Plymouth

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were seen running away from the scene of an armed robbery in Plymouth.

Two people wearing balaclavas entered the Coral Bookmakers on Wolseley Road at 8pm on Monday 9 May 2016.

One of the suspects held the door while the other threatened a lone female cashier with a knife.

Around £260 from the till was placed in a bag...

Calling all Plymouth-based start-up stars: local marketing agency owner launches exclusive competition to win £5,000+ worth of office space and marketing support!

As supply for Plymouth office space dips in the local area, the recently appointed Managing Director of a local marketing consultancy, Nick Burrage of LOGO COMMERCIAL CREATIVE PARTNERS, has come up with a great way of...

British Land, the owner of Drake Circus, Plymouth has been recognised as a winner of the 2016 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

This has been awarded to the company as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday honours and is the UK’s highest accolade for business success.

The Award is given to companies which bring major economic, social and environmental benefits through...

SWH Group, in partnership with Plymouth City Council’s ‘Building Plymouth’ initiative, is due to open a ‘Job Shop’ at 107-109 Mayflower Street on 11th May.

The Job Shop, which is located at the site of the new Plymouth Coach Station, currently being built by SWH Civils, will serve as a resource for those who are interested in careers within the construction and the built environment...

New research from the MS Trust surveyed over 1,800 people living with MS. It found that too many people living with progressive forms of MS feel they are getting a second class service, and many feel abandoned by their specialists.

People with progressive MS make up almost half of the UK’s 100,000 MS population. But 40% of them haven’t seen an MS specialist nurse in the past year and...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man’s body was found on the back seat of a car in Plymouth.

A member of the public reported the discovery of the 44-year-old local man’s body to police at around 2.10pm on Tuesday 10 May.

A dog was also found on the front seat of the red Nissan Juke that was parked outside The Swallow pub at Bretonside.

Officers attended the...

Ten Tors success for the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for Girls training group.

All four teams in the Ridgeway and Devonport High School for girls training group are celebrating success following the annual Ten Tors event. The training group comprising of combined teams from both schools all completed well within the allocated time. With teams entered at all distances for the 35...

Exeter based modelling agency ‘Mosaic Model Management’ will be conducting a model search in Drake Circus shopping centre on 30th May as part of “Drake Circus Fashion LIVE”.

Drake Circus Fashion LIVE is a unique opportunity to see this season’s latest looks showcased in stylish catwalk shows.

The shows will take place around Drake Circus giving customers an exclusive chance to...

Four Plymouth manufacturers have joined forces in a ground-breaking staff training collaboration aimed at improving efficiency and reducing waste.

Metalwork engineers Alderman Tooling teamed up with Plympton neighbours MGB Engineering and Vortok International and Lee Mill-based Permaban to send 29 staff on the Level 2 Certificate in Business Improvement Techniques Lean training course...

Last month, the Derriford Health & Leisure Centre (DHLC) held a night of live motown funk from Motor City Strays, in aid of the Gold Dust Appeal and raised an impressive £628.00.

Tracey Gardner, General Manager at DHLC, said: “We are really pleased that the evening was a success and that we were able to support the Gold Dust Appeal.

“The children’s ward holds a special...