Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard is teaming up with the children of Cathedral School of St Mary to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Plymouth Blitz. Mr Pollard has been co-ordinating a number of letters received from foreign Ambassadors and High Commissioners across the globe, expressing their remembrance of the BlitzContinue Reading
There will continue to be a “nervousness” about autumn and winter with a seasonality attached to Covid-19, Micheál Martin has said. The Taoiseach made the comment as he said it was likely that spectators would return to sporting events in Ireland this year. Once restrictions are eased and sectors reopenContinue Reading
Adults requiring social care in their own homes in Torbay can now benefit from a new ‘twilight hours’ service being launched by the Bay Care group. NHS England has recently awarded the Bay Care group initial funding from the national ‘Better Care Fund’ to establish and develop a new nightContinue Reading
New data released by the Labour Party shows that the rural South West is projected to lose £23,244,399.84 this year alone, pushing family farms to the brink of closure as a result of the Government’s rushed withdrawal of the Basic Payments Scheme for farmers. The party’s analysis, based on figuresContinue Reading
Plymouth Blitz to be commemorate with Royal Navy searchlights in sky, Monday 26 April at 9pmMore events on Thurs 22 April, with commemorations at St. Stephen’s Churhch and organised by the University of PlymouthLuke Pollard MP: “We rightly remember those who died in uniform as a city, and the Blitz80Continue Reading
Three men have appeared before the Special Criminal Court, charged with offences related to the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting. Patrick Dowdall, 64, Paul Murphy, 60, and Jason Bonney, 50, appeared in relation to the incident in which Kinahan-gang associate David Byrne was killed. Mr Byrne, 34, was shot dead atContinue Reading
One further death and 269 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic. It marks the first time since mid-December that daily case numbers have fallen below 300. Of the cases notified on Sunday, 70 per cent are under 45 years of age and the median age isContinue Reading
Voters in the South Hams district can now cast their vote in the County Council elections for a new political party that wants to end the lockdowns, protect medical freedom of choice and protect our human rights and liberties. The new Freedom Alliance political party is fielding candidates in allContinue Reading
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has described a meeting with deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn on Thursday as the “most positive” post-Nphet briefing “in a long time”. In a tweet on Thursday evening, Mr Donnelly said Ireland is making strong progress, thanks to “a huge effort byContinue Reading
Luke Pollard, the Labour and Co-operative MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport was the only Plymouth MP to vote against defence cuts in the House of Commons today. The motion, tabled by the Labour Party, called on the Prime Minister to make a statement on his decision to “reduce theContinue Reading
