Plymouth

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to the UK this autumn after a highly successful first Tour in 2014. This year, due to popular demand, Britain’s Marine Capital will be included on the Tour schedule, offering audiences the chance to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet.

On 6 September, Plymouth will host the Tour’s inaugural open-air...

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards is reminding the public to stay alert to rogue traders after residents are conned out of thousands of pounds.

The shoddy work cost victims thousands more to make good the poor standard of work.

The Trading Standards service has received a number of complaints about unsolicited visits from doorstep traders, including one that claimed to be...

Highways England is to begin a £6.4 million project to replace Merafield Bridge on the A38 at Plympton this autumn.

The new concrete bridge will be 80 metres long, 11.3 metres wide and made of 2,503 tonnes of concrete and 401 tonnes of steel. It will be constructed alongside the old bridge.

Building the new structure will ensure the A38 and Merafield Road stays open to traffic...

PLYMOUTH will be back at full strength for their Premier League visit to Redcar on Thursday evening (7.30pm) with Ryan Fisher recovering from an ankle injury in time to take his place in the side, writes Graham Hambly.

The Skills Group Devils will be looking to follow up their home win over Rye House last Friday with team manager Lee Trigger saying: "It was good to get a convincing win...

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a man wanted in connection with a series of burglaries in Plymouth.

Michael Williams, aged 22, has connections to both Plymouth and Manchester, and is believed to potentially be living in the Plymouth area.

Police would like to speak to anyone who may know Mr William’s whereabouts or may have had recent contact with him....

In summertime throughout Devon and Somerset the roads become busier than ever as holiday makers arrive. Watching your speed is important throughput the year but Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is asking all road users to take extra care during the summer months.

According to the latest Statistics from Road Casualties Great Britain, in 2013 speed was involved in...

Leading urban design specialists are to carry out detailed feasibility studies on Plymouth city centre as part of a masterplanning exercise.

Plymouth City Council has commissioned LDA Design, an independent design, environment and sustainability consultancy, to generate and test ideas for development in the city centre and to turn these ideas into deliverable proposals that will form...

The UK’s Top 10 Young Fish Friers in the Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year Award, have been announced with two of the ten finalists from Plymouth’s Harbourside Fish and Chips.

The shortlist, as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish, has recognised the talents of Andrew Hillier and Lisa Lishman, both of Harbourside Fish & Chips on the Barbican’s...

Around 200 local people took part in a charity karaoke event in Saltash to raise funds for research at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) which is seeking a treatment for Huntington’s disease. The event was a huge success and raised £600 for the cause.

It was organised by Liz Fedrick, whose 23-year old niece Charly Honey was diagnosed with the...

The national charity Listening Books runs an audiobook library service for people who find it difficult to read or hold a book due to an illness, disability, mental health issue or learning difficulty such as Dyslexia.

Adults and children who have difficulty reading printed books can find themselves missing out on all the benefits that literature can bring. If you or a member of your...