Local News

Herald owners in talks over sale

Trinity Mirror has confirmed it is in talks about a takeover of regional newspaper group Local World which owns the Plymouth Herald and the Western Morning News.

The company is reportedly considering a deal worth £200m to acquire the remaining 80% of the group it does not own from investors including Daily Mail owner DMGT – which owns a 39% stake in the company – and Yattendon Group...

Sign up for Neon fun run!

Local people can still sign up for fun run with a difference and help raise funds for sight loss charity RNIB

There is still time to join hundreds of people from Plymouth and the surrounding area who will be taking part in a fun run with a difference to raise money for blind and partially sighted people.

RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is hosting a Glow Neon 3k...

Will Week for animal charity

Paignton Zoo has teamed up with Wollen Michelmore Solicitors to hold Will Week. The event - from 5th to 10th October – is an appropriate one for the Zoo, as the charity has received many significant legacies over the years.

Paignton Zoo fundraiser Jenny Paton: “Our Ape Centre – home to gorillas and orang utans, including babies Tatau and Natalia – was built thanks to a legacy. Another...

Meet the Plymouth taste team!

The Bamford family from Plymouth have been appointed as one of twelve Family Tasting Teams for Table Table pub restaurants.

The Bamfords were invited to spend the day at the Whitbread Skills Academy in Swindon where they were able to learn from top Whitbread chefs and getting the chance to try their hand at making some of their favourite dishes, as did TV star and Table Table brand...

Appeal after man is seriously injured

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was found seriously injured in the road in the early hours of Thursday 10 September.

A local man in his 40s was found with serious head injuries on Old Wolseley Road at around 2.10am.

A member of the public saw him lying in the road between the chip shop and Saltash passage, at the junction with Foulston Avenue....

Inspiring event for young people

Young people with learning disabilities are being given a taste of life after school at an event aimed at inspiring decisions and providing choice.

‘Aspire’ is an event organised by Plymouth City Council for parents, carers and, most importantly, young people with learning disabilities to find out more about the options open to them after they turn 16.

This type of support is...

SW house prices continue to rise

Acceleration in house price growth in the South West continues with 63% more respondents seeing a rise in prices over the last three months, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. This is the highest level since April 2002.

The South West region, along with Yorkshire, is also the most confident of price rises in the near term, with 52% more respondents expecting to...

Suicide prevention campaign launched

A programme aimed at reducing the numbers of suicides across Devon is being rolled out – thanks to partnership between the County Council’s and Torbay’s Public Health teams.

For the first time in the region, a specialist suicide prevention course, called ASIST will be available to agencies and businesses where staff could potentially come into contact with people contemplating suicide...

A38 dangerous driving appeal

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward who may have seen an incident of dangerous driving over the bank holiday weekend.

Shortly before 5pm on Sunday 30 August, a silver Honda Civic type-R was reported to be driving dangerously along the Plymouth-bound carriageway of the A38 at Plympton.

The Honda is reported to have nearly caused several accidents as it...

Have you seen this man?

Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a series of thefts and burglaries in Plymouth.

Mark Doab (pictured), from Plymouth, is described as white, 5ft 10ins tall, with blue eyes and short brown hair, which is possibly shaven at this time. He may have ginger stubble or a ginger beard.

Officers are proactively following a...

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