Devon

Three men found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the vulnerable and elderly for shoddy and unnecessary home repair work, were sentenced today at Exeter Crown Court in a case brought by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.

Thomas Maughan, 27, and Thomas Mahon, 46, were each sent to prison for 12 months for their part in the fraud.

Both had pleaded not guilty but were...

To celebrate the return of iconic and hilarious male supermodel ‘Zoolander’ to the big screen, Barbican Leisure Park has created a selfie competition with a difference.

Calling out for people of Plymouth to share their very best ‘Blue Steel’ selfies for the chance of winning a free meal and movie tickets to the new Zoolander 2 movie.

The hotly anticipated film hits our cinema...

Police in Plymouth have issued CCTV footage of a suspect they wish to identify following an attempted robbery in a City store.

The incident occurred at just after 7.00am on Monday 1st February at the Co-op Store in Poole Park Road, in the Barne Barton area of the City.

The offender entered the store wielding an iron bar and forced the staff to the rear of the store whilst...

Nearly two thirds (62%) of ex-smokers in the South West are happier since they quit smoking with around a third saying that giving up smoking has led to major lifestyle changes, according to new research commissioned by Smokefree South West to coincide with the launch of its Be There Tomorrow campaign.

The survey also reveals that the vast majority of smokers (91 per cent) experienced...

Early preparation works for the Derriford Transport Scheme will get under way today (Firday 5 February).

The scheme will help to reduce congestion along Tavistock Road and create more road capacity for the extra traffic that will be generated by proposed developments in the area. It will also include better facilities for public transport, walking and cycling.

Derriford...

Plymouth’s City Market is to get a £3.5 million makeover as part of a major investment to help the city’s West End businesses.

Market traders are being invited to an event next week to talk to the project team and see some of the proposed designs for the revamp that will secure the long term future of the much-loved market by addressing maintenance and condition issues.

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Police are hunting for two men who robbed and assaulted a 42-year-old physically disabled man on a Plymouth street for just £10.

The victim, who uses a walking stick, was on Mannamead Road at 10.45pm on Thursday [28 January] when he was approached by the two men.

They demanded cash and then rifled through his pockets.

When he hit one of them with his stick, he was...

Families from Plymouth, South West Devon and Cornwall who have suffered the pain of baby loss at any stage of pregnancy, birth or in infancyare invited to join a special service on Saturday 30th April 2016 at 7pm at Plymouth Minster.

The International ‘Saying Goodbye’services helpfamilies pay tribute to their lost babies and provide an opportunity for people to say goodbye.

The...

SOME of the most powerful and influential health professionals in the west country attended a free health conference at Plymouth Science Park addressing the status of healthcare in the city and its future.

The “Health and the City’ conference was organised by Plymouth Science Park and 100 delegates signed up for the event held in conferencing rooms at the 25-acre site adjacent to...

Now that the Government’s new Universal Credit scheme has been introduced the City Council is hosting a special event to explain the changes for private landlords.

Universal Credit is a single monthly payment for people in or out of work, which merges together some of the benefits and tax credits that people currently receive. Universal Credit has replaced income-based Jobseekers’...