Following a disciplinary panel on Friday, March 6, 2015, it has been ruled that a police officer involved in a Taser deployment which resulted in a fatality will have no further action taken against him by Devon and Cornwall Police.
Andrew Pimlott died following the incident in Honicknowle, Plymouth, on April 19, 2013.
Two police officers were called to the Honicknowle property...
Two of our apprentices will find out next week if they have won awards at this year’s South West Region Health Sector Apprenticeship Awards 2015.
Chantelle Lea, who works in the Pathology Department, has been shortlisted for the Higher Apprentice of the Year Award (Level 4+) and Abby Morgan, who works in the Communications Office, has been shortlisted for the NHS Inspirational...
Police are seeking the identification of a man following criminal damage to a bus in Plymouth.
At around 6.45pm on Saturday 21st February on Saltash Road opposite the train station, the man pictured is believed to have pulled the windscreen wiper from the bus and cracked the windscreen after he was refused access the bus.
Police are appealing for anyone who can identify the...
An ambitious plan to develop a more skilled and flexible workforce in Plymouth will be officially presented for approval to the Council’s cabinet this month.
Plymouth’s Plan for Employment and Skills is needed to ensure the skills of the city’s workforce keep up with the demands of employers.
Council Leader Tudor Evans said: “Plymouth is a world class leader in marine, science...
Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet is expected to approve plans to control the type of new licences issued on the Barbican.
The changes were agreed after the police submitted a report to the Council last year asking to expand the current cumulative impact policy (CIP) to not only cover the Barbican, but extend across Sutton Harbour up to and including Sutton Road.
A team of health students from Plymouth University are hungry to find out what’s on the menu for footballers in the city to help boost their studies while looking at ways to improve player performance.
Undergraduates on the Nutrition, Exercise and Health, and Health and Fitness degrees, are being are matched to sporting ‘partners’ from local clubs, University teams and sports...
Carol Robertson, Head of Community Fundraising at Brain Tumour Research, has completed a 400-mile cycle ride in just four days in memory of her friend who lost his life to a brain tumour.
The cycle ride, dubbed the “Tour de Labs”, saw Carol start from the charity’s HQ in Buckingham and visit each of the four Centres of Excellence funded by Brain Tumour Research – two in London, at...
Shoppers will have the opportunity to buy their dream car from the newest Pop-Up store in Drake Circus, Mercedes-Benz!
The pop-up show room, located next to Costa Coffee on the Lower Mall, hosts two gorgeous Mercedes cars, the A Class and the S Class and gives shoppers an exclusive chance to preview the brand new Smart Car (the ForFour) which is yet to be launched on British roads....
Dental students warn – look out for hidden sugar in energy drinks and snacks
A team of dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with sport students from the University of St. Mark and St. John, to raise awareness of the hidden dangers to teeth of sugary energy drinks and snacks.
A unique and exceptionally rare Beryl Cook oil painting has sold at Plymouth Auction Rooms and now sets sail for Canada. The original piece of art sold for a staggering £19,200 to an overseas collector, who narrowly outbid a local Plymouth auction-goer.
The painting – titled 'Kissing Time' – is in the much-loved local artist’s distinctively vibrant and fun style. As a Plymouth resident...
