Plymouth, South West, England News

Martinez delighted with Scotland
Boss Roberto Martinez praises goal-scorer Jason Scotland for his display in the win over Plymouth....

Ideas sought for heritage trail
Residents from an area of Plymouth are being asked for their ideas for a heritage trail....

3 regional police academies to close
A state board has voted to close regional police training academies in Boylston, New Bedford, and Plymouth and reduce the amount of training municipal officers and recruits receive, prompting the head...

Public library destroyed by fire
A fire at a public library in Plymouth containing 25,000 books leaves the building a "shell", says eyewitness....

Alleged teen rape victim of carnival worker recants story
The Plymouth District Attorney's office says that one of the two girls who accused a carnival worker of rape has recanted her story....

Fugitive waives her exam
A California woman who is accused of hopping a fence and breaking out of a Plymouth prison 32 years ago will be arraigned on an escape charge August 28 in Wayne County Circuit Court....

Mom to stand trial on Mich. prison escape charge
PLYMOUTH, Mich. AP -- A California woman who escaped from a Michigan prison more than 30 years ago and remade her life as a suburban mother of three is "extremely uncomfortable" back beh...

Fugitive mother heads for trial on prison escape charge
PLYMOUTH -- A California woman who hopped a fence and broke out of prison 32 years ago in Plymouth will be arraigned on an escape charge Aug. 28 in Wayne County Circuit Court....

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Months after teen's suicide, 'Yolanda's Law' advances
Nicknamed "Yolanda's Law" after a Plymouth teenager who eloquently testified before legislators about her struggles with bipolar disorder, a bill aimed at improving mental health care fo...