Plymouth

Leader of Plymouth City Council, Tudor Evans has been to see for himself how work is progressing on the mammoth task of installing free Wi-Fi on every First Great Western Train in the region.

The works to make this happen has involved engineers installing a separate aerial on every single carriage across 53 sets of trains!

Councillor Evans along with Plymouth’s business...

On Saturday 7 February, a group of runners, walkers and their four-legged friends came together at Plymbridge Woods to have a night time adventure.

A buzz of excitement filled the woodland on the crisp February evening, as glow-in-the-dark face paint got everyone geared up ready to go.

Participants of all ages ran in the darkness with their torches, following either an explorer...

A £25 million scheme delivered by British Gas across Plymouth to make homes warmer and to lower the cost of energy bills, has helped the company meet its Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) four months early.

The three year investment from British Gas to carry out energy efficiency measures across the city, is helping social housing tenants obtain heavily discounted solid wall insulation...

Update 7pm

Police have located and arrested Hasan Bolat who was believed to be in Plymouth.

He was sought by the Metropolitan Police in connection with an incident and he was this afternoon, Thursday 19th February arrested in Plymouth.

Police wolud like to thank the public for their assistance in reporting sightings of this man.

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Police are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old school girl was subjected to an unprovoked attack by a man and a woman on a bus on Thursday 12th February.

The attack took place at around 8.20-8.40am on the 34 bus which was travelling between Ford Hill, Stoke and Looseleigh Lane, Derriford.

The victim was kicked in the ribs by the woman and subjected to verbal abuse, then...

Officers from Devonport joined forces with local schoolchildren to deliver a message to drivers on the implications of breaking the speed limit.

The event was part of Devonport Speed Awareness Day and was led by members of the Devonport local policing team with a little help from their colleagues for the day - the pupils of Stoke Demerol Primary School!

Local officers and PCSOs...

Nurses from the Family Nurse Partnership Programme at Plymouth Community Healthcare, who provide support and advice to young mothers, have received training and an information pack on the care of milk teeth from dental students at Plymouth University.

The project has been arranged and managed by the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise.

The Family Nurse Partnership Programme is...

Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups have launched a bid for chart success with an emotional song that aims to highlight what is still possible after being diagnosed with the condition, and to raise funds for research and support.

Never Will Forget (John’s Song) was penned by songwriter and radio presenter, Ian Calvert. Ian was inspired to write the song and raise funds...

Plymouth firefighters will be holding chip pan fire demonstrations in the city centre this week to warn against the dangers of late night frying.

As part of National Chip Week (16-22 February), fire crews will be in Sutton Harbour on Thursday (19 February) lunchtime to show what can happen if a chip pan is left unattended.

Last year, more than half of all accidental fires in...

Call handlers at Devon & Cornwall Police are receiving enhanced training to deal with calls from distressed people threatening suicide

The move follows an increase in calls from distraught people threatening to harm themselves.

A core team of employees attended a specially adapted course designed to give them the knowledge and skills to better deal with intense phone...