Plymouth Magistrates Court

Two men charged following arrests in connection with burglary scam

Two men have appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court following a charge for conspiracy to commit burglary.

The two men were charged on Friday 25 October 2013; a third man, a 29-year-old from Chesterfield, has been bailed until January 2014 whilst further enquiries are conducted.

The two men charged are 23-year-old Martin McCann from Worksop and 23-year-old Bowsy Bowater from...

Plymouth building company fined after worker suffered multiple injuries in a fall

A Plymouth building company has been fined for safety breaches after an employee suffered multiple injuries in a fall at work.

Geoffrey Burt, 59, from Plymouth, was helping to pull up a floor at the premises of W Cooper and Son (Plymouth) Ltd in Commercial Road, Coxside, when he fell 2.3 metres down a void. He sustained several fractures to his ribs, shoulder blade and spine, as well...