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A Plymouth University graduate has been ranked among the most promising young guitarists on the planet.

Will McNicol is listed alongside international superstars including Ed Sheeran and Laura Marling as one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “30 Great Players Under 30”.

The list aims to recognise a new generation of guitarists helping to transform the way the instrument is being...

Home owners are being reminded of the dangers of pouring cleaning fluids and other toxic chemicals down drains after nearly 200 fish died following a pollution incident on the River Deer near Holsworthy.

The Environment Agency was alerted by a member of the public who reported seeing a number of dead fish in a river at Rydon just outside of Holsworthy. Casualties included brown trout...

An appeal for information has been made to try and locate a man from Plymouth who is wanted by the police.

Jamie Muttram, 22, who is sought for recall to prison, is believed to be in the Plymouth area.

He is described as being around 6ft 1in tall, of proportionate build, with brown eyes and short, straight brown hair. He has a strawberry birthmark on his forehead and a pierced...

South West Water and South West Lakes Trust are appealing for visitors to reservoirs and lakes in the region to keep themselves safe.

The warning comes following reports of people abseiling from the dam at Burrator reservoir, near Plymouth.

Not only were those concerned putting their own lives at risk, but also the lives of others as they had stretched a rope across the road...