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Argyle go bottom again after defeat to league leaders

Gillingham 2 Plymouth Argyle 1

League Two, Saturday 9th March 2013

Plymouth Argyle returned to the foot of League Two after defeat on Saturday to top of the table Gllingham.

A record crowd for the Gills watched on as they scored in either half and kept Argyle to a single consolation goal to ensure the Pilgrims were not able to pull off a surprise result.

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Man left with facial injuries after unprovoked attack

Police are hunting for a group of teenagers who left a man with facial injuries after an unprovoked attack in Plymouth.

The 36-year-old man left the Masonic Inn at Stoke around 11pm on Friday 8th March and was walking home alone. When he reached Packington Street he was set upon by a group of seven men, one of whom punched him in the face knocking him to the ground. The other...

Police investigate death of 21 year old woman

Police are investigating the sudden death of a young Plymouth woman at her home in the Crownhill area of the city.

Devon and Cornwall police report attending an address in the quiet cul-de-sac, Randolph Close shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday 10th March 2013, Mothers' Day where they discovered the 21 year old who has been named as Jenny Launder.

Having initially treated the death...

New dispersal order approved for city crime spots

A dispersal order designed to tackle crime and anti social behaviour in the city centre, the waterfront, Union Street, North Hill and Mutley Plain will come into effect this month.

The order was requested by the police and signed this week as a delegated decision by Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet Member for Co-operatives and Community Development, Councillor Chris Penberthy....

Digital signs for Wolseley Road and Plymouth Road

Plymouth City Council have announced that work will begin on Monday 11th March to install two new electronic sign boards, known as Variable Messag e Signs, on Wolseley Road and Plymouth Road.

These signs will be used to give information to travellers about incidents, congestion, events and alternative routes. They can be updated instantly and will help keep traffic flowing smoothly...

Argyle face tough encounter at top of the table Gillingham

Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle

League Two, Saturday 9th March at 3pm

Plymouth Argyle face a tough encounter away to League Two leaders Gillingham on Saturday. The Kent side are out in front in the battle for automatic promotion, while Argyle sit in the relegation zone, above bottom place AFC Wimbledon only on goal difference.

Victory at home to a resurgent Barnet team...

Plymouth Albion welcome Jersey for first encounter

Plymouth Albion v Jersey

Saturday 9th March at 3pm

Championship rivals Jersey arrive for their first ever encounter at Brickfields against a Plymouth Albion side disappointed not to have brought any points home from last weekend's away game in Nottingham, despite 2 exciting late tries.

The historic match will be a vital test for both sides in the scrap for points...

Region's companies sign up for Business Show

It is already attracting a large amount of interest from businesses in the South West and Plymouth Business Show 2013, which will be held on Wednesday 26th June at Plymouth Pavilions, promises to be a key event in the city's calendar.

The show is being organised by the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce with sponsorship courtesy of City College Plymouth and hopes to build on the success of...

New Peninsula Rail Task Force sets out case for investment

The newly-formed Peninsula Rail Task Force has hit the ground running setting out the case for greater investment across the South West rail network.

A report ‘the South West Spine – the Case for Greater Investment across the South West Peninsula Railway Network’ has been signed by the leaders of all five councils and sent to Ministers at the Department for Transport as well as...

Task force to fight for better South West rail links

A new Peninsula Rail Task Force has been created to help the region pack a more powerful punch in the campaign for better rail connectivity for the South West.

Devon, Cornwall and Somerset Councils, together with Torbay Council, are teaming up with the Plymouth Rail Task Force to coordinate the fight for better rail links.

Representatives from Heart of the South West Local...

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