Devon

Bombay Bicycle Club to stop off in Plymouth

Bombay Bicycle Club are to embark on their biggest and most ambitious tour yet, a seven-date run of the UK before their London’s Earls Court show on 13th December, which has already had extra seats added due to popular demand.

Bombay Bicycle Club’s critically acclaimed fourth album, So Long, See You Tomorrow, captures the results of singer Jack Steadman’s picaresque adventures in the...

Waterfront Christmas lights switch on will follow Thanksgiving service

The Barbican and Sutton Harbour will get into the Christmas spirit with a traditional carol service on The Parade as part of their Christmas lights switch-on.

Taking place on Thursday 27 November, the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership and Lord Mayor’s Parlour, will host a short Thanksgiving service at the Mayflower Steps.

Celebrating Plymouth’s links with the United States of...

Record 1,000 runners sign up for half marathon

Organisers of Plymouth’s Half Marathon, GO2, are pleased to announce that the event has already attracted a record breaking 1,100 entries! Over 500 of those were secured in the first 24 hours of entries opening, and race data suggests that for 40 percent of these runners, the popular event will be their first ever half marathon distance.

Jamie Warren, Head of Marketing and Commercial...

RWC2015 tickets back on sale on Monday

The remaining tickets from the September general sale for Rugby World Cup 2015 will go back on sale next week.

The sale of up to 300,000 tickets for 25 matches will take place in three stages, with priority access given to applicants who were unsuccessful in the ballot.

Stage 1 – Monday 24 and Tuesday November 25 – Ticket sale open to unsuccessful applicants from the September...

Exeter Chiefs prop Brown joins Albion on loan

Exeter Chiefs prop Alex Brown will go straight into the Plymouth Albion squad ahead of their Championship trip to Leeds on Friday night.

Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter today confirmed the 25-year-old forward has teamed up with Albion after the two clubs agreed a loan deal for the player.

It will be Brown’s second spell on loan at the Brickfields having previously featured for the...

Plymouth police launch antisocial behaviour clamp down

Police in Plymouth are working with Plymouth City Council to combat an increase in antisocial behaviour complaints in parts of the city.

Local police have seen a notable rise in noise and antisocial behaviour complaints in the Greenbank area recently.

To help combat this, the Force is working with the environmental health department at Plymouth City Council to identify problem...

Police renew telephone bank scam warning

Police are warning residents to beware as fraudsters continue to target communities by telephone, particularly elderly and vulnerable people.

Three further incidents of telephone fraud have been reported in the Honiton and Crediton areas of Devon and St Agnes in Cornwall, totalling £138,000.

Fraudsters contact victims by telephone informing them that their accounts have been...

Commissioner’s review finds Police 101 service 'unacceptable'

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has today (Thursday 20 November) published the findings of a review, undertaken by his office, into Devon and Cornwall’s Police 101 non-emergency service.

The main findings of the report are:

• Calls are answered promptly at the switchboard and within times that are consistent with other forces, or equivalent non-emergency contact...

Plymouth Hospitals Cancer Services embrace ‘Hello My Name is…’

The ‘Hello My Name is…’ campaign has arrived at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, as part of a Trust-wide initiative to remind staff of the importance of clear communication in the delivery of quality care.

Widely publicised on social media under the #hellomynameis hashtag, the campaign was founded by Dr Kate Granger, an Elderly Medicine Registrar at St James University Hospital in Leeds...

Devon's Crime Commissioner takes national lead to reduce alcohol misuse

Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is taking a national lead in the battle to cut alcohol related crime and harm, which is estimated to cost the country £11 billion annually.

Mr Hogg will chair a national PCC group which has a clear vision to reduce alcohol misuse and the associated huge cost for policing and health. It will focus on changing attitudes,...

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