Plymouth

A fire in a restaurant in the Barbican area of the city in the early hours of this morning led to the evacuation of a four storey building.

Two fire appliances from Greenbank station, one from Plymstock and the aerial ladder platform from Crownhill attended after calls were received reporting the incident at Rockys Steakhouse and Grill on Southside Street.

The domestic flats...

Police in Plymouth have issued CCTV images of a suspect following an incident in a pub which resulted in two men being assaulted.

The incident occurred at around 11.15pm on Sunday 5th May in the Mannamead pub on Mutley Plain, Plymouth.

Following an altercation one victim - a man aged 60 years - was punched to the head and kicked whilst on the floor. He received cuts to his...

During the summer term, City College Plymouth students who are aged 16 to 18 and have a household income below £20,817 are being given a £9 a week cash payment to purchase meals whilst attending College.

Currently, 16 to18 year olds from a disadvantaged background who study at a further education or sixth form College do not receive free meals at lunchtime, whereas their counterparts...

The Rotary Club of Plympton are organising a Teddy Bear Parachute jump in aid of various charities supported by the Rotary club on Saturday 1 June, and are asking people if they own a teddy brave enough to take part.

The Devon & Somerset Fire Service will be launching the brave teddies from one of their hydraulic platform devices.

Prizes will be given to the teddy who...

A full line-up of special food and drink events being held during June to celebrate Devon’s finest restaurants has been revealed.

Nearly 40 eateries across the county will be getting behind ‘Devon Restaurant Month’ by organising their own unique event or promotion to raise awareness of award-winning food and drink and increase their custom in the process.

This year, the...

Police are hunting for burglars who broke into the home of an elderly woman while she was in hospital.

The 85-year-old victim was taken to hospital on Friday morning after her car overturned on Knighton Road in Wembury.

The Hyundai I10 ended up on its roof and the woman was taken to Derriford Hospital for an overnight stay after suffering minor injuries.

When she...

Young people in Plymouth are being urged to become fearless in the fight against crime following the launch of a new service for the city.

Fearless.org is a website from the independent charity Crimestoppers where young people can get information about crimes that affect them.

It also gives them the opportunity to pass on information about crime totally anonymously and it is...

Leading Devon law firm Kitsons has announced the promotion of four employees to Associate status.

The new Associates are Charlie Siegle, a Solicitor, and Stephen Craig, a Probate Manager, both in the firm’s Private Client Team; Jayme Nicholson, a Solicitor in the Employment Team and Jo Davies, a Licensed Conveyancer. The promotions take the firm’s total number of Associates to seven...

Plymouth law firm Kitsons celebrated its fifth year in the city by hosting a special drinks reception for business professionals at The Millfields, Plymouth this week (Tuesday 30 April 2013).

Since opening in May 2008, the firm’s Plymouth office has strengthened its position in the city by adding to its range of disciplines including commercial, commercial property, family, employment...

Devon’s finest were honoured by the Queen last week when they were presented with a British Empire Medal.

A pair of dedicated community workers from Plymouth were among the eight men and women from across the county named in the New Year's Honours List 2013.

Mrs Lorraine Tucker – For services to The City of Plymouth Children Fund and to the community in Devon

For...