Plymouth

With the cold weather predicted to last for the rest of this week South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is urging motorists to slow down and ensure their vehicle is ready for winter.

A spokesman for the Trust said: "We have already received numerous call outs this week to motorists who have been involved in a collision due, in part, to the road conditions caused by the...

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a woman walking alone along Hospital Road in Greenbank in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday 8 January 2014.

A man approached the 21-year-old woman at around 12.45am and grabbed her around the throat and pushed her against a wall.

When she screamed, he ran off along Hospital Road in the direction of the...

Plymouth's 1000 Club has been shortlisted for a prestigious national prize that recognises the public and private sector working together.

The 1000 Club was set up through the Plymouth Growth Board – a partnership between business and public sector leaders – to make it easier for young people and employers to team up to better suit each other's needs.

Now it is up for an award...

Police have rescued a woman in her 70s who was walking on Dartmoor and managed to get trapped in a bog.

At about 1.45pm on Saturday 11 January police received a call from a woman who said she was stuck on the moors.

Mobile phone reception was poor and it was not clear initially where she was or why she was stuck.

After several calls it became evident she was stuck in...

Unemployed young people in Plymouth are being given the chance to take part in a three-week course to give them the skills and confidence they need to get a job.

Experience Performing Arts, funded by The Co-operative Foundation and delivered in partnership with The Prince’s Trust and Theatre Royal Plymouth, will give local young people the opportunity to boost their confidence and gain...

Forecasters have warned of dangerous driving on icy roads as the temperature falls below freezing.

The Met office has issued a Yellow warning for ice for today and Tuesday (14 January) which is expected to cause disruption to travel.

Forecasters have said that a combination of clear spells and wind will allow ice to form on the untreated road surfaces.

The ice is...

Time is ticking for parents to choose which schools they would most like their children to attend in 2014.

Families whose children are due to start at primary school for the first time or junior school (having completed Year 2 in an infant school) in September 2014 have just seven days left to tell the Council which three schools are their top choices.

The deadline for primary...

Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service has been shortlisted for two separate awards by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC), recognising its ongoing work to protect residents and businesses against doorstep crime gangs and rogue traders.

The joint service, commissioned by Devon and Somerset County Councils, has been recognised from over 660 entries to this year’s awards, for its...

Three military junior doctors from Derriford Hospital will face a challenge of a lifetime next month when they take part in the Arctic Winter Race, Rovaniemi 150.

Next month, representing all three of the armed services, Flight Lieutenant Michael Thompson, Surgeon Lieutenant Alex Bamford and Captain George Graham, will travel to Lapland to take part in the gruelling challenge, which...

A man has died in a crash in Plymouth.

The accident happened outside the Macdonald's restaurant in Plymouth Road just before 6am yesterday (11 January).

A police spokesman said: “The car had gone off the road and struck a post, causing extensive damage to the vehicle.

“The driver, a male in his mid-20s, was declared dead at the scene. Apolice investigation is under way...