Plymouth, South West, England News

Swimmers rescued by police team
Two teenage swimmers are taken to hospital with hypothermia after being rescued from the sea off Plymouth.

'Rapid response' to help jobless
A "rapid response" unit is formed in Plymouth to deal with the needs of large numbers of people who are facing unemployment in the city.

Bike patrols to stop moor fires
Firefighters and police in Plymouth are to patrol an area of moorland on mountain bikes to prevent arsonists from setting fire to undergrowth.

Jobs fear at chewing gum firm
Plymouth-based chewing gum manufacturer Wrigley looks set to cut up to 50 jobs because the recession has hit sales.

New treatment shrinks lung cancer
A Plymouth woman with an incurable lung cancer sees her tumour shrink by 83%.

SJC will consider use of taped jail calls
A state judge erred when he blocked Middlesex prosecutors from using conversations routinely tape recorded at Plymouth County jail between a teenaged murder defendant and his parents as potential evidence, prosecutors argue in a brief filed with the state's highest court.

Bikers set to share bus lane
Motorcyclists are to be allowed to permanently use bus lanes in Plymouth after a trial saw the number of road accidents drop.

Two Oakland slayings may be related
The shooting death of a man in East Oakland late Tuesday may have been connected to the slaying of another man earlier in the day, police said today. Thomas Cousey, 26, was shot numerous times before being found on the 8300 block of Plymouth Avenue shortly...

Two East Oakland slayings may be linked
The shooting death of a man in East Oakland on Tuesday night may be related to the slaying of another man earlier in the day, police said today. Thomas Cousey, 26, was found on the 8300 block of Plymouth Avenue shortly after 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. He was...

Future festivals 'should be free'
The organisers of Plymouth's Respect festival say they want to make sure it stays a free event.