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In this issue

May 13, 2025

'Green space' housing plan quashed by court

A DECISION to allow houses to be built on one of the last green spaces on a huge Plymouth housing estate has been quashed by a court - and plans will have to be looked at all over again. Plymouth City Council last year effectively took itself to court over its decision to build on Wilmot Gardens, in Crownhill, when it failed to ensure the houses would be \"affordable\".

'Green space' housing plan quashed by court

2 mins

Piazza hosting Wimbledon event

BIG SCREEN COMING BACK, AND 'PADEL' COURT ADDED

Piazza hosting Wimbledon event

2 mins

Speed cameras erected in new 20mph zone

SIGNS have gone up in Plymouth’s new 20mph zone - but speed cameras won't be switched on just yet.

Speed cameras erected in new 20mph zone

3 mins

Town's tribute to those who served and survived

RECOGNITION FOR LOCAL PEOPLE WHO 'DID THEIR BIT'

Town's tribute to those who served and survived

3 mins

Man hurt outside city nightclub

A MAN suffered facial injuries after being attacked outside a nightclub in Plymouth. On Sunday, May 4, the man was injured outside Annabel's nightclub on Vauxhall Street.

1 min

Former police chief cleared of gross misconduct

BUT JIM COLWELL MAY FACE MISCONDUCT PROCEEDINGS

1 min

New chicken restaurant is in progress for Old Town Street

A NEW fast-food chain is preparing to open in Plymouth City Centre, as new signs have appeared.

1 min

Three-hour knifepoint ordeal for prison officer

INMATE HELD HIM HOSTAGE AS HE 'FEARED FOR HIS LIFE'

Three-hour knifepoint ordeal for prison officer

4 mins

Nine in court over acid attack

ACID ATTACK LED TO DEATH OF 38-YEAR-OLD CITY MAN

3 mins

Yo-ho-Hoe for Pirate Weekend

EVENT COMING BACK TO CITY NEXT WEEKEND

Yo-ho-Hoe for Pirate Weekend

1 min

Argentina's Nazi discovery

ARGENTINA'S Supreme Court has found documentation associated with Germany's Nazi regime among its archives - including propaganda material that was used to spread Adolf Hitler's ideology in the South American nation.

Argentina's Nazi discovery

1 min

India 'pauses' military action

GLOBAL BRIEFING

1 min

Pressure is on Putin

RUSSIA must show “without delay” that it is willing to broker peace in Ukraine, Kyiv’s leading European allies have said, after David Lammy insisted President Vladimir Putin must “get serious” about negotiations.

1 min

Veteran's triathlon ends on top of Everest

A FORMER Royal Marine has completed the \"world's longest triathlon\", which he started in the UK and finished at the summit of Mount Everest.

1 min

Nurse strike action is not ruled out

THERE is a determination across the nursing profession in England to “fight for more”, a nursing union leader has said, amid hints that strike action could be on the horizon.

Nurse strike action is not ruled out

1 min

Starmer says UK at risk of being 'island of strangers'

SIR Keir Starmer said high net migration had caused “incalculable” damage to British society, as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK.

3 mins

IS fighters 'must face' UK justice says report

FIGHTERS with the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who returned to the UK after killings, attacks and persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria must face justice, a committee of MPs and peers has said.

IS fighters 'must face' UK justice says report

2 mins

Dementia is not a living death, despite challenges

DEMENTIA is said to be the biggest health challenge of our time, with 1.4m people set to have the condition by 2040.

3 mins

Peace? What peace? It's all just war talk

ALL this wondrous talk of Peace is actually the opposite it's War Talk!

2 mins

Protecting civilian population at times of danger

BEFORE the Second World War, British people feared that any future conflict would involve the heavy aerial bombing of civilian areas.

Protecting civilian population at times of danger

1 min

Celebrating arrival of peace

JO CLARKE TURNS THE CLOCK BACK TO EVENTS IN WAR-WEARY CITY IN MAY 1945

Celebrating arrival of peace

2 mins

Guess The Year: Government plans to ban smoking in school staff rooms put city teachers in a huff

IT was reported in 'The Herald' that Health Minister Edwina Currie was today given a caning by Plymouth teachers for her plans to ban smoking in school staff rooms.

1 min

IT'S GOOD TO TALK

CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR LIFE WITH MATT AND EMMA WILLIS BBC1, 11pm

1 min

I realised the world doesn't end if I say no

RADIO AND TV PRESENTER VICK HOPE TALKS TO LAUREN TAYLOR ABOUT HOW SHE GOT BACK TO NATURE, FOUND BALANCE AND LEARNED TO SEE EMOTION AS A STRENGTH

I realised the world doesn't end if I say no

4 mins

A bitter pill to swallow?

CAMILLA FOSTER FINDS OUT IF YOU SHOULD TAKE ANTIBIOTICS FOR A COLD AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF DOING SO MIGHT BE

A bitter pill to swallow?

2 mins

Tigers roar as Gladiators are left cursing controversial calls

PLYMOUTH Gladiators started with a defeat in their opening Cab Direct Championship meeting, going down 50-40 to the Glasgow Tigers at the Coliseum.

Tigers roar as Gladiators are left cursing controversial calls

3 mins

Plymstock grind out victory at Budleigh Salterton

PLYMSTOCK bounced back from their first-day defeat at Stoke Gabriel with a gritty two-wicket win over Budleigh Salterton.

Plymstock grind out victory at Budleigh Salterton

6 mins

Two more sign up at Brickfields

AS PREPARATIONS ramp up at Brickfields, Plymouth Albion have announced that two of their most exciting and talked-about backs, Shea Cornish and Bobby Wigginton, have re-signed with the club for the 2025/26 campaign.

1 min

KATIC: YOU WILL BE BACK

DEFENDER THANKS FANS FOR MAKING HIM FEEL AT HOME

KATIC: YOU WILL BE BACK

2 mins

KATIC: YOU WILL BE BACK

DEFENDER THANKS FANS FOR MAKING HIM FEEL AT HOME

2 mins

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