Ten former Plymouth mayors attack council leader
TEN former Lord Mayors of Plymouth have attacked council leader Vivien Pengelly for "trying to control the mayoralty". In a letter...
Full-scale coast search after tourist gets on wrong coach
A FULL-SCALE coastal search was launched on Saturday evenning after a tourist visiting the area got on the wrong coach home. A rescue...
Woman rescued as crews tackle two fires
FIREFIGHTERS in Plymouth had to deal with two domestic fires within minutes of each other in the early hours of Saturday, rescuing one...
Josh Hammond: 'He made the ultimate sacrifice. We are just so proud of him'
THE HEARTBROKEN fiancée of a Plymouth soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan has revealed he promised her he would "come home...
Gang member jailed for breaching Asbo
AN ALLEGED gang member has been jailed for breaching a tough anti-social behaviour order by hanging out with a violent thug. Jonathan...
Accused: Stun-gun 'for self defence'
A MAN stopped by police had a stun-gun in his flat 13 times more powerful than a police Taser, Plymouth Crown Court heard. When officer...
Council tax may go up to pay for water change
COUNCIL Tax bills for Plymouth householders would increase under a switchover of levying road drainage costs, writes Nick Lester. But...
Jail for man who stabbed attacker
A MAN head-butted twice and chased from a pub stabbed his assailant five times in self-defence with a kitchen knife he found lying on...
Skinny enough to give husband a kidney
AN IVYBRIDGE super slimmer has been told by doctors her kidneys are fit enough to donate to her husband in the hope of saving his life....
Brothers' break-in terrified neighbours
TWO homeless, formerly drug-addicted brothers have been sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court after a terrifying break-in. Residents at a flat in Haddington Road in Stoke woke up around 5.50am...


















