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The number of officers at public-sector prisons in the South West region has been cut by 37 per cent in less than four years, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Monday 20 October).

Research published by the charity shows that, across England and Wales, there were only 14,170 officer grade staff working in prisons run by the state at the end of June...

Plymouth City Council is gearing up to support the many thousands of people that will be affected by the cuts to benefits the Government are making.

Reduced benefit schemes will see many Plymouth residents having their benefits slashed when implemented from April 2013.

It is anticipated that these Government changes will have an impact on approximately 20 per cent of the...