Plymouth's Quality Hotel 'eyesore' may soon be sold, as owners...
A COURT has ordered owners of a much vandalised Hoe hotel to pay more than £2,000 for failing to secure or tidy the tatty building. Describing the Quality Hotel as an "eyesore" magistrates told the...
View ArticleMan pushed to the ground and punched in attack near Plymouth...
A MAN was pushed to the ground and punched in an assult near a Plymouth primary school. Police appealing for the public's help for information following the assault, which left a 20-year-old man with...
View ArticleTwo teenagers arrested for stabbing in Devon are released on bail
A PAIR of teenagers who were arrested for an attempted murder in Devon have been released on police bail. The 17-year-olds, both from the Chudleigh area, were arrested on Wednesday night by police...
View ArticleDrunk repeatedly punched himself in the face before attacking...
A MAN has appeared in court after going on a drunken rampage which saw him punch himself in the face and kung-fu kick parked cars. Daniel Charles Thomas Cockburn's rampage though Bridgewater in...
View ArticleSutton Harbour bosses have been trying for years to move rotting...
AN ABANDONED trawler in Sutton Harbour involved in a man's high profile death has been the centre of a legal battle for "many years", The Herald can reveal. The owner of the blue vessel, berthed...
View ArticleVIDEO: New domestic abuse campaign may help Plymouth victims to...
VICTIMS of domestic abuse have a new way of asking for help without having to say a word, thanks to a new campaign. The Black Dot Campaign is a new initiative that's encouraging anyone experiencing...
View ArticleDad sets up cannabis farm to pay off son's drug debts in Breaking...
A DAD who set up a cannabis farm at his home has been spared jail - because he was growing it to pay off his son's drug debts. Stephen Phillips, 46, discovered his son owed a dealer £3,500 after he...
View ArticleMan tasered by police in Plymouth after threatening them with...
A MAN has reportedly been tasered by police in a Plymouth street after threatening officers with weapons. The Twitter account for the Plymouth Police's A Section reported the Ham incident happened at...
View ArticleCases which have appeared before Plymouth Magistrates Court
ASSAULT: KEITH BOORMAN, aged 30, of Paradise Place, Plymouth: assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty and drink-driving – 16-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, with 150 hours...
View ArticleVan and car collision on Plymouth A38 causes traffic queues this...
TRAFFIC queued for up to three miles this morning after a car and van collided on the A38. The incident occurred along the Longbridge stretch of the Parkway at 7.15 after a silver Nissan Primastar van...
View ArticleParents call for review after Plymouth man's suicide weeks after...
THE parents of a man who took his own life just weeks after being released from jail have called on the Government to review the treatment of mentally ill prisoners. The Herald has previously followed...
View ArticleTeen thought she was going to die when car swerved into crowd at...
A TEENAGER has told a jury how she thought she was going to die when a car swerved into a crowd of spectators at a meet. The 16-year-old girl told a court how a Ford Fiesta hit her as hundreds of...
View ArticlePlymouth drug user jailed for having knife in city street
A PROLIFIC offender caught with a knife in the street has been jailed. Chronic drug user Justin Hooks, aged 45, faced Plymouth magistrates to admit having a bladed article without good reason or lawful...
View ArticlePlymouth man found unconscious in pub car park to appear in court...
A MAN found unconscious in a pub car park is to appear in court charge with glassing a fellow drinker. Terrence Cretch from Pendeen Crescent, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with...
View ArticleTasered man to appear before Plymouth Magistrates on affray...
A MAN has been charged with affray after being Tasered by police. Paul Smith, aged 46, was arrested at his home in Ham Close, Ham on Sunday night following an incident at the property. Police are...
View ArticleDo you recognise these ravers, police want your help after...
THE POLICE have released a number of images of people believed to be from the South West that they would like to speak with in relation to a illegal rave held in Lincolnshire. Devon and Cornwall Police...
View ArticleFormer Royal Marine The Naked Rambler arrested weeks after prison...
The 'Naked Rambler' is back behind bars after he allegedly stripped off for a stroll a month after being released from prison. Former Royal Marine Stephen Gough, 56, has spent the best part of the last...
View ArticleGang of shoplifters believed to be targeting Tavistock supermarke...
POLICE believe a gang of shoplifters who claim not to speak English have recently been targeting Tavistock's supermarkets. A man was seen to load hundreds of pounds worth of goods into a trolley at the...
View ArticleVolunteers needed to help sex offenders stop abusing children
MORE volunteers are needed to help prevent sexual abuse in Plymouth. Circles South West recently celebrated its 5th birthday, marking it with a Volunteers' Conference in Taunton. Circles South West has...
View ArticlePlymouth man stabbed in street, teenager charged
A LONDON teen is to face trial accused of stabbing a man in the neck and legs in a Plymouth street. Mohamed Omar was arrested on Friday night shortly before 11pm. Police and paramedics were called to...
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