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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,...

Murder enquiry launched after stabbing at Plymouth railway station

A murder investigation has been launched after a man assaulted at Plymouth Station this morning [8 August] has sadly died.

Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the station at 10am this morning and attended alongside colleagues from Devon and Cornwall Police.

Paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service also attended and took a man in his 40s to...

Stagecoach announce improvements to Plymouth bus network

Stagecoach South West has announced that, from 3 September, there will be changes to its Plymouth city bus routes. It is the first significant revamp of the operator’s services since it took over a number of routes from First Devon & Cornwall in September 2015.

The revised network of services will introduce a number of benefits for customers including higher frequencies across...

Tombstoning can kill

Plymouth police and city council have joined forces in a campaign aimed at preventing serious injury and death on the Hoe foreshore and other sites this summer.

One man died from tombstoning in Plymouth in 2016 and many more have received serious injuries. Risks of tombstoning include:

  • High risk of death or life-changing injuries (20% of cases involve spinal or limb
  • ...

Plymouth's entire city centre transforms into live adventure game

A demanding boss, enough unsolved cases to fill an aircraft hangar, and now one of Plymouth’s leading professors has gone missing. Detective Inspector Ranney is not having a good day…

Do you feel like testing your powers of deduction? Fancy pitting your wits against Plymouth’s most ancient criminal fraternity? Could you solve a centuries old mystery and save the professor into the...

Fireworks, Fastnet & Festival - Plymouth is the place to be this summer!

Britain’s Ocean City is playing host to some fabulous events this month – from world class firework displays and international sailing challenges to global jazz and blues sensations.

The Summer Holiday calendar kicks off with the 47th Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday, 6 August, as 340 boats begin the 603-nautical mile race from the Isle of Wight to Plymouth, via the Fastnet Rock off the...

Plymouth police tackle anti-social behaviour

Plymouth police are to crackdown on groups of youths who have been intimidating the public and business owners in the area around Plymouth’s waterfront.

Insp Robin Loveridge said: “We are seeing once again a rise in levels of anti-social behaviour which is not only having an impact on police resources but an impact on members of the public and business owners in the area. Our local...

Clean-up action in Plymouth by Ghost Fishing UK

According to a joint report by the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation) and UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), an estimated 640,000 tonnes of fishing nets are left in our oceans each year, accounting for one-tenth of all marine litter. These nets, sometimes called “ghost nets”, can often be found on and around shipwrecks.

Ghost Fishing UK is an established,...

Spare two minutes to help Dartmoor Rangers

Dartmoor Rangers are calling for caring individuals to join them on a series of #2 minute litter picks at heavily visited sites in the National Park during August.

The summer months bring crowds of people to enjoy the wonderful Dartmoor scenery but amongst these visitors are individuals who treat this protected landscape like a rubbish tip, leaving food waste, disposable barbecues,...

Support rates highly for Plymouth patients in Cancer Patient Experience Survey

When asked to rate their care on a scale of zero (very poor) to 10 (very good), our cancer patients, treated at Derriford Hospital, gave us an average rating of 8.7, according to the latest National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.

The annual survey asks patients with cancer, treated at all hospitals across the country, about their care. More than 900 patients treated at Derriford...

Appeal for witnesses to Plymstock hit and run

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a hit-and-run collision in Plymstock, which left a 17-year-boy with leg injuries.

Police were notified around 11.15am on Sunday 30 July to reports of an incident on Wembury Road, between Blackstone Close and Crossroads garage, Elburton.

Witnesses at the scene report that a dark coloured vehicle, possibly an Audi which was...

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