Plymouth

Work to demolish the Mayflower West car park and begin clearing the ground for a new multi-million pound intercity coach hub is set to start this month.

Demolition of the car park, which was closed last September due to its deteriorating structural condition, is expected to get under way just after the Easter break and take around 20 weeks to complete.

In its place are plans...

Police are appealing for witnesses who may have been in the salt marsh area of Saltram House on Tuesday 25 March 2014 between 5.20pm and 5.45pm.

A 20 year-old woman was indecently assaulted by a man who exposed himself to her.

The suspect is described as a white man with an unkempt appearance and tanned complexion. He is average height, with dark hair going grey, of slim...

The Argyle Angels, Plymouth Argyle's cheerleaders, are set to hold auditions for their squad for the Pilgrims’ 2014-15 season.

The Angels are an integral part of Argyle’s match-day experience, not only for their pre-game dance routine, but also for meeting and greeting fans, especially the youngsters in the Family For All Zone.

However, they are more than a match-day dance...

Detectives are seeking an arsonist who put lives in danger by setting fire to a motorcycle underneath a block of Plymouth flats.

Fire crews were called to Ferry Road in Devonport around 7.20am on Sunday 30 March and found the motorcycle well alight in a garage beneath the flats.

The offenders had first tried to steal the Kawasaki ZR machine, which had been moved from its...

Staff at the Central Library will be donning onesies on Wednesday 2 April to help raise awareness of autism.

Onesie Wednesday was created by The National Autistic Society as a way for people to show their support for anyone on the autistic spectrum. By wearing a onesie or pyjamas for the day, people are saying ‘it’s alright to be different’.

This year the event coincides...

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, has encouraged local businesses to enter the Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2014, which celebrate excellence in the manufacturing industry.

The 2014 Awards were launched in Parliament by Business Minister Michael Fallon. Over 200 senior business leaders attended the launch including representatives from Rolls Royce, GE Aviation, Mulberry,...

Registrations are filling up fast for the St Luke’s Midnight Walk on Saturday 19 July 2014 from a brand new location, The University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth.

The eighth Midnight Walk promises to be even more exciting.

Organiers have made some great improvements and introduced brand new routes with the choice of a three mile, seven mile or 15 mile walk. There will...

Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, attended an event on Tuesday 25 March in Parliament run by Samsung Electronics and Code Club, the national network of over 1,300 volunteer-led after-school coding clubs, to discover more about Code Club’s work and its partnership with Samsung.

The programme aims to inspire more volunteers to run Code Clubs in schools across the UK. She...

Youngsters looking to lay the foundations for a new career are invited to try their hand at a range of skilled trades as part of an apprenticeship afternoon.

From bricklaying to carpentry and hairdressing to child care, school leavers can have a go for themselves at the event run by Skills Group.

The event will be staged in a large marquee at the Piazza, by the Big Screen, on...

A Plymouth University graduate has been ranked among the most promising young guitarists on the planet.

Will McNicol is listed alongside international superstars including Ed Sheeran and Laura Marling as one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “30 Great Players Under 30”.

The list aims to recognise a new generation of guitarists helping to transform the way the instrument is being...