Plymouth

The planned £21m Plymouth International History Centre in the heart of the city has a new Director who will drive forward the development.

Plymouth City Council is delighted to announce that Paul Brookes will be taking on the pivotal role of History Centre Programme Director to create an exceptional new attraction on North Hill.

Throughout his career Paul Brookes has taken the...

On Monday (17 November) mums, dads, babies and children joined staff from our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to mark World Prematurity Day.

The day is aimed at raising awareness of babies who are born too soon. To mark the day, staff from the unit held a special cake sale and invited parents, who have previously been on the unit, and their babies, to join them for the celebrations...

A party of Chinese officials are in Plymouth for the next few days to look at educational possibilities in the city.

The group will be visiting Plymouth College, Plymouth College of Art and City College Plymouth before they attend a reception dinner with the Lord Mayor.

The purpose of the visit is to extend the links between the respective Chambers of Commerce and discuss the...

Police in Plymouth are working with Plymouth City Council to combat an increase in antisocial behaviour complaints in parts of the city.

Local police have seen a notable rise in noise and antisocial behaviour complaints in the Greenbank area recently.

To help combat this, the Force is working with the environmental health department at Plymouth City Council to identify problem...

Police are warning residents to beware as fraudsters continue to target communities by telephone, particularly elderly and vulnerable people.

Three further incidents of telephone fraud have been reported in the Honiton and Crediton areas of Devon and St Agnes in Cornwall, totalling £138,000.

Fraudsters contact victims by telephone informing them that their accounts have been...

During next week (week commencing 24 November) Stagecoach South West will reach an incredible milestone: carrying its one-millionth passenger since the service launched a little over a year ago.

To celebrate, one lucky passenger will be selected at random to receive an annual Megarider Gold ticket worth £940. Stagecoach will also be surprising their passengers through out the week with...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses following a robbery.

The incident occurred at around 5.40pm on Tuesday 18th November in Shrewsbury Road, in the Whitleigh area of Plymouth.

The victim a lady in her early 80's was walking home when she was approached by a man.

He then stole her handbag pushing her and causing her to fall in order to do so.

The...

Plymouth law firm Beers LLP has double cause for celebration, with two of its partners being named as among the best in the country in a prestigious national guide.

Paul Housego and Richard Jones are listed as leaders in their field in the 2015 edition of Chambers UK, a guide to the best lawyers in the UK.

Paul, who has been with Beers since 1979, specialises in employment law...

One of the South West’s largest conservation charities has announced its results for the year. The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.

And while Paignton Zoo visitor numbers were down, Newquay Zoo and Living Coasts both saw increases.

In the...

A study examining the impact of Government promotional programmes on small firms’ export practices has won two awards at an international research conference.

PhD student Yacine Haddoud worked with Dr Robert Newbery and Dr Paul Jones, from Plymouth University’s Futures Entrepreneurship Centre, speaking to more than 250 businesses across the UK about the reasons they export, or the...