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...
Plagued by injury over the past few months, Tom Daley battled through the pain of a recurring tricep problem to finish a creditable sixth in the men's 10m platform at the World Aquatic Championships in Bacrelona.
China's Qui Bo (581) won gold with Olympic champion David Boudia (517) second and Sascha Klein (508.55) third. Daley, the 2009 world champion scored 470.60 points.
A number of families had to be evacuated last night after a fire in a block of flats in the Devonport area of Plymouth.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the flats on Devonport Hill after receiving a call reporting smoke issuing from inside the three-storey block of flats. Two fire appliances from Greenbank and one fire appliance from Camels Head attended....
Tom Daley has reached today's World Championship 10m platform final despite a reccurence of a tricep injury that left the Plymouth diver in some pain.
The 19-year-old finished in seventh place in the semi-final on Saturday (27 July) with 452.7 points despite the pain, which flared up in training on Thursday.
Daley's build-up to the World Championships in Barcelona has been...
