Plymouth

Plymouth's plan to get more people peddling along the waterfront is firing up with specialists Rockets and Rascals awarded the contract to set up a cycle hire service.

The company was the winning bidder in a procurement bid to run a service beneath the arches at Commercial Wharf and at Royal William Yard's Firestone Arches as part of the Coastal Communities Fund package.

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Police have arrested three men in the Prince Rock area, near Cattedown, on suspicion of possessing a firearm.

The men, aged 19, 24 and 29, are being held at Crownhill police station after armed police were called just after 1pm on Wednesday (5 June).

No-one was hurt in the incident although it is alleged threats may have been made by the men.

Police, who also took away...

Councillor Ian Gordon has been elected as Vice-Chairman of the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority.

Cllr Gordon, former Lord Mayor of Plymouth, is a labour councillor for Ham ward on Plymouth City Council.

He said: “I am absolutely delighted and honoured not just to serve on the Authority but to represent the views and interests of the whole of the two counties...

Libraries across Devon are encouraging residents to ‘think differently’ this month as part of a project to inspire creativity.

A series of events and activities associated with experiment, discovery, play, learning and reflection will be held throughout June aimed getting people to try something new.

Designed for those of all ages, they include activities such as learning to...

Police have reported that Rebecca Cole, the young woman who went missing from her Plymouth home, has been found safe in East Sussex.

Concerns grew for the well being of Ms Cole, 20, from the St Budeaux area after she disappeared on Monday 3 June.

Police have thanked the public and media for their assistance.

Councillor Ian Gordon has been elected as Vice-Chairman of the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority.

Cllr Gordon, former Lord Mayor of Plymouth, is a Labour councillor for Ham ward on Plymouth City Council.

He said: “I am absolutely delighted and honoured not just to serve on the Authority but to represent the views and interests of the whole of the two counties,...

Giles Chichester, Conservative MEP for South West England and Gibraltar, took up an invitation to visit the Brook Green Centre for Learning in Plymouth on Friday 10 May. Mr Chichester met with staff and students and participated in the school’s Citizenship Programme by talking to the students about Britain’s relationship with the European Community and his role as a Member of the European...

The performance of Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer and the Devon and Cornwall force is scrutinised in the first of a series of publicly viewable one-to-one meetings with Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg.

The PCC holds the Chief Constable to account for the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan. The PCC's office says that the correct mechanism to achieve this in a structured,...

One of the city’s key visitor gateways has been given a bright new look with the installation of high quality, wall-sized images of the waterfront and city centre at Bretonside bus station.

Photographs of Smeaton’s Tower on the Hoe, the Royal William Yard, the British Firework Championships viewed from Plymouth’s historic Barbican and Sutton Harbour, the West End and Drake Circus have...

Organisations in Plymouth are coming together to help families struggling with their finances at a family advice and support day this Thursday (6 June).

The ‘Every Penny Counts’ event, which will be held at Frankfort Gate from 10am to 5pm, will provide useful information about managing finances, changes in benefit payments, debt advice, as well as training and employment opportunities...