Plymouth

Man dies after 100 foot fall from cliff near Whitsand Bay

A 25-year-old Polish man has died after falling approximately 100 feet from a cliff while walking close to Whitsand Bay near Plymouth in the early hours of Sunday morning (14 July).

The man was airlifted to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital with serious head injuries after a friend raised the alarm. South Western Ambulance Service contacted Brixham Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to...

Taxi driver assaulted by couple in Hooe

Police in Plymouth are trying to locate a man and a woman who are alleged to have been involved in the assault of a taxi driver in the Hooe area of the city in the early hours of Sunday morning (14 July).

It is understood the taxi driver picked up his fare – a man and a woman – outside Cuba on North Hill at around 2.40am on Sunday. He was driving a black Metro cab.

He drove...

Criminal damage to car endangered Plymouth man's life

Police have released CCTV images of a suspect after a Plymouth man’s life was put at risk when someone tampered with his car.

The victim was driving his Audi on the A38 near to Ivybridge when it suddenly pulled to the left, span around and ended up facing the wrong way. The driver managed to get control of the car but the wheel was left buckled.

On examination it was found...

Teenage girl fought off man who tried to drag her into a lane

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man attempted to drag a teenage girl into a lane in Plymouth.

The incident happened on Tuesday 9 July between 9.30pm and 9.45pm on Honicknowle Lane.

A 16-year-old girl was approached by a man just after the A38 flyover bridge at Parkway, near Burrington Way.

It is believed that the man had just got out of a taxi at the bus...

New partnership for marriages at the Guildhall

Happy couples can now get expert wedding arrangements in Plymouth Guildhall as part of the new partnership between the Council and Emotive Events.

The Guildhall has been licenced as a wedding venue for four years but up until now, brides and grooms have had to be a dab hand at organising.

Now Emotive Events has teamed up with the Council to will help take the hassle and strain...

Regional growth fund success for Plymouth City Deal

Businesses in Plymouth and the west country peninsula will benefit from £4 million funding awarded to the Plymouth City Deal partnership.

A Regional Growth Fund bid from Plymouth University, backed by other Plymouth City Deal partners including Plymouth City Council, the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP and the Plymouth...

The Treasury Bar celebrates ten years of ‘Leading Lifestyles’

The Treasury, a café, bar and restaurant on Royal Parade in Plymouth, is celebrating ten years of business this July. From the ‘Betamax’ birthday party on the Friday 19th July and throughout the rest of July and August, The Treasury will be offering people the chance to discover, or rediscover, a bar which has been central to Plymouth’s cultural scene over the last ten years. Or as they put it...

Pedestrian killed in A38 collision

A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a Nissan van on the A38 near the Lee Mill Industrial Estate.

The 47-year-old man was from Smithaleigh in Devon. The collision occurred at about 10.30pm on Sunday 14 July 2013 on the eastbound carriageway.

A 57-year-old man from Bristol has been arrested by Avon and Somerset Police on suspicion of causing death by driving without...

'Register and pass it on' for National Transplant Week

As part of National Transplant Week, Derriford Hospital's transplant team will be handing out 2,000 bracelets today (Saturday 13 July) at Frankfort Gate, Plymouth with the aim of creating a viral message to encourage people to proactively sign the organ donor register.

Led by former transplant patients and staff from the South West Transplant Centre, based at Derriford Hospital in...

New exhibition highlights the life and times of Lady Astor

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery opens a brand new exhibition called ‘Nancy: The Life and Times of Lady Astor’ on Saturday 13 July.

The exhibition tells the story of Viscountess Nancy Astor - MP for Plymouth Sutton from 1919 to 1944, Lady Mayoress of Plymouth from 1939 to 1944 and the first woman ever to take a seat in the House of Commons.

It features a number of items...

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