Plymouth signs up for 'City Deal'
Plymouth is to be given greater independence from Whitehall to help it boost economic growth.
Search for ferry-jump teenager is called off
The search for a teenager who jumped into a river from a ferry at Torpoint in Cornwall has been called off
No rest for the Navy at Christmas
South West personnel are among the one-in-seven naval staff working on Christmas Day.
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ROADS: Multi-vehicle crash on A386 Plymouth
Alma Road in Plymouth is partially blocked northbound due to a multi-vehicle accident near De-La-Hay Avenue. It's affecting traffic near the Milehouse junction.
Plymouth enterprise programme receives £1.4m funding
A programme designed to encourage more Plymouth people to start us their own business' has secured funding of almost one-point-four million pounds.
It means the free Urban Enterprise programme can run for another two years, giving people practical advice on how to write business plans, pitch ideas, and use marketing successfully.
The project has helped 158 new businesses get off the ground in the past three years.
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Missing man in Plymouth
Police are appealing for help from the public in finding a missing man from the Plymouth area. Officers have been actively seeking for 56-year-old Christopher Pearce since around 4am today. Christopher is a rough sleeper in the area and known to frequent the city centre as well as other areas.
Police have carried out checks, including searches of the Hoe foreshore, Jennycliff and surrounding areas but have not been able to locate him.
Christopher is described as a white male around 5’ 8” tall, of slim build with thinning light brown hair. He is thought to be clean-shaven with blue eyes and speaks with a local accent. Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101 quoting police ref. 62 of 13 May.
Plymouth park rapist jailed for eight years
Bubacarr Suwaneh has been jailed to eight years imprisonment for raping a teenage girl in Central Park in Plymouth, three times.
The Jury at Plymouth Crown Court was told the 36 year old attacked the young woman and threatened to kill her if she made a noise in the early hours.
Suwaneh has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register indefinitely.
Plymouth park rapist jailed
Bubacarr Suwaneh has been jailed to eight years imprisonment for raping a teenage girl in Central Park in Plymouth, three times.
The Jury at Plymouth Crown Court was told the 36 year old attacked the young woman and threatened to kill her if she made a noise in the early hours.
Suwaneh has been placed on the Sex Offenders' Register indefinitely
Plymouth school gives free breakfast to exam students
Primary School children will take their SATS exams this week, but last year a fifth of children sat one or more of their exams hungry.
In response to the figures Ford Primary School in Plymouth is providing free breakfasts for those taking the tests.
The exams for year 6 pupils cover the three core subjects, English, Maths and Science, with results going towards the school's placing in national League Tables.
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Seafood restaurateur 'excited' by Plymouth venture
Mitch Tonks says 'we are very excited to see Rockfish taking shape in Plymouth. It's a fantastic site and somewhere where we feel we can make a real impact. Plymouth has some of the best fish in the UK.'
Large seafood restaurant built near Plymouth aquarium
A 200 seat restaurant is being developed next to the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth. 'Rockfish' aims to create jobs for 40 local people and will open this summer. The restaurateur Mitch Tonks says Rockfish will use seafood sourced primarily from local fishermen.
Plymouth diver Tom Daley has elbow injury
Olympic medallist Tom Daley has been forced to pull out of a Grand Prix diving event in Florida because of an elbow injury.
The blow comes as the 18-year-old, who's from Plymouth, prepares to take part in two World Series events in Mexico next week. He'll be assessed before they begin.
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