Devonport Market Hall could come under council ownership and opened for a social enterprise venture as part of an unusual transfer deal offered by the Homes and Communities Agency ('HCA').
Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet is being asked to consider buying the empty grade 2 listed building and surrounding land for a pound and in return, be eligible for £2.57 million funding under the...
Employees with disabilities are twice as likely to be attacked at work and experience much higher rates of insults, ridicule and intimidation, a new study has found.
Research from the universities of Plymouth and Cardiff found people with physical or psychological disabilities or long-term illness reported higher rates...
Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating after a car was deliberately set on fire in a Plymouth pub car park.
An unidentified accelerant was poured over the front of the black Seat Ibiza Cupra and the vehicle set alight. The bonnet and the front inside of the vehicle were burnt out and the windscreen destroyed.
The car was parked at the Windmill Inn at Leigham when the...
Three supported accommodation services for young people are being redesigned to improve the support being offered to 16 to 25 year olds. Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet will be asked to consider the proposals at the meeting on 12 March 2013.
Adult Social Care currently funds contracts for two supported accommodation services for young people and one for young parents, all three are...
The Food Plymouth Expo, the city's exciting new trade show at the Guildhall on 27th March, will feature a diverse selection of local producers and suppliers.
The event is being organised by Food Plymouth, a city wide cross sector partnership of private, public and third sector organisations, to support the aims of the Plymouth Food Charter and Sustainable Food City Plymouth Action Plan...
Plymouth University is among the top choices for international students whose main motivation is to get a good job, new research reveals.
A report by the University Alliance shows 87% of international students studying at Alliance universities, which include Plymouth, are there because they want a good job. This is compared to an average of 83% at UK Universities overall, and in...
Police are appealing for information to trace a man who has absconded from prison and may be in the Devon and Cornwall area.
John Loveridge, 28, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for offences including burglary and theft. He absconded from HMP North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire on Monday 11 February. It is believed that Loveridge may be in Somerset or Devon and Cornwall and...
Nottingham 30 Plymouth Albion 22 - Sunday 3rd March 2013
Plymouth Albion endured their eighth defeat in a row, an unwanted club record, at the hands of a superior Nottingham side on Sunday.
Despite a battling performance and 2 late tries by Aaron Carpenter and Rhodri McAtee, Albion were outclassed and remain at the bottom end of the Championship, 9th out of 12 teams with a...
Size restrictions in social housing and cuts to Council Tax Benefit will hit thousands of people in Plymouth in less than a month’s time. Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance stands strong against these Government cuts and urges residents to get advice at an open day in March.
From April 2013 every household will be required to pay something towards their Council Tax...
The elderly driver of a car that was involved in a serious collision on the A38 in January has died in hospital.
Devon and Cornwall Police report that the man has been named as Albert Roach aged 85.
The accident took place at approximately 1.50pm on 9th January on the A38 at Manadon on the eastbound carriageway. The collision involved a red Rover 420 driven by Mr.Roach from...
