Cllr Mark Coker

Mayflower West car park to be demolished

Mayflower West car park is to be demolished and a new surface level car park created, Plymouth City Council has announced.

Structural survey consultants have been on site to draw up a demolition plan for the structure which was closed in September following a structural review.

The car park, which was built in 1965, is the oldest major car park in the city centre and although...

Travel by bus all day and anywhere in Plymouth for £4

From Monday 4 November, people will be able to travel anywhere in Plymouth, all day and with any bus operator, for just £4.

Plymouth City Council has teamed up with all of the city’s bus companies to launch the ‘Skipper’ – Plymouth’s first ever multi-operator day ticket.

The Skipper will allow unlimited travel throughout the city and in surrounding areas including Torpoint,...

Board the beach bus to Bovisand!

Beach lovers will be able to take a bus straight to the seaside again this summer.

Families will be able to hop on board the number 54 to the popular beach of Bovisand, which overlooks Plymouth Sound.

The ‘beach bus’ will be operated by Jackett’s Coaches and run daily from Sunday 21 July until Sunday 1 September. It will run from the A9 stop on Royal Parade every hour from...

Major road repair programme follows Council's pothole blitz

This week sees the first phase of a major programme to repair some of the most severely damaged roads in Plymouth.

Plymouth City Council is investing in a major programme of resurfacing, ‘patching’ and ‘micro-asphalting’ over the coming months, in addition to its year-round pothole repairs and road maintenance.

The repair programme, being carried out by the Council’s highways...