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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Old Plymouth cinema could be bought by international TV company
A former cinema and nightclub in the heart of Plymouth's clubbing district could soon be bought by an international television company that makes Christian-based programmes.
God TV is hoping to buy the old Odeon Cinema, more recently known as the Millennium Complex on Union Street.
The company, which says it has an international viewership of millions, hopes to use the site as an entertainment venue and production studio beaming out Christian TV programmes around the world.
God TV also says the venture should attract thousands more visitors to the city.
Plymouth father guilty of manslaughter to be sentenced
A Plymouth father will be sentenced today [Tuesday[] after being found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter.
The jury took less than two hours to convict Benjamin Roach of shaking one month old Roxie at Plymouth Crown Court.
Medical evidence at the trial heard that some of the baby's injuries were so severe they could have been caused in a car crash, and if she had survived Roach's assault, she would have been left blind.
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Plymouth father guilty of manslaughter after shaking baby daughter to death
A Plymouth father has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his baby daughter. The jury took less than two hours to return the verdict.
Medical evidence at the trial heard that some of the baby's injuries were so severe they could have been caused in a car crash, and if she had survived Roach's assault, she would have been left blind.
Benjamin Roach will be back in court tomorrow [Tuesday] to be sentenced.
Baby's father guilty of manslaughter
Benjamin Roach, the father of baby Roxie Hopkins-Roach, who died of injuries sustained at their home in Plymouth in September 2010, has been found guilty of her manslaughter.
Roach will be sentenced tomorrow at Plymouth Crown Court.
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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