Cornwall and though they were hosted by the OPCC engagement team they also spent time visiting the various operational units at Middlemoor.
Business secretary Vince Cable has passed a report that claims RBS has put some “good and viable” businesses into default financial regulators. Government advisor, Lawrence Tomlinson has released a report today which focuses on the way that RBS has been operating its Global Restructuring group (GRG).
The GRG is the ‘turnaround’ division of RBS which takes loans viewed as risky. The GRG is understood to have the power to scrap loan deals and charge penalties.
This has proven to be a profitable system as the fees bring in further money to the bank and if the business goes...
The government has announced plans to give police powers to disclose certain details of people’s criminal pasts to forces across England and Wales next year.
The Home Office led scheme gives people the ‘right to ask’ police if their partner has ever had convictions for domestic abuse and allow police to disclose details of a criminal in certain circumstances.
All requests must go through a panel of Police, Probation services and other agencies to ensure that the information is only passed on where appropriate.
The scheme also offers support to victims to help during...
Devon & Cornwall Food Association rescues good quality food from being destroyed and redistributes it to local charities and other organisations which support vulnerable people in our communities.
This environmental community project (which works in Exeter, Plymouth and Cornwall) has been chosen for the South West region for a People's Millions award but your help is now sought to secure the funding. A public vote on the 26 November will decide which project wins this year’s cash and your votes are needed.
It will feature on ITV this Tuesday evening. Supporters of the...
In a really rural location in North Wales but not too far from the main A5 is Tyddyn LLan which is in the small village of Llandrillo This is one of Wales’ most renowned restaurants set on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park in a beautiful location
THIS RESTAURANT HAS LUXURIOUS ROOMS A great way to experience excellent food in elegant surroundings ... There’s 12 luxurious bedrooms and a ground floor garden suite. I had one of the first floor, large en-suite rooms with a wonderful view across the garden. There’s 3 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens which you can walk around,...
A special ceremony will be held tomorrow to mark the completion of the eastern side of the Exe Estuary Trail.
The £2.6 million Clyst Bridge and connecting route through Goosemoor RSPB Nature Reserve has filled the missing link of the Trail. Together with the Ebford Link and Fishers Mill Bridge, this new section over the River Clyst completes the route between Exeter and Exmouth and connects with the local cycle network to Ebford and Clyst St George.
The new route forms part of the National Cycle Network. From Bowling Green Road in Topsham, it runs through the nature reserve...
Chagford will be bustling at a festive late-night shopping event on Tuesday 10th December 2013.
As always, the Dartmoor town will be a riot of colour with lights and over 50 decorated Christmas trees on all the shops. There will be entertainment in all the streets from 6pm, which will appeal to all age groups and shoppers. A hog roast, bands, hot chestnuts and Father Christmas for the children are just some of the fun and merriment on the night.
Each year, Chagford’s independent shops stage a Shopper’s Spectacular Evening. Thousands of present ideas for all ages...
The former Axminster Carpets’ spinning mill will be handed back to its new owners Buckfast Abbey in December.
A team of administrators have been stripping the assets for the past eight months with machinery being relocated as far afield as Belgium, Turkey, India and Pakistan. Some of the machinery has also been moved to areas within the UK including Telford, Gloucester, Axminster, various parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Buckfast Abbey’s Financial Director Jonathan Deacon, said: “It was incredibly sad when the former mill had to close with the loss of so many jobs.”...
Cartridges Solicitors will be donning their silly Christmas jumpers on 11 December to raise money for FORCE.
FORCE is a cancer charity who play a vital role in local cancer services and have done so for 26 years. They hold the belief that anyone diagnosed with cancer deserves the best possible treatment and professional support close to home. The wide services they offer are invaluable including support groups, counselling, benefits advice, complementary therapies and relaxation classes, coping with hair loss to name just a few.
