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The little girl injured in a collision in the city on Sunday (9 June) is no longer in a critical condition and is improving.

The 19-month-year-old girl was badly injured in a serious road traffic collision with a red Vauxhall Zafira at the YMCA John Kitto Centre on Honicknowle Lane at just after 9.30am on Sunday.

Police reported that the girl had sustained life-changing...

Devon and Cornwall Police are warning licensees to comply with their premises licences following the conviction of Tony Bowman, former boss at Divas Lap Dancing Club.

Mr Bowman was convicted for knowingly allowing licensable activity to take place in breach of the conditions of the premises licence during a trial at Plymouth Magistrates Court.

The case centred on the operation...

A woman who fell from level five of the Drake Circus car park in Plymouth this morning (Wednesday 12 June) has died from her injuries in Derriford Hospital.

Police say her family was with her when she died.

Emergency services were alerted at around 10.40am and an ambulance was quickly on the scene

The woman, who has not been named, was taken straight to the emergency...

A dispersal order designed to tackle crime and anti social behaviour in Estover will come into effect later this month.

The order was requested by the police and signed this week as a delegated decision by the Council's Cabinet Member for Cooperatives and Community Development, Chris Penberthy.

The order will be in place around the clock and will last for six months from 21...

A rise in reported incidents of disability hate crime in Plymouth is the result of increased confidence that victims’ complaints will be dealt with effectively, says Devon and Cornwall Police.

The Force’s diverse communities team (DCT) works alongside officers from neighbourhood teams and partner organisations to raise awareness, increase knowledge and build trust and confidence with...

Motorists faced gridlock this morning after police were called to a single vehicle collision at 8am this morning near the A38 Trerulefoot roundabout.

A male motorcyclist came off his bike on the A374 but is not thought to have suffered any injuries.

The road was closed and the Highways Agency attended the scene while a large fuel spill was cleared off the carriageway.

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Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in the city at just after 9.30am on Sunday, 9 June 2013, at the YMCA John Kitto Centre on Honicknowle Lane.

A red Vauxhall Zafira was involved in a collision with a 19-month-old girl who sustained life-changing injuries.

She was taken to Derriford Hospital but later airlifted to Frenchay...

Police were called to an incident in Plymouth yesterday, Wednesday 5 June 2013, after a man in his 20s and a teenage woman were threatened in the street by three men.

Police say the incident took place in Cotehele Avenue, Prince Rock at around 1315 hours.

It was believed at the time that one of the three suspects may have had a firearm, but police say no weapon has been...

Police in Barnstaple are appealing for witnesses after a 37-year-old local woman was sexually assaulted in the town.

Local police report that the incident took place between 1930 and 2030 hours on Wednesday, 5 June 2013 on Castle Mound, Barnstaple.

Police believe that the offender was known to the victim.

A 30-year-old man from Ilfracombe has been arrested and is in...

A 55-year-old man has died after falling from rocks while fishing at Meadfoot Beach, Torquay.

Torbay Coastguard says it was called out around 5.50pm on Wednesday (5 June) after receiving a report of a man falling off rocks into the water.

The Torbay Coastguard rescue team, Coastguard Helicopter R106, Torbay RNLI lifeboats, Torquay Harbour Patrol Boat Oscar 4, police and...