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Exmouth author returns with new children's book full of chaotic fun to get kids reading!

Exmouth author Chris McGuire has released the second book in his children’s series Crooks and Nannies Too , continuing a fast growing world of mischievous characters, secret organisations and plenty of humour aimed at younger readers.

Chris, who lives in Exmouth, is a former...

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Plymouth taxi drivers see reduced fees

Plymouth’s taxi drivers will be paying less next year to be on the city’s roads, thanks to a cut in fees.

Taxi drivers will pay just over £100 less for a vehicle licence and £96 less for a three-year driver’s licence as a result of the Council’s review of its fees that cover the cost of regulating taxis. Private hire drivers will be paying around 10 per cent less for their vehicle and...

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Fugitive drug trafficker captured in Spain

A fugitive drug trafficker who headed a crime group that supplied huge amounts of heroin to the South West of England has been arrested in Tenerife.

Stephen Blundell, aged 36, of Leathers Lane, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin but fled to Spain before he could be sentenced in April 2013. He was later jailed for nine years eight months in his absence.

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Stamp Duty optimism boosts demand for houses in SW

House prices and the number of potential new buyers in the South West rose in December, bucking the general trend across most other parts of the UK, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey.

In the region new buyer enquiries turned positive, with 23% more chartered surveyors seeing an increase in December 2014. 22% more respondents in the South West are also seeing prices...

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Plymouth hosts annual Dementia Conference

National leaders in dementia research and care including Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, are among the scheduled keynote speakers at a major conference in Plymouth.

Renowned dementia campaigners Angela Rippon and Dr Trevor Jarvis, and the Director of Alzheimer’s Society Wales Sue Phelps, will also be addressing the Fourth Plymouth Dementia...

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Remember your tax return or face a fine

As people return to work and begin to catch up after the Christmas break it is easy for things to get missed, but one thing you can’t forget is your self-assessment tax return deadline, warns ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) requires anyone completing a self-assessment online return to send their forms to them by the...

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Devon braced for strong winds and heavy rain

After many parts of Devon saw a sprinkling of snow overnight, forecasters are now warning of strong winds and heavy rain.

Devon County Council highways teams are on standby to deal with any potential disruption on the county’s roads overnight and tomorrow morning.

The county is braced for heavy rain and strong winds overnight, with gusts of around 60mph, especially in coastal...

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Tonnes of trees collected across Plymouth

Plymouth’s trial Christmas tree collection proved extremely popular with tonnes of trees being picked up by Council crews.

Over 10 tonnes of fir and pine have been picked up between Monday and Thursday of this week and the scheme has proved such a hit another team is out and about today to mop up any stray trees that have been left behind.

Cabinet Member for the Environment,...

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Man charged following ‘car cruise’ collision

A man has been charged on 18 counts in connection with a serious collision at a ‘car cruise’ event in Plymouth last July which left 17 people injured.

Officers were called to B&Q car park in Tavistock Road around 10pm on 26 July 2014 following reports that a Ford Fiesta had been in collision with a large gathering of bystanders.

Seventeen people, aged between 12 and 20,...

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Plymouth MPs host Political Awareness Day

Students aged 16-plus from Plymouth’s schools were invited to attend a Political Awareness Day hosted by City MP’s Alison Seabeck MP, Oliver Colvile MP and Gary Streeter MP, in partnership with the Plymouth Excellence Cluster last week.

The three MPs, alongside the Excellence Cluster, have become concerned about increasing disillusionment amongst voters, particularly in relation to...

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Rock Solid Race returns to its roots

This March sees Rock Solid Race returning to Escot Park near Exeter for the third time – bringing with it more obstacles, more races and more days to do it in (the event will be running on both days this year).

Founder and owner Ashley Jardine is thrilled with the reaction to the event. Having left a safe career as an Optician just three years ago, he took a big gamble on carving out a...

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