• Traffic fears

  By LHPlymouth

  Wait for our guardian angels - MVV - to step in and offer to improve the junction at Camels...

            

   

  By Plymouth Herald at 05:30 on 01/02/12

  

  IN VIEW of the severe traffic disruption that can be caused when there is an accident or other traffic hold-up, either on the A38, or near a slip road leading on or off the A38, what do the citizens of Plymouth and Saltash think of the extra hazards that heavy goods vehicles will create accessing the incinerator in North Yard? This incinerator will involve waste being brought from Teignbridge, Newton Abbot, Kingsbridge and South Devon...

• Tamar bridge and ferry tolls could increase

  By esotericage3

  With the possibility of tolls being put on British motorways as a way of gaining more revenue, this...

            

   

  By Western Morning News at 08:00 on 31/01/12

  

  Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry tolls could rise because of a fall in the number of people crossing the river. Traffic has dropped by five per cent in this financial year, and the bridge authority is monitoring the flow to see whether it shows a trend before deciding on any rise. The bridge over the River Tamar between Saltash and Plymouth is controlled by local councils jointly, but any toll increase has to be approved by the...

• Motorcyclist Dies in Serious Accident on A38

  By Mand101

  I work in Plymouth so I saw the crash site on my way to work - so, so sad about the motorcyclist!

            

   

  By JanePublisher at 12:28 on 30/01/12

  

  Devon and Cornwall Police have been at the scene of a serious road traffic accident on the A38 in Plymouth, just off the Tamar Bridge. The collision took place around 7.00am this morning and involved a silver van and a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was treated at the scene for serious injuries and another person has minor injuries. The police have since confirmed that the motorcyclist, a man in his forties has died of his injuries....

• Social network warning after police called to teenage party

  By josie3232

  Many teenagers are out of control these days. They have no respect for community property, no...

            

   

  By Plymouth Herald at 07:15 on 23/01/12

  

  POLICE issued a stark warning of the dangers of social networking sites after a party in Saltash had to be closed down. Officers were called to an address in the St Stephens area of the town on Friday evening. Police Community Support Officer Natalie Hodges said by the time police arrived, the party had already "spilled out onto the street". "On arrival there were many young people with large amounts of alcohol. The...

• Submariner honoured for service

  By stratobuddy

  I don't actually want to comment on this story, but all the ones I do have the comments greyed out...

            

   

  By Plymouth Herald at 05:30 on 23/01/12

  

  A SUBMARINER from Saltash has been commended after spending the equivalent of four years beneath the waves. Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Jeff Crawford has completed more than 10 patrols on board submarines in his 29-year career. As a result he has been awarded a commendation resulting in his official recognition to the UK's Continuous At Sea Nuclear Deterrent. The 45-year-old joined the Royal Navy the week after leaving school in 1983....

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