Thousands of adults across Devon and Cornwall have the opportunity to learn new skills with almost 100 free Skills Bootcamp courses now on offer.
Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps has 2,000 places available for adults across the region who want to ‘upskill’, change careers or explore new opportunities.
The latest wave of Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps, delivered by Devon County Council in partnership with Cornwall Council, directly responds to local skills need in priority sectors such as childcare, hospitality, healthcare and an increased focus on renewables.
The annual Outstanding Care Awards for Devon and Cornwall will honour outstanding individuals, providers and suppliers from across the care industry, including care homes, community care, voluntary organisations, emergency services and more.
The initiative, backed by organisations including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Devon County Council, Torbay Council and Proud to Care Devon, saw hundreds of entries when started in 2018 by the Devon-based Care Network Group.
With years of experience across the care sector, Kat Green and Chloe Start co-founded The Care...
Police cadets from all over Devon and Cornwall were on parade at police Headquarters in Exeter on Saturday to celebrate the formation of their Community Police Cadet force exactly 10 years ago.
The event was lead by Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer who is the National Police Chief’s Council lead for Community Police Cadets. He was joined by civic leaders and dignitaries from across the force area including the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Devon, the Police and Crime Commissioner, the High Sheriff of Devon as well as the chair of Torbay Council. John Lee OBE, the former High Sheriff of...
Devon and Cornwall Police are working closely with the organisers of a music festival to be held on the Powderham estate, near Exeter, this weekend to ensure a safe and enjoyable event for everyone.
The Lockdown festival, organised by UK Live, runs on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of September.
Chief Inspector Adrian Leisk is in charge of the policing of the event. He said: “Our objectives are entirely in line with those of the organisers, in that we want everyone to have a good time and to be safe while they are within the confines of the festival and when they...
Alison Hernandez (Conservative) has been elected as the new police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall (IoS). She won with a majority of 3,794 over Gareth Derrick (Labour) after the second round of voting*. Alison will officially take over from Tony Hogg on 12 May. Her term of office will last four years. “I am delighted to have been elected as police and crime commissioner by the people of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly,” she said. “It has been a very close election and I congratulate my opponents, particularly Gareth, on what has been a hard fought campaign. “But when...
With the Rugby World Cup 2015 just days away Devon and Cornwall is ready to welcome visitors from across the globe.
Rugby World Cup 2015 begins on September 18th and Exeter’s Sandy Park is one of the venues chosen to host matches.
As well staging three games the city is also hosting 13 Fanzone events in Northernhay Gardens.
Planning for the event has been ongoing for the past 18 months with officers from the Operation Blackjack command team working alongside Exeter Chiefs, Exeter City Council, Devon County Council, the Highways Agency, British Transport Police and...
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a 32-year-old man from Exeter who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his prison license conditions.
Shay Scales (pictured) was originally charged with theft and imprisoned earlier this year but has failed to comply with conditions of his prison release license as part of his probation.
Numerous enquiries have been made by police to try and locate him.
Police are asking the public for information about his whereabouts and to report any sightings to them.
Five people have been arrested following warrants executed in West London and Exeter.
On Tuesday 9 June, officers from Devon and Cornwall Police, assisted by officers from the Metropolitan Police, executed a number of warrants in relation to an ongoing investigation into organised crime groups from London using the vulnerable to sell Class-A drugs on the streets of Exeter.
Five people in total have been arrested on conspiracy to supply class-A drugs; three people from West London aged 18, 21 and 25.
A 37-year old woman and a 33-year old man both from Exeter have...
More dogs from Devon and Cornwall Police’s “A” litter of 7 police dog puppies, born on 6 June 2013 to mother Ruby, had their passing out parade today (Thursday 4th December).
Argo, Ash, Annie and Ava were reunited with their mother Ruby at Police HQ, Middlemoor in Exeter before receiving certificates and putting on a demonstration of their skills.
Argo, Ash and Annie were objectively assessed and licensed to work as police dogs by Gwent Police. As with other dogs from the Devon and Cornwall Police training programme, Ava was sold to Dorset Police and returned to Devon with...
