Cllr Patrick Nicholson

Plymouth launches £50m plan for affordable homes

Plymouth’s new Plan for Homes has been officially launched at a major housing summit. The conference, organised by the South West Housing Initiative and Plymouth City Council, was held on Friday 1 November and brought key people from across the country to the city to discuss how more homes can be built to tackle the housing shortage and meet the needs of a growing population.

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Plymouth Conservatives elect new council group leader

The Conservative group on Plymouth City Council has elected a new leader.

Cllr Ian Bowyer was elected to succeed Cllr Ted Fry as leader in a meeting of group members on Monday, ahead of one other candidate, Cllr Glenn Jordan.

Cllr Fry lost a vote of no confidence in his leadership earlier this month. Cllr Patrick Nicholson has been acting leader but made it clear he was not...