Devon and Cornwall Police is holding a two week amnesty for the surrender of unlawfully held or unwanted firearms and ammunition.
Members of the public can hand in items at police stations in Exeter (Heavitree Road), Torquay, Plymouth (Charles Cross and Crownhill), Barnstaple, Bodmin, Camborne, St Austell and Truro between 3 and 17 November.
Luke Pollard calls on Government to back creation of a military credit union for Plymouth’s service personnel and their families
Labour’s Candidate for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport is joining efforts to encourage the Government to create a credit union for the armed forces. Pointing to the success of Navy Federal, a credit union providing loans and savings for US military personnel,...
A woman died after being hit by a car yesterday evening at the University College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth.
Police were alerted to a serious collision in the car park at the rear of the university at around 6.40pm on Friday 17 October, after a Vauxhall Corsa collided with a pedestrian.
The 77-year-old female pedestrian, who was from the Plymstock area, died as a...
Parents whose children are due to start at secondary school in September 2015 have just 18 days left to tell the Council which three schools they would like their child to attend.
The deadline for secondary school admission preferences is Friday 31 October and Plymouth City Council is urging parents not to leave their applications until the last minute. To maximise the chances of...
Plymouth’s Piazza is being transformed into a winter wonderland, with the return of the outdoor ice rink.
Back for 19 fun-filled weeks, construction of the ice rink has this week started in preparation for its grand opening on Saturday 18 October. From 9am, families, first-time skaters, novice and professional skaters can enjoy the delights of this open-air ice rink – voted as one of...
A pioneering new study has shown that water found on Earth predates the formation of the Sun – raising hopes that life could exist on exoplanets, the planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy.
The ground-breaking research set out to discover the origin of the water that was deposited on the Earth as it formed.
It found that a significant fraction of water found on Earth, and...
City College Plymouth is ensuring that the young people of Plymouth still have the opportunity to pursue the career of their choice by extending its course enrolment window until the end of October.
Due to popular demand, courses across a wide variety of vocational areas are accepting late enrolments to give people the opportunity to make the right decision for their future.
BUSINESS telecommunications firm IP Office Ltd has won a major contract to help a Plymouth health care centre further improve its customer service to patients.
The contract to provide a new telephone system for Ernesettle Primary Care Centre will allow a network of four surgeries - Ernesettle, Cumberland, Mount Gould and Trelawny - to operate independently from the main Derriford...
Researchers in Exeter and Plymouth have been brought together in an exciting new venture to defeat dementia.
In the lead up to World Alzheimer’s Day, the UK’s leading dementia research charity has announced new investment in a Research Network across the UK, bringing scientists together to tackle this devastating condition.
Alzheimer’s Research UK will support 15 Network...
