Stagecoach South West has announced that, starting 30 September 2013, they are introducing two brand new ‘Stagecoach Gold’ routes which will operate between Torquay, Paignton, Totnes and Plymouth or Dartmouth. The introduction of the flagship ‘5-star’ brand to Devon is a coup for customers, reserved for only a select number of locations across the country.
Studios that could create over 100 jobs and a home for Plymouth’s burgeoning creative arts enterprise culture look set to get the go-ahead.
Plymouth City Council's cabinet, which meets on August 6, is likely to approve plans for the Council to act as guarantor to the eagerly-awaited Ocean Studios in Royal William Yard and to make a financial contribution from its ‘Building for Jobs...
Plymouth College student Ruta Meilutyte has set a new world record for the 100m breaststroke in the World Aquatic Championships semi-final in Barcelona.
The 16-year-old Lithuanian set a new world best time of 1:04.35 on Monday 29 July to qualify for the final.
The Olympic Champion who is coached by Jon Rudd, swims for Plymouth Leander, after moving to Plymouth from Lithuania...
Police are investigating an unprovoked assault on a 13-year-old Plymouth boy in the Crownhill area of the city.
The boy was walking home with friends at around 10.20pm on Friday night (26 July) when they were approached by a group of people in Crownhill Road, close to Woodland Fort.
One of the men in the group then punched the boy in the face and bit his arm and back. The boy...
Three services at Plymouth City Council are to get awards for their dementia work.
Joint Commissioning and Adult Social Care, the Library Service and the Arts and Heritage Service will be presented with certificates by the Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance at an event on Friday 2 August in recognition of the work carried out in Plymouth towards making the city ‘dementia friendly’....
Reducing the harm caused by alcohol is the key aim of a new five year plan for Plymouth being considered by Plymouth City Council’s cabinet on 6 August 2013.
The Strategic Alcohol Plan aims to change attitudes towards alcohol and prevent problems developing, support those in need and create a safer, more vibrant city.
Plymouth’s pioneering commitment to tackle the devastating effects of dementia is to be celebrated at the city’s first Dementia Friendly City Awards.
The city is recognised nationally for its efforts to support those affected by the condition, to research potential new treatments and to raise awareness of its impact across all sections of the community.
A Plymouth man has been charged in connection with a series of burglaries across the region.
Stephen Ready, 32, from Crownhill in Plymouth, has been charged with three counts of commercial burglary and one of attempted burglary and is appearing at Truro Crown Court this morning.
The charges relate to burglaries at Matford Filling Station, Exminster, Exeter between 16-19 July...
Staff in the country's network of 371 Crown post offices will take a ninth round of strike action today (Monday 29 July) in a dispute over closures, jobs, and pay.
Only three percent of branches may be affected by the action according to the Post Office.
The strikes have been called by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) which represents staff members in the Crown network...
Local blind and partially sighted people and bus drivers came together on Friday 19 July at the George Park and Ride in Plymouth to share their experiences of bus travel and highlight how journeys can be improved. Called 'Swap with Me' the event was run jointly by First in Devon and Cornwall and the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB). It was held to allow bus users with sight...
