Plymouth has decided to press ahead with local elections and not postpone them Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporter 06:00, 18 Jan 2026 Council House, Plymouth(Image: Alison Stephenson) Nineteen seats will be up for grabs in May’s Plymouth City Council elections. The city council decided just before Christmas to continue as …
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Current traffic calming measures are “insufficient” Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporter 13:43, 11 Nov 2025 A speed bump will be placed on West Down Road near the junction with Beacon Park Road to improve safety.(Image: Google Street View) More speed humps are to be installed at a once infamous rat …
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A man has denied beating a student and leaving him in the street with severe head injuries. Paul Martin David Roberts pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to the charge of causing grievous bodily harm to the then 19-year-old Callum Turner in North Hill. Roberts, of Wordsworth Crescent, is …
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The Plymstock Post Office has been closed for business after the branch was damaged in a recent flood. The flooding occurred earlier in the month when 68 homes in the Plymstock area were left without power. Many locals have been upset at the loss of a local institution and have …
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The Royal Mail has confirmed four postal workers at the Plymouth Delivery Office are recovering at home from coronavirus. But it has denied claims that workplace Covid rules have not been followed at the centre in Breakwater Road, Plymstock. A source has alleged that some post staff have been working …
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Police have warned drug buyers to give up on their plans to purchase illegal narcotics and then use the postal system to get it delivered to their door. The warning follows yet another large consignment of mail order drugs – mainly cannabis – which was intercepted by the Royal Mail’s …
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