Devon

Thieves target heating oil across the region

Devon and Cornwall Police are warning people to be aware that thieves continue to target heating oil from both domestic and business premises across the region.

In the last seven days (between 8th and 15th March 2013) the force have received 14 complaints from across the two counties where quantities of between 100 and 750 litres of oil have been stolen. 11 of those reports have been...

Match Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town

Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town

League Two, Saturday 16th March, 3pm

The Pilgrims entertain Fleetwood Town on Saturday in a game manager John Sheridan has described to Argyle's official website as "the biggest game I've had since I became a manager".

A win for Argyle would lift spirits and invigorate their fight against relegation but Fleetwood will be looking for...

Argyle secure back-to-back victories at Southend

Southend United 0 Plymouth Argyle 2

League Two, Tuesday 19th March

Plymouth Argyle continued to show form and a readiness for the relegation battle with an away victory at Southend last night.

Two second half goals - a second penalty in as many games from Paul Wotton and Reuben Reid's first ever goal for the Pilgrims - secured three points.

Southend,...

Thieves steal safe from top chef's restaurant

A safe has been stolen during a burglary at celebrity chef Gary Rhodes' Plymouth restaurant, Rhodes @the Dome on The Hoe.

Police report that thieves got into the building between midnight and 7a.m. on Monday 18 March 2013 and forcibly removed the digital safe which contained an undisclosed sum of money.

Detectives are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything...

Plymouth's 1000 Club hits 100 members

Bluebird Care, based in Plympton, has become the 100th member of Plymouth’s 1000 Club.

The 1000 Club is a city wide initiative aimed at encouraging 1000 businesses to provide a job or work experience to a young person.

To celebrate this milestone, the leader of Plymouth Council, Councillor Tudor Evans will present Bluebird Care with a commemorative certificate.

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Convertible BMW cars destroyed in arson attack

Two convertible BMW cars have been destroyed in an arson attack in Plymouth.

Local police and fire fighters were called to Middlefield Road, Southway, just after 9.00p.m. on Sunday 17 March 2013 where they found the silver 118 and a black 645 alight.

Officers are now working with fire investigators to establish the cause of the blaze which is being treated as a criminal act...

City pledges online help for Universal Credit claimants

People who don’t use the internet are being targeted in a major new Council project to stop them from losing out on benefits, services and work.

The city is launching a project to target pockets of the population, who are not comfortable using the web, to give them the chance to learn the online basics.

It is estimated 38,000 Plymouth households are not connected to the...

Council marks Earth Hour with energy saving giveaway

We are, are you? That’s the question Councillor Brian Vincent is asking as Plymouth City Council prepares to mark the year’s biggest climate change campaign, World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Earth Hour.

At 8.30pm on Saturday 23rd March, hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour, all across the world in a symbolic show of support for green initiatives....

Schoolboys arrested on suspicion of chicken killings

Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that three boys have been released on bail after the theft and death of three pet chickens following a break-in at a local school.

The boys, who are 12, 13 and 15 years of age, were arrested on suspicion of stealing and stamping the birds to death. The dead chickens stolen from the Brook Green Centre for Learning in Bodmin Road, Whitleigh, were...

Open day seeks businesses who can supply white goods

Plymouth City Council is holding an open day in a search for businesses that can supply white goods.

From April, Plymouth City Council will administer a new Emergency and Welfare Fund to replace the Government’s Social Fund, which is being abolished.

The new scheme will help Plymouth residents that are in extreme financial difficulty.

Residents will be able to apply...

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