Two convertible BMW cars have been destroyed in an arson attack in Plymouth.
Local police and fire fighters were called to Middlefield Road, Southway, just after 9.00p.m. on Sunday 17 March 2013 where they found the silver 118 and a black 645 alight.
Officers are now working with fire investigators to establish the cause of the blaze which is being treated as a criminal act...
People who don’t use the internet are being targeted in a major new Council project to stop them from losing out on benefits, services and work.
The city is launching a project to target pockets of the population, who are not comfortable using the web, to give them the chance to learn the online basics.
It is estimated 38,000 Plymouth households are not connected to the...
We are, are you? That’s the question Councillor Brian Vincent is asking as Plymouth City Council prepares to mark the year’s biggest climate change campaign, World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Earth Hour.
At 8.30pm on Saturday 23rd March, hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour, all across the world in a symbolic show of support for green initiatives....
Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that three boys have been released on bail after the theft and death of three pet chickens following a break-in at a local school.
The boys, who are 12, 13 and 15 years of age, were arrested on suspicion of stealing and stamping the birds to death. The dead chickens stolen from the Brook Green Centre for Learning in Bodmin Road, Whitleigh, were...
One of Plymouth’s taxi firms has joined the growing ranks of companies signing up to the city’s 'Buy with Confidence' scheme.
Need-a-Cab is the first taxi business to join up to the nationally recognised scheme that aims to take the headache out of finding a reliable and trustworthy local business.
One of the company’s directors, Dave Evans, said: “We’re very proud to be the...
Members of the UK Youth Parliament (MYPs) in the South West are celebrating an award of £20,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant will be used to create an archive of films and recordings about people in the history of the South West who have campaigned for change in their communities and politics.
Young people aged 11 to 18 from Plymouth will be looking at Somerset...
To mark this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, Plymouth's Derriford Hospital is highlighting some of the achievements of its past and present apprentices. The Discovery Library at Derriford Hospital is one location where a number of their apprentices have taken the next step in their career and found a permanent position with the Trust.
