Plymouth

Keen runners are being given the chance to share their passion for the sport and inspire others to put their best feet forward, with funding support from Plymouth City Council.

The Council’s sports development unit is offering financial help for people who want to train as running group leaders and help people get on the road to an active lifestyle.

The ‘Leadership in Running...

Two flagship events and one big weekend planned for this summer’s mass participation event that gets the nation immersed in our wonderful blue environment.

Registration has gone live for the Ecover Blue Mile flagship events at Weymouth and Plymouth with a new programme of activities suitable for absolutely everyone to get involved. This is the first time that a full programme is taking...

As floods continue to inflict damage and disruption across the region, South West MEPs are being accused by Greens of voting against important measures to prevent and tackle flooding proposed in the EU in 2012.

An EU resolution in 2012 built on directives (EU law) that called on Member States to, ‘draw up maps identifying all areas posing a risk of flooding… and the potential damage...

Heavy rain and gale force winds continue to batter the region.

Severe amber warnings for wind and rain has been issued by the Met Office with exposed areas of coast set to be the worst affected.

There are also reports of snow on both Dartmoor and Exmoor further adding to difficult driving conditions in the area.

Strong winds reaching up to 80mph in some areas are...

Romantics in the city are being invited to text their Valentine messages on Friday 14 February to appear on Plymouth's Big Screen on the Piazza.

Anyone interested in declaring their love on the Big Screen needs to text 80011 and start their message with Plymouth by 5pm on Friday 14 February.

If you are planning to propose this Friday and need a specific time for your message to...

Labour leader Ed Miliband visited Exeter today to see the proposed site of resilience work at Cowley Bridge Junction.

The site was badly affected by floods in the winter storms of 2012/13 causing the main rail line into the South West to close for a several weeks.

Following the line closures, last year, the government promised to spend over £31 million on projects to improve...

This Valentine's Day a heartfelt invitation is going out to all Devon women urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

Event organisers are asking all mums, grans, sisters, aunts, daughters and friends to join the formidable army of passionate women determined to take on cancer by entering a Race for Life 5k in Plymouth on 22 June.

Sam Beare, Cancer Research UK’s...

Mums and dads can now find all the information they need about the maternity services offered by Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust thanks to the launch of its revamped website.

The new website features:

• Videos – including a tour of the maternity unit, services offered in the community, homebirth and antenatal care.
• Self-referral forms for pregnancy and antenatal
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Police are investigating after the till was stolen from Whitleigh Green Chinese Takeaway in Plymouth at the weekend.

Offenders kicked in a front door panel at the premises some time between 10pm on Saturday (8 February) and 1.30pm the next day.

They escaped with a grey till which contained £50 cash.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary and are asking...

Plymouth’s sports facilities could be making another appearance on the world stage with key city venues in the running for Rugby World Cup 2015 Team Bases.

A consortium of local sports partners, led by Plymouth City Council, put together a bid to be a potential Team Base before and during the tournament and organisers England 2015 has confirmed that the city has been successful in...