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Police are warning members of the public to be vigilant when buying items from free advertising sites such as Gumtree.

The warning comes after several incidents have been reported to police in the Exeter, Lympstone and Brixham areas.

Suspects have been advertising white goods for sale on internet websites and delivering the items to customers. However, when the items are delivered they are not of the description that was advertised on the adverts.

One Exeter woman had ordered a fridge from Gumtree and was left distressed after a man delivered an item wrapped in...

A leading South West law firm has warned businesses that it’s more important than ever to be aware what is being said about their business online, and launched a new service that helps companies monitor it.

‘Eye Online’ is being offered by Stephens Scown LLP in response to the growing need to be aware of what is being said on the internet and social media about a brand or product – and the need to react quickly to conversations.

Eye Online is a powerful tool which gathers real time content from a large number of social media sources such as blogsites, websites, Twitter,...

Teignbridge District Council has launched a new-look leisure website, making it even easier for residents to sign-up, book classes or look for swimming timetables.

Focusing on the council’s three leisure centres Newton Abbot Leisure Centre, Broadmeadow Sports Centre and Dawlish Leisure Centre, the website has been created to be more accessible and easy to use through desktop computers, mobile phones or tablets.

Cllr George Gribble, Teignbridge District Council’s Executive spokesman for Recreation and Leisure, said: “The redesign is aimed to make sure the site is much more...

Alzheimer’s Society has launched the UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia.

Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings of stress or anxiety several times a week – and a further 80% find it difficult to talk about the emotional impact of caring, finds an Alzheimer’s Society survey.

Alzheimer’s Society and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are launching Caring For Me and You – a research trial that will test tailored online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and support specifically designed to help carers find ways of...

Devon & Cornwall Police, working in partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers, has delivered a successful proactive operation to safeguard children across the peninsula by targeting paedophiles that access indecent images of children online.

The operation which lasted for over nine months targeted those viewing, sharing or distributing indecent images of children, and in particular offenders who held a position of trust or who were employed in sensitive occupations.

The focus of the investigation was to prevent child...

Thousands of Stagecoach South West bus passengers are set to benefit from easier journeys as the company launches a transformational new responsive website that will let customers check live running times for their services and buy travel straight from their Smartphone.

As part of a new online platform, Britain’s biggest bus operator has launched the UK’s first nationwide online bus planning service to help its 2million daily customers access journey and ticketing information more easily for Stagecoach services across the country. The new website is designed to make it as simple as...

Is there any way to stop the rise in fraud and online crime?

As the latest results of the Crime Survey for England and Wales are released, the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network (NHWN) looks at how you can avoid becoming a victim.

“People are becoming more aware that they need to protect themselves, but are often still not taking some quite simple steps,” says NHWN Chairman Jim Maddan OBE. “That’s why we’re supporting Get Safe Online week, which starts on Monday – to help spread the word about online security. People often think you need to be a ‘tech wizard’ to be...

Most of us spend an inordinate amount of time online, checking our Facebook and catching up on the local news. Despite this, an estimated 25% of small businesses still don’t have a website , and of those that do only a small minority have mobile websites. Why is this?

10% of small businesses have no plans to build a website anytime soon. Small, long-standing family businesses often shun technology because they know nothing about it. Others stay away from the digital side of running a business because they don’t have the capacity to grow the business and a boost in sales could...

Researchers from the University of Exeter have launched a large-scale research study to improve understanding of treatments that are currently offered to people with depression. The aim of the trial is to develop stronger, more effective and more widely available treatments.

The trial provides free online cognitive behavioural therapy for people in the South West who suffer with depression. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on the relationship between what people think and do, and how they feel. Each participant is supported with modules of the online therapy by personalised...