Three criminals have been sentenced today (Monday 22 April 2013) to a total of 25 years following a series of audacious robberies across the south of England (including one in Plymouth), stealing in excess of £68,000.
Each was charged and pleaded guilty to conspiring together with other persons to commit robbery between 8 January and 2 March 2012.
A week after the first reports of birds covered in a sticky glue-like substance being washed up on South West beaches, wildlife charities have today confirmed that the number of dead has passed 1,000. This is in addition to the 200-plus birds in the care of the RSPCA and South Devon Seabird Trust.
The substance has been identified as polyisobutene (PIB) by researchers at Plymouth...
Plymouth City Council are offering residents in Keyham, Devonport, Stonehouse, the city centre and the Barbican a chance to win one of five £100 gift vouchers as part of our Plymotion project.
Plymotion is a three-year initiative that aims to improve walking, cycling and public transport links and encourage people to try greener, cheaper and healthier ways of getting around.
Live church bells across Exeter and the sound of artillery fire from Plymouth Citadel will be used in a performance of 1812 Overture at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 25 April.
The score of Tchaikovsky's piece which celebrates Russia's defence against Napoleon, calls for Russian cannon shots. To make the performance by Exeter’s EMG Symphony Orchestra more local and up-to-date, Plymouth’s...
Fire services were in attendance at Pymouth Airport yesterday evening after numerous calls from the public reported seeing plumes of black smoke in the vicinity.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue deployed three appliances, two from Camels Head and one from Greenbank, to extinguish a fire in a coach and two portable buildings near to the runway.
Plymouth's young diving hero Tom Daley has won the 10m platform final at the World Series event in Edinburgh this evening (Sunday 21 April).
In only his second major event since clinching a bronze medal in the Olympics, the 18-year-old beat a field that included the man he pushed into fourth place at London 2012 last year, the Russian Victor Minibaev who finished second.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating police actions after a man reportedly became engulfed by flames in his garden.
The incident occurred in Honicknowle, Plymouth on Thursday evening (18 April 2013) and resulted in the 32 year old local man - named by local sources as Andrew Pimlott - sustaining serious burn injuries. The man was taken to Derriford...
Plymouth’s Barbican will be hosting a weekend of pirate themed fun for all the family on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May.
At the heart of the activity will be the fantastic tall ship The Bessie Ellen, which will be berthed in Sutton Harbour for the weekend.
Visitors will have the chance to go on board The Bessie Ellen to explore the ship and get a taste of life as a pirate.
Destination Plymouth in partnership with Plymouth City Council, City Centre Company and Plymouth Waterfront Partnership BIDS is putting on a packed programme of entertainment to coincide with...
Tomorrow (Saturday 20 April) is the biggest day in the calendar for independent record shops all over the UK as they celebrate the sixth annual Record Store Day .
Music lovers will flock to the nation's indie music retailers to get their hands on limited edition vinyl issued specially for Record Store Day, see live performances and generally be part of a celebration of record shop...
Plymouth Albion travel to Doncaster's Castle Park for Saturday's season finale and coach Nat Saumi's last game in charge.
Albion will be buoyed by news that two further players from the current squad have re-signed for next season. Ien Ascroft-Leigh and Lewis Warner have signed one year...
