Plymouth

House prices were driven up again in the South West in April as new instructions declined for the third month, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

While 37% more surveyors saw prices rise in the South West in April, the highest reading since September 2014, new instructions continued to decline as 18% more respondents saw a fall in new instructions over the last...

The iconic Ship building in Derriford, once a hive of industry as the bustling headquarters of the Plymouth Herald and Western Morning News, has been given a last-minute reprieve from the threat of demolition with the announcement that it has been acquired by a South West property developer.

Burrington Estates, which has made a name for itself preserving historic buildings and...

A Plymouth University lecturer is one of three scientists to have discovered a new glass frog in Costa Rica – the first in the country since 1973.

Dr Robert Puschendorf, Lecturer in Conversation Biology, along with researchers Brian Kubicki, founder of the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center (CRARC), and Stanley Salazar, Costa Rican naturalist, made the discovery after collecting...

After a highly successful premiere year in 2014, including a one-off night in London in October, the Int. OCEAN FILM TOUR ( www.oceanfilmtour.com/en ), in partnership with KEEN ( www.keenfootwear.com ), returns with VOLUME 2 which kicks off in Plymouth on Friday 15 May.

Brought to you by the team behind the European Outdoor Film Tour - Europe’s biggest adventure sports film tour - the...

Could God TV’s Summer Extravaganza and its key speaker increase friction in the city with hate speech, division and questionable views?

The religious broadcasting network’s Summer Celebration event, which is to be held at Plymouth Guildhall on May 19 to 21, features as its main attraction TV evangelist Andrew Wommack.

The preacher and faith healer has a documented history of...

Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a builders' yard in Plymouth this afternoon.

Two appliances from Camelshead and Crownhill were mobilised to reports of a fire in a builders' yard on Wingfield Road, Stoke.

On arrival crews reported smoke issuing and requested an additional appliance to attend from Crownhill.

Cylinders were also suspected to be involved, one ground...

26 year old, Rosie Mai in embarking on a mammonth journey travelling through the whole of the UK, whilst pushing a bed.

She is pushing the bed 1200 miles from John O' Grots to Land's End sleeping in it every night. She wants to raise awareness of many children not having a safe place to sleep at night and suffering in appauling conditions.

She is raising £200,000 to set up a...

A former Royal Navy Wren has become the latest new recruit to jump on board with the region’s leading house builder.

Charlotte Donaldson, who spent four-and-a-half years in the Navy, has been appointed sales negotiator at Persimmon Homes South West and will be based at the builder’s Palmerston Heights development in Plymouth.

It’s a change of direction for Charlotte from...

Police investigating an assault on a bus driver in Plymouth have released a picture of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

A man is alleged to have chased after a bus travelling on the A386, Tavistock Road, and spat at the male bus driver as he got on the bus at the Manadon roundabout.

He was also verbally aggressive towards the driver during the...

The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation is delighted to announce its grant of £6,000 to the All-aboard Sailing Project which is run by Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre in Plymouth, in partnership with Wheels on Water (WOW) sailing club and Woodlands Special School.

The Project focuses on young people between eight and nineteen years old living in Plymouth that have moderate...