Local News

A baseball on a white background

GB baseball stars coming to Exeter

Women’s baseball players from across the region will descend on Exeter next month for a special tournament celebrating the growth of the sport and encouraging more women and girls to get involved.

The event, organised by Exeter Baseball Club, takes place at Winslade Park on Saturday,...

Presentation by Halfway Harmony Choir to South West Mesothelioma Support Group

The South West Mesothelioma Support Group would like to extend sincere thanks to their friends in Halfway Harmony choir who have once again made a very generous donation to help those affected by asbestos related cancer.

A fantastic £39.11 was raised via bucket collections at local gigs and £677.60 was raised via the annual New Years Dip at Cawsand organised by the Torpoint and Rame...

Police appeal for witnesses after Motorcyclist injured in serious collision

Police are appealing for witnesses to a single-vehicle collision at Lee Moor, Plymouth, on Thursday 10 August, which left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries.

Emergency services were called at 6.15pm after the collision involving a red Yamaha motorcycle on the B3417.

The rider, a 20-year-old man from Plymouth, suffered life-changing spinal injuries and was taken to...

Man injured in A38 crash

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A38 between the Weston Mill junction and the Manadon junction on Wednesday 9 August.

Police and ambulance were called at around 10.15pm following reports that a motorcyclist was lying on the carriageway after a possible collision with a van.

As a result of the collision, the motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, sustained...

Tags: 

British Firework Championships winner announced

Selstar Fireworks, West Sussex has been crowned the ‘British Firework Champion 2017’ at this year’s British Firework Championships following a spectacular two-day showdown between six of the UK’s top pyrotechnics specialists on Plymouth Hoe.

Runner up this year is Nemisis Pyrotechnics, Cheshire and in third place is Smart Pyrotechnics, Wiltshire. The six professional fireworks...

Ghost net removal in Plymouth ended with great results

On Saturday, 6 Ghost Fishing UK team members were joined by Healthy Seas, Milliken and Aquafil to clean up the popular wreck of the James Eagan Layne in Plymouth, UK.

The team showed up at various stages of Friday midnight, exhausted after their work and journeys but showed incredible commitment to have the boat loaded and ropes off by 7am. Dougie Allen, partner of Aquanauts Dive...

Man charged with murder after assault at city's rail station

A 28-year-old man from Plymouth has been charged with murder following a British Transport Police investigation.

Jamie Skinner, of Bodmin Road, Plymouth was arrested on Monday morning [8 August] following a serious assault on a 49-year-old man in the city's railway station concourse.

He was due to appear before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday 10 August).

Work begins on Colin Campbell Court

Teams from Gilpin Demolition were on site on 8 August to begin bringing down three buildings on the corner of New George Street, which overlooks the court.

Numbers 109, 111 and 113 have already been extensively surveyed and gutted inside in readiness for the heavy machinery.

Plymouth City Council Leader Ian Bowyer said: “We’ve come a long way with the project in a short time...

Tags: 

Plymouth stabbing victim named

A man who was killed after he was stabbed at Plymouth station yesterday morning has been formally identified.

Wayne Fenton, a 49-year-old man from the Plymouth area was seriously injured on the concourse just before 10am. He was rushed to hospital by paramedics but sadly died as a result of his injuries.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody....

Topping out ceremony for phase one of Oceansgate

The names of the first new building to go up inside the pioneering Oceansgate marine technology campus were unveiled as part of a topping out ceremony on Tuesday (8 August)

Council Leader Ian Bowyer helped fit a pane of glass at the highest point of the first building to be constructed within the former naval yard for the milestone event in the country’s only Marine Enterprise Zone....

Wind in the sails for Mayflower trails

Plymouth’s plans to mark the sailing of the Mayflower as part of the 2020 global commemorations are now under starters orders.

Three historic trails, which will form part of a national network of trails, will be created in Plymouth as part of a package of physical changes designed to bring to life the story of the Mayflower and its journey.

The Mayflower National Trail is a key...

advert, hotel room, hotel front and beach in Icmeler, turkey
Family Law Company - Specialists have an advantage, the same is true in family law.