Over 190 pouches of suspect tobacco have been seized as part of an operation to tackle the illegal trade in Plymouth.
Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards Officers executed a number of warrants on homes in the Devonport area, acting on intelligence indicating the sale of illegal tobacco.
Detector dogs from specialist providers Wag Tails, which are trained to smell tobacco - either hand rolling or cigarettes - were on hand during the searches and it is up to the Trading Standards officers to assess if it is illegal.
Bill Bailey has added a new date at Plymouth Pavilions as part of his new Qualmpeddler Tour. In addition to his show on Friday 26 April 2013 , Bill will return for the additional dates on Tuesday 24 September. According to the press down under Qualmpeddler shows Bill as a “true 21st century polymath. A unique comedic gift, a pitch-perfect musician, a talented actor… All this makes for a show that is at once funny, incisive, and musically astonishing.” Bill Bailey had doubts about the modern world, but these have now grown into qualms. He will be channeling these feelings of unease and...
Police searching for a missing teenager from Plymouth who jumped from a ferry on New Year's Eve have recovered a body.
At just before 5.00pm this evening, Wednesday 16th January, police received a report of a body in the Tamar River on the Torpoint side of the ferry crossing.
A Ministry of Defence Police launch, together with Coastguards searched the river and at around 5.15pm a body was recovered. Police will now make enquires to establish the identity of the body. The family of Jordan Cobb have been kept fully informed of events. No information regarding any formal identity...
The NHS in Devon is urging people who are in ‘at risk’ groups to visit their GP to get a free flu vaccination if they have not already done so this winter.
People who are in the clinical at risk groups are 11 times more likely to die if they get flu than a “healthy” person – for some groups, like those with chronic degenerative neurological diseases, that risk rises to 40 times.
Clinical at risk groups include those with:
a heart problem;
a chest complaint or breathing difficulties including, bronchitis, emphysema;
Peninsula Renal Network Leads Dr Wai Tse and Rachel Gair have secured nearly £300,000 of national funding from NHS Kidney Care to support patients with renal disease on behalf of the Peninsula Renal Network to improve the experience and outcomes for kidney patients at Derriford Hospital and throughout the Peninsula.
Plymouth Dialysis Unit will be one of the first in the UK to use the national Patient Decision Aid (PDA) in the care pathway for patients with Established Renal Failure (ESRF) as a result of £50,000 of funding awarded by NHS Kidney Care. The PDA is...
Detectives in Devonport are investigating the death of a 25 year old man who was found at an address in Stoke on Saturday 12 January 2013.
Ambulance staff called officers to the Albert Road flat at around 2.15 p.m. where they found the body of a man inside. He has yet to be formally identified.
Uniformed Officers and Detectives attended the scene and interviewed other residents at the address.
This will be referred to the HM Coroner. Police have not yet ruled out the possibility that the death is drug related.
Anyone with information regarding this matter is...
A quick remedy for refreshing the kitchen without replacing it entirely is to simply update the work surfaces. However, buying a kitchen worktop from an online company can be a daunting task.
Neil Shah, Managing Director of Stone Masters, the innovative granite and quartz stone specialists, offers these useful ‘top tips’ when buying a worktop online:
1) Consider what type of kitchen work surface suits your lifestyle. It is vital to choose a material that is hardwearing and durable whilst still maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The most common materials...
Update: Jordan Cobb is still missing after jumping from Torpoint ferry. The Coastguard stood down last night but MoD Police carried out patrols throughout the night.
A police search advisor is at the scene and all agencies including police, Coastguard and MoD Police, were due to meet this morning to co-ordinate today’s search activities. Police officers will be conducting a search of the shoreline today and the missing person investigation continues.
Earlier: 16-year-old Jordan Cobb, from Plymouth, was captured on Torpoint ferry's CCTV jumping into the River Tamar at 21:15...
Police are appealing for information following an incident on the Torpoint Ferry at around 9.15pm on New Year's Eve, 31st December 2012. Officers are concerned for the welfare of 16 year old Jordan Cobb from Plymouth, who was seen to jump from the ferry into the Tamar river at around 9.15pm. Police Coastguard and the RNLI attended and conducted an extensive search for Jordan, who at the time of writing remains missing.
Chief Inspector Ian Drummond Smith said " We are treating Jordan as a High Risk missing person and we are working with the coastguard to try and locate him. The river...
