People in Devon are being urged to take extra care when travelling later today and overnight, with widespread snow forecast.
Localised showers are expected to turn wintry from around 6pm tonight onwards, with The Met Office issuing a yellow alert for the risk of snow, particularly on higher ground and in the north of the county. However, snow may fall across any part of Devon.
With the New Year underway, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are asking people to make one of their resolutions in 2015 to check that their smoke alarms are up to date and are in the right place to protect their home.
Many people see January as an opportunity for a fresh start, and safety should be no exception. So this month we are encouraging everyone to make sure they...
The Met Office has issued three weather warnings as snow, strong winds and heavy rain are expected to hit the region this week.
Showers of hail, sleet and snow on Tuesday evening and overnight are likely to leave a covering of snow of 3-6 cm in places, especially on ground over 100m but also locally to lower levels too.
Icy patches will also form on untreated surfaces making...
Private sector output in the South West of England continued to rise at a strong rate in December, according to PMI® survey data.
Growth was supported by higher new business volumes and the level of incomplete work continued to rise, despite a further robust round of job creation. That said, the rate of growth in new orders eased to the slowest in 19 months. In line with the broad UK...
Universities and colleges in Devon will receive a share of around £500,000 over the next two years to establish and develop a new network devoted to helping more people access higher education across the South West.
The Devon Collaborative Outreach Network will be run by Plymouth University, in partnership with the University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth College of Art and other...
Steve Turner, IT Manager, aged 49 from Plymouth, is to take on his record breaking 20th consecutive run at Plymouth’s Half Marathon on Sunday 19th April 2015. Steve has participated in the popular event every year since 1995, clocking up an impressive 262 half marathon miles in Plymouth alone!
Each year Steve chooses a different charity initiative to run for, including Hugs4Henry in...
Dartmoor National Park has been chosen as one of the 101 British landmarks that Visit Britain will be featuring in their £1.6m marketing campaign in China - GREAT Names for GREAT Britain
The campaign is designed to encourage Chinese people to learn more about Britain by inviting them to come up with the most fitting, meaningful and memorable Chinese names for British places and...
What a difference a week makes...in some respects.
After the 0-0 draw at York City seven days ago, Argyle boss John Sheridan was vocally scathing of his players, who failed to take advantage of playing over an hour against the Minstermen. This game yielded an identical result, but a performance far superior to the lethargic display that so angered the manager at Bootham Crescent....
Devon and Cornwall Police has been investigating an increased number of telephone frauds involving unknown persons randomly calling members of the public on their home telephone numbers and convincing them to part with or transfer thousands of pounds in cash.
The criminals use a number of different stories to get the victim to give away their money. The most recent story involves a...
