Planning application submitted as Palace Theatre redevelopment begins
A PLANNING application for the Palace Theatre has been submitted as further work gets underway.The proposed work to be approved aims to make the building safe and watertight.However, work has already...
View ArticlePlymouth man who attacked partner in street avoids jail despite breaching...
A MAN who repeatedly kicked and punched his partner in a quiet street last year has avoided being sent to jail despite breaching his suspended prison sentence.Martin Prior, aged 27, appeared at...
View ArticlePlymouth nature reserve targeted by fly-tippers
INFURIATED dog walkers say a popular path in Plymouth has been left ruined after fly-tippers struck earlier this week.Several bags of waste, plastic bottles and fast food takeaway boxes were found...
View ArticlePlymouth couple who had sex in front of bystanders at Devonport Park to be...
A COUPLE who had sex together in a park in front of shocked bystanders are to appear before magistrates for sentencing.Prolific offenders Darren Carter-Moore, aged 27, and 24-year-old Gemma Pinkerton...
View ArticleCar torched in Bank Holiday Monday arson attack
POLICE are hunting arsonists who torched a car on Bank Holiday Monday morning. An arson probe has been launched after the car went up in flames in Liskeard. A crew from Liskeard Community Fire Station...
View ArticlePlymouth's dumbest burglar is happy in prison - because it's full of all his...
A SERIAL burglar is happier in jail – because it gives him easy access to the hardest illegal drugs, a court has been told. A defence barrister gave a stunning account of how dozy car thief William...
View ArticleMan arrested over knifepoint robbery at Launceston Steam Railway
A MAN has been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery at a Cornish tourist attraction. Police were called at about 4pm on Sunday to a report of a robbery at Launceston Steam Railway. A man...
View ArticleDo you know these two men caught on CCTV in Plymouth nightclub?
POLICE want to speak to these two men in connection with a bank card theft at a Plymouth nightclub.The card was taken from a 27-year-old woman, from Plymouth, around 1.30am on Saturday, July 11 after...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tombstoner appears to 'play dead' after narrowly missing rocks on...
SHOCKING video footage shows a young tombstoner plunging into rocky waters from cliffs on Plymouth Hoe - then floating face-down in the sea. The footage was captured just days after a city teenager...
View ArticleTourist may be scarred for life after being glassed in Plymouth pub
A HOLIDAYMAKER who travelled to the city all the way from Australia fears he could be scarred for life after a night out in Plymouth ended in disaster. Rhys Shepherd, who lives in Australia, suffered...
View ArticleTeenage girl assaulted by mob while walking through Plymouth woods
A TEENAGE girl from Plymouth was violently assaulted by a mob whilst walking through the woods at the weekend.The 16-year-old was walking home on a secluded pathway through Blackie Woods between 8.25pm...
View ArticleMax Channon: 'How I got hooked on tombstoning - just like glorified Tom Daley'
I HAVE a confession to make. My name is Max Channon, and I am a tombstoner. Well, if I'm honest, I'm more of an ex-tombstoner these days. I don't like to admit it, or act it, but I'm middle-aged - and...
View ArticlePlymouth drug dealer faces jail term for pushing heroin
A DRUG dealer is facing a long prison sentence after he admitted pushing heroin. Scott Jeffrey, aged 25, pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to possessing the Class A drug with intent to supply on...
View ArticleMan admits taking jewellery in Plymouth burglary after police appeal
A MAN is to be sentenced after he admitted stealing jewellery in a burglary. Michael Williams, aged 22, pleaded guilty before Plymouth magistrates to raiding a home in the city. He took two pearl...
View ArticlePlymouth heroin addict visits the Scillies to go cold turkey
A PLYMOUTH heroin addict took himself off to the peaceful Isles of Scilly to go "cold turkey" in a bid to kick his habit, a court heard. But Graham Reed, aged 35, took drugs as soon as he came back to...
View ArticleCare worker at Plymouth's Glenbourne Unit charged with raping patient
A CARE worker at the Glenbourne psychiatric unit in Plymouth has been charged with raping a patient.Bester Mashayamombe, aged 50, was charged by police with one count of rape and one count of sexual...
View ArticleUp before Plymouth magistrates
ASSAULT:ELVIS COLLEY, aged 37, of Riga Terrace, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating – fined £75, ordered to pay £50 compensation, £150 criminal courts charge and £20 victim surcharge.DYLAN GILGUNN,...
View ArticleNaked man covered in cream in Plymouth city centre is jailed
A NAKED man smothered himself with hair removal cream in front of shocked onlookers because he wanted to go to prison, a court heard.Homeless Malcolm King, aged 57, told a judge he would rather sleep...
View ArticlePlymouth's first woman police officer tells of bombs, fake fortune tellers...
The first woman to serve as a police officer in Plymouth has revealed how she was put to work the day after signing up and went on to tackle unexploded bombs, fake fortune tellers and a Royal visit....
View ArticleTrial of six people accused of dog and animal fighting as part of 'Devon...
THE TRIAL of six people accused of a raft of offences relating to dog and animal fighting has restarted. The five men and one woman – Nathan Baker, Craig Ford, Benjamin Luscombe, Craige McCormick, Alex...
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