New south west research has revealed a significant gap between what the government claims are the biggest security threats facing the UK  – and the fears of the population. For it […]

This story is the stuff of dreams….. An unusual suspect ruffled feathers in North Devon this morning…. A member of the public rang the police just before 8.00 a.m. when […]

Moustaches from the classic handlebar to the dramatic Dali are soon to be cut short as the month of Movember draws to a close, and clean shaven faces return from […]

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service want you to have a joyful and fire safe Christmas this year. Fire safety is important at any time of the year, but […]

Coastguard report: The coastguard reported a callout for  2 missing students from Budehaven school lost somewhere between Duckpool & Northcott & cut off by the tide. Easily done, treacherous stretch!! […]

Detectives in Cornwall are looking for a man with a distinctive tattoo following a rape in Callington. The victim, a young woman, was attacked at about ten past midnight Saturday […]

If your expecting Santa to come down your chimney, then you need to make it as safe as possible for him!! Christmas is fast approaching and with the colder weather […]

Only 20% of working mums’ partners work flexibly despite the fact that legislation on flexible working applies equally to them, according to Workingmums.co.uk’s annual survey. 4% of partners worked part […]

An RNLI lifeguard from North Devon is preparing to go to Dakar in Senegal to help develop its first dedicated lifeguard service. Lifeguard Manager Vaughan Lawson is due to leave […]

While conditions for the inaugural Cornwall School Cycle Time Trial Championships (bit of a mouthful) weren’t quite the same as Bradley Wiggins and fellow Olympians faced this summer, the competition […]

The Localism Act received Royal Assent on November 15th, 2011, and allows new rights and powers to allow local communities to shape new development by coming together to prepare neighbourhood plans. Te idea is […]

You get up and it’s another grey, wet, windy, dull day…….even the sea and the rocks and the sky take on a gloomy grey hue. No wonder you feel fed […]

A 31 year old man from Bodmin is due to appear before Cornwall Magistrates on 11 December 2012 charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of […]

New research shows that concerns about governmental failure to act effectively and fairly in the aftermath of extreme weather events can affect the degree to which residents are willing  to […]

As the new payday lending customer charter is launched, Citizens Advice Bureaux across the country are today releasing new figures demonstrating a worrying increase in the number of serious debt cases relating […]