Plymouth is in search of a well-deserving local person to switch on this year’s City Centre Christmas lights after X Factor star Sam Bailey has had to pull out of the event due to contract commitments. Sam stepped in after Coronation Street star and singer, Shayne Ward announced he was unavailable to attend last week.
With just 1 week to go, Event partners, Plymouth City Council and...
A closure order has been granted on a flat in Plymouth - next to another one that was closed earlier this week - following repeated complaints of anti-social behaviour, offensive weapons, drunken behaviour and drug dealing.
Plymouth Magistrates granted a three month closure order on 3E Teats Hill after the court was satisfied that the tenant Steven Edsel-Ford had caused nuisance to...
The 'Ladies Supporting The Rame Peninsula Male Voice Choir' will be holding a Pre Christmas Coffee Morning. There will be choir singing, a raffle and refreshments. There will also be stalls selling clothes, bric a brac and books at bargain prices. All are welcome to come and enjoy the morning. For more information contact inforamechoir@tesco.net .
A Devon pensioner has been fined £4,700 after amassing an illegal lifetime collection of hundreds of wild bird eggs.
William Beaton, 73, from Yelverton, appeared before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court yesterday [10 November] and admitted to stealing the eggs from around the UK, including Devon and Cornwall.
He pleaded guilty to five offences under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside...
Rising demand for commercial accommodation is keeping Plymouth property specialists Bruton Knowles busy - tracking down remaining units on the city outskirts.
Mark Slade from the firm’s Lockyer Street office has now let four out of five units at the Moorlands Trading Estate at Saltash and has offers on the last remaining unit.
The light industrial units vary from 1,410 to 3,...
Plymouth City Council has purchased a prime retail warehouse park in the city as part of a long-term investment strategy to promote the local economy and generate income.
The Council has used historically low borrowing rates to acquire the freehold interest of Friary Retail Park on Exeter Street. The property extends to circa 81,000 sq ft and is located beside a strategic gateway to...
Energy firm Western Power Distribution (WPD) is providing financial backing to local support agencies in Plymouth to extend their fuel poverty support services to more people in the lead up to winter.
The company is supporting the Plymouth Energy Community to deliver advice to fuel poor residents and help them keep warm on a budget – providing advice on energy tariffs, saving energy...
A potential link between breaking waves and the life-threatening dangers posed by rip currents has been revealed in new research involving the Universities of Plymouth and Southampton.
Hazardous rip currents are features on many beaches worldwide, and are thought to account for 68 per cent of rescue events involving the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s beach lifeguards in the UK...
Plymouth University student Peter Boden has received a prestigious award from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) for his outstanding performance during a placement year as part of his MEng course in civil and coastal engineering.
Peter, who is originally from Stroud, impressed his host company, Dyer & Butler in Swindon, with his work on numerous projects, which...
