Local News

A worrying 8 million UK drivers are still using their mobile phone while driving, a new study has shown - including those living in Plymouth*.

Despite the majority of people in Plymouth (93%) knowing it’s illegal to use their phone while driving, people admitted to texting, surfing the net and checking social media at the wheel – some even use dating apps or make an online purchase....

Chief Petty Officer, Steve Pointon and his yacht, Tikka, are visiting Plymouth on Tuesday 16th August as they continue the final legs of his round-UK Tikka’s Travels sailing challenge to raise money for Action for Children.

World record breaking sailor, Jeanne Socrates, will join the crew in Plymouth with a group from Action for Children’s Green Ark and Manor Street children’s centres...

Devon and Cornwall Police will be supporting Plymouth Pride, a local family- friendly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) festival in the heart of the city on Saturday (13th August).

LGBT officers will join the parade in the festival and will have a stall on The Hoe where the main event will be held from 1pm.

Local policing team officers and the Diverse Communities...

Standards of cleanliness at Derriford Hospital have been rated as 98%, according to a report published today by the NHS Commissioning Board.

Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) is the national system for assessing the quality of the patient environment and aims to help organisations understand how well they are meeting the needs of their patients and identify where...