Plympton

Charity golf event raises £1,440

Bandvulc held its annual charity golf event to raise funds for Cancer Research UK in memory of Jamie Kingdom on the 12th July at the Boringdon Golf Club in Plympton. It was a great day for everyone involved and an incredible £1440 was raised on the day.

Jamie worked at Bandvulc for some 13 years and sadly lost his fight with cancer at the young age of 31.

It was decided by his...

Man assaulted outside Plympton pub

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Plympton as he left the pub.

On Friday 17 July between 9.30pm and 10.30pm, a 38-year-old man was assaulted outside the Joshua Reynolds Inn, in the Ridgeway area.

The victim was attacked as he left the pub following an argument in the car park next to the Co-operative store.

He was punched in the face and...

Teenagers seriously injured in Plympton collision

Two teenagers were left seriously injured after a vehicle overturned in Plympton on Saturday night (30 May).

Police and emergency services were called to Boringdon Hill at 11pm after the silver VW Polo containing five people somersaulted and landed on its roof on the pavement.

Local residents gave first aid to two male teenagers who had been thrown from the vehicle during the...

Police appeal after garage burglary

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at the rear garage of the Foresters Arms public house, situated on Fore Street, Plympton St Maurice in Plymouth.

It is believed that the burglary took place at between 3.20am-4.30am on Saturday 28th March.

The garage is accessed via a small rear lane and was rented to a local carpenter who used it to store tools and power...

Animal charity acquires investment property in Plympton

A leading charity which oversees pet welfare in Devon and Cornwall has added to its investment portfolio by acquiring industrial units located within the Newnham Industrial Estate in Plympton, Plymouth.

Plymouth commercial property specialist, Glenn Kelly from Bruton Knowles, helped broker the deal which sees the Gerrick Rose Animal Trust acquire the freehold interest in units A-F...

Plymouth man seriously injured in assault

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Plympton at the weekend to come forward.

A 24-year-old man, from Plymouth, was approached by a man who punched him in the mouth and struck him over the back of the head in Fore Street, St Maurice.

The victim suffered serious head and facial injuries as a result of the attack that happened at around 9pm on Saturday 28 March...

Chris to run marathon for donkeys

Plympton martial arts teacher and ex-marine, Chris McKenna, is limbering up to run the Plymouth Half Marathon next month in aid of The Donkey Sanctuary Ivybridge.

He will also be holding a fundraising gig at the Westward Inn in Lee Mill on Friday 3 April from 8.30pm.

It will be the second time that Chris, 63, has run the Half Marathon for the Sanctuary. Last year he enjoyed it...

Police appeal after Plympton assault

Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for any witnesses to an assault that took place on Plymouth Road, Plympton on the evening of Sunday 26th October.

The assault took place on the road to front of the Unicorn Pub at around 10pm and may have been witnessed by passers by.

The alleged attacker was around 5”10 tall and wearing motorcycling clothing as he launched what is...

Fresh appeal for witnesses to fatal A38 crash

At 10.53am on Friday 5 September, emergency services attended a serious injury road traffic collision on the A38 Exeter bound carriageway near Smithaleigh, approximately one mile from Lee Mill.

Involved in the collision was a lorry and a pedal cyclist.

The cyclist was treated at the scene before being conveyed by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital with serious injuries where...

Local businesses join forces with Police in personal property protection initiative

In 2013 Plympton Neighbourhood Policing team, of Devon and Cornwall Police, secured funding from the Little Acorns Project, for the purchase of purse bells, an anti theft device to protect property from being stolen or tampered with.

The purse bells, which clip onto a purse, wallet or bag, have proven to be a successful deterrent against thieves, and have also previously been used by...

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