Devon and Cornwall Police have joined up the alcohol education charity Drinkaware to launch a pilot initiative in the region which aims to keep people safe at night.
Drinkaware in partnership with the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg, and the Safer partnerships have launched a six month pilot of Club Hosts at nightclubs across the peninsula.
The Club Hosts scheme started last week in Exeter, Plymouth, Torbay and Truro nightclubs and will work towards keeping young people safe and free from harassment on their nights out.
A new study released today reveals that one in three adults in the South West are drinking too much alcohol, consuming it at levels that pose an increasing or higher risk of damaging their health.
But 83% of those drinking above the Government’s recommended guidelines underestimate their drinking, seeing themselves as ‘moderate’ or ‘light’ drinkers and 69% are not concerned about how much they drink.
They also do not understand the full impact that drinking too much could have on their health. Whilst the vast majority of those at risk understand the connection between...
The direct costs of alcohol use to the government in England – including NHS, police, criminal justice and welfare costs – amount to just under £4 billion each year, whilst revenues from alcohol taxes amount to over £10 billion.
Using the most recent health, crime and drinking data, a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that contrary to popular belief, drinkers are not a burden on the taxpayer. The net cost of alcohol to the state is minus £6.5 billion. Even if the Government halved all forms of alcohol duty, it would still receive more money in tax than it spends...
Details of the Fanzone that will be set up in Exeter’s Northernhay gardens during the Rugby World Cup have been revealed.
City council officials have told the Exeter Daily that it will be open for 13 dates opening as early as 10am for some games and closing as late as 11.30pm for others.
Alcohol will be sold from 11am to 11pm (10.30pm on Sundays) .
The dates are as follows:
Friday 18th September 1700 – 2300 Saturday 26th September 1200 – 2330 Tuesday 29th September 1100 - 2330
Saturday 3rd October 1200 – 2330 Wednesday 7th October 1530 – 2300...
The team behind a new health & wellbeing hub aimed at some of Exeter’s most disadvantaged communities has this week been selected by the prestigious King’s Fund to address a national conference on Public Health and Housing.
Exeter Council for Voluntary Service is developing former Exeter City Council offices at Wat Tyler House in King William Street into a multi-agency wellbeing hub aimed at supporting people with multiple and complex needs in their recovery, and to play a fuller part in their communities. The hub will feature a specialist GP practice, a mental health outreach...
EDP Drug & Alcohol Services are holding an exhibition called 'The Other Side of Addiction' at Exeter Phoenix until 27th June. The exhibition features the creative work of those who access our services in the community and our prison services, to challenge the stigma surrounding drug and alcohol misuse.
In the 2014 British Drugs Survey 38% of those surveyed knew someone who has or had a serious drug problem yet drug and alcohol misuse is surrounded by stigma and stereotypes. The reality is that there are many reasons why people become dependent on drugs or alcohol and...
Researchers at the University of Exeter are looking to recruit people who consume more than the recommended UK guidelines for safe drinking to take part in a psychology experiment targeted at understanding alcohol consumption.
The experiment:
Has been approved by the University of Exeter ethics committee.
Will involve a one off session that will take roughly one hour to complete.
Will be undertaken at the University of Exeter.
Is a computer based task.
In thanks for undertaking the experiment we can offer participants £...
Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police officers will be turning up the heat on drink and drug driving.
Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect they are under the influence of drink will be breathalysed. If drug driving is suspected they may have to undergo a roadside sobriety test.
Roads Policing Inspector Richard Pryce said: “Drink driving cannot be tolerated at any time of the year but we will ensure very close attention is being paid over the festive period. Our message is clear and simple: don’t drink and...
Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is taking a national lead in the battle to cut alcohol related crime and harm, which is estimated to cost the country £11 billion annually. Mr Hogg will chair a national PCC group which has a clear vision to reduce alcohol misuse and the associated huge cost for policing and health. It will focus on changing attitudes, deterring offenders and tackling irresponsible supply. Eight other Commissioners have so far joined Mr Hogg in the cross party group, which has four main aims:
Devon and Cornwall Police has been tweeting details of alcohol-related incidents across the region that were reported on Friday night, between 8pm and 2am.
The tweets were posted live, as incidents were reported, by staff in the call centre at Police HQ, Middlemoor.
By 3am today police had reported 43 people in custody and 374 alcohol related incidents.
Police will be running the event again tonight (Saturday), from 8pm.
The aim of the tweetathon is to help the public understand the variety and quantity of calls received and the resources needed to deal with...
