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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...

Cabbies sign up for consumer confidence scheme

One of Plymouth’s taxi firms has joined the growing ranks of companies signing up to the city’s 'Buy with Confidence' scheme.

Need-a-Cab is the first taxi business to join up to the nationally recognised scheme that aims to take the headache out of finding a reliable and trustworthy local business.

One of the company’s directors, Dave Evans, said: “We’re very proud to be the...

Youth Parliament celebrates local Heritage Heroes

Members of the UK Youth Parliament (MYPs) in the South West are celebrating an award of £20,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant will be used to create an archive of films and recordings about people in the history of the South West who have campaigned for change in their communities and politics.

Young people aged 11 to 18 from Plymouth will be looking at Somerset...

Hospital celebrates Discovery Library apprentices

To mark this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, Plymouth's Derriford Hospital is highlighting some of the achievements of its past and present apprentices. The Discovery Library at Derriford Hospital is one location where a number of their apprentices have taken the next step in their career and found a permanent position with the Trust.

Starting her career with the Trust as an...

Police issue images of Co-op shoplifting spree suspect

Police in Plymouth have issued CCTV images of a suspect they wish to identify in relation to a spate of shoplifting in the city.

Police are investigating six separate thefts form Co-op stores throughout Plymouth involving the same suspect.

In the latest incident which occurred at around 6.10pm on Saturday 23rd February, the suspect entered the Co-op store in Moorshead Road,...

Police release image of man sought in alcohol theft

Plymouth police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to the theft of alcohol from a Mutley Plain store.

The incident happened at around 10.00p.m. on Sunday 10 February 2013 when the suspect was caught on CCTV. He is white and has short hair. He was wearing white trousers, blue jeans, a blue top with white stripes down the sleeves.

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