Plymouth

Police appeal after assault and attempted robbery

Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery and assault that took place in the Efford area of Plymouth.

At around 4.15am on Sunday 13th September, an 18-year-old man was walking on the footpath that runs from Efford lane towards Channel Park Avenue following a night out with friends.

He was stopped by two men who demanded his mobile phone from him, he...

Science Park tenants make Venus Awards semi finals

Tenants from Plymouth Science Park are celebrating successfully getting through to the semi finals of the coveted Devon Venus Awards 2015.

The Devon Venus Awards are a staple of the social calendar in the South West and this year is no different as the awards seek to honour and award businesswomen who are inspirational, driven, and successful.

Plymouth Science Park Director of...

Plymouth Dentist heads to Nepal with Dentaid

A PLYMOUTH dentist is travelling to Nepal with the charity Dentaid in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake which hit the country in April.

Simon Crewe, will visit Kathmandu and the mountainous region of Damilakuwa to assess how Dentaid can provide clinics, teeth screening, oral health advice and education programmes, working alongside the country’s dental professionals.

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Sign up for Neon fun run!

Local people can still sign up for fun run with a difference and help raise funds for sight loss charity RNIB

There is still time to join hundreds of people from Plymouth and the surrounding area who will be taking part in a fun run with a difference to raise money for blind and partially sighted people.

RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is hosting a Glow Neon 3k...

Meet the Plymouth taste team!

The Bamford family from Plymouth have been appointed as one of twelve Family Tasting Teams for Table Table pub restaurants.

The Bamfords were invited to spend the day at the Whitbread Skills Academy in Swindon where they were able to learn from top Whitbread chefs and getting the chance to try their hand at making some of their favourite dishes, as did TV star and Table Table brand...

Appeal after man is seriously injured

Police in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses after a man was found seriously injured in the road in the early hours of Thursday 10 September.

A local man in his 40s was found with serious head injuries on Old Wolseley Road at around 2.10am.

A member of the public saw him lying in the road between the chip shop and Saltash passage, at the junction with Foulston Avenue....

Have you seen this man?

Police are appealing for the public’s help in finding a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a series of thefts and burglaries in Plymouth.

Mark Doab (pictured), from Plymouth, is described as white, 5ft 10ins tall, with blue eyes and short brown hair, which is possibly shaven at this time. He may have ginger stubble or a ginger beard.

Officers are proactively following a...

Rockfish Blue Mile kick-starts Ocean City Festival

The Rockfish Blue Mile got Plymouth's 2015 Ocean City Festival off to a cracking start, with on-the-water action taking place off the Barbican and Hoe waterfront throughout the day on Saturday 5 September.

This was the fifth Plymouth Blue Mile and the first time with new sponsors Rockfish and charity partners, Plymouth-based The Shark Trust.

The day's events got under way in...

Friends of Liver Lifeline donate fans

A big thank you to Friends of Liver Lifeline, who have kindly donated three Dyson fans to Hound Ward, in celebration of the charity’s fifth year as Derriford Hospital’s liver support group.

Friends of Liver Lifeline, which was launched five years ago by former patient Sheila Connolly, her husband Stephen and fellow transplant patient Michael Stratford, has been continuously raising...

Plymouth Devils firing on all cylinders

PLYMOUTH closed to within six points of a play-off position following their seventh successive home victory in the Premier League when they beat Berwick 57-35 at the St Boniface Arena on Friday evening.

The Skills Group Devils now need seven points from the 11 available in their three remaining fixtures to overtake Ipswich, who currently occupy the sixth – and final – play-off position...

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