Plymouth

The majority shareholder of Exeter based airline Flybe has sold its entire shareholding.

The 48.1% stake owned by the Walker Family Trust through Rosedale Aviation Holdings Ltd was sold for £25.2m.

The move marks the end of a long standing relationship between the airline and the Walker family.

Late steel magnate and former owner of Blackburn Rovers Jack Walker bought...

Plymouth Arts Centre Food – PAC Food – has won a tender to provide school meals for children at a new school in Plymouth, inspired by Jamie Oliver.

From the start of term, children at the new Plymouth School of Creative Arts, based in Millbay, will be eating home-made food cooked in the kitchen at Barbican-based Plymouth Arts Centre.

Head Chef at Plymouth Arts Centre Food is...

Crimestoppers’ latest campaign to hunt suspected criminals in Spain includes appeal for man with links to Devon convicted of drug related offences.

Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers’ latest campaign to locate 13 wanted fugitives, believed to be hiding in Spain, includes an appeal for a man wanted for a series of drug offences, with links to Devon.

Stephen Blundell, 35, is...

The cockroaches are in, the bridges are up and the competition is on, which means it’s finally time to reveal who’s been shouting, “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me In There!” as we uncover the Celebrities who’ll be facing the Trials of the jungle in 2013.

Who will be the camp joker? Who’ll start the first argument? And will anyone flunk as many challenges as Helen Flanagan? Start making your...

Tonight’s Festival of Lights event will turn Plymouth into a dazzling festive heaven to celebrate the start of the countdown to Christmas Day.

The lantern parade will feature 18 spectacular giant lanterns and 200 hand-lanterns made by local primary schools and secondary schools who have been working with Stiltskin Creative Arts and Theatre.

The parade will start as soon as the...

The Plymouth Fairness Commission will publish its Summer of Listening report on Friday 15 November, showcasing the findings of its listening activities over the past three months and revealing real issues of unfairness that people face within the city.

The commissioners have heard many issues that affect local people, including: high cost of living vs. low wages, discrimination, the...

The South West was the only region in the UK to see a rise in unemployment in the last quarter, up 0.4% to 6.4% of the working age population (those aged 16 to 64).

However the region also saw an increase in the rate of employment for the period from July to September 2013, up 0.1% to 74.4%, but lower than the overall UK increase of 0.3%.

The South West region remains the third...

Police in Plymouth are appealing for any witnesses to contact them after a man was punched to the face outside a Plymouth nightclub.

The alleged incident took place outside the Oceana nightclub in the early hours of Thursday 31 October.

At around 3am, near the railings which are directly opposite the entrance, a man was punched to the face causing a serious facial injury....

Young people in Plymouth will be supported to stay in school and achieve better results through a new scheme using one-to-one mentors as guides.

Councillor Nicky Williams, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, signed off the new Skills Aid Plymouth (SAP) scheme to support teens to stay in school and get the qualifications the city needs them to have.

SAP will help...

Generous Chivas Brothers employees have had their charity fundraising efforts boosted by £33,000 in the last year thanks to the company’s doubling up scheme. This, in addition to the £47,000 employees raised themselves, totals £80,000 for good causes – a £10,000 increase on the amount raised last year. Beneficiaries included Macmillan Cancer Support, Cancer Research UK, Movember, Comic Relief...