Sam Blackledge

RT @itvwestcountry: Plymouth residents still 'in limbo' and unable to return home as unsafe building deadline passes https://t.co/HuB8c4dV…

Woman guilty of manslaughter of ex-partner who died weeks after acid attack itv.com/news/westcount…

Plymouth acid attack left victim's family 'devastated' and lives 'torn apart' itv.com/news/westcount…

RT @FredThomasUK: I have nothing but respect for Sir Keir Starmer. He transformed our party and led us to an election victory. But sadly…

As the dust settles on local election results in Plymouth our reporter Sam Blackledge gives an insight into the night which saw a seismic shift in the city’s politics even though power remains with Labour. itv.com/news/westcount…

Team Reform smashes Plymouth's political duopoly on dramatic election night bit.ly/4tlMIyk

Asked if his party is racist, Plymouth Reform leader Steve Ricketts said: "That is a complete absurdity and people are bored of that. Millions of people are voting Reform, they are not racists, they are patriots, they want their country back and we are the answer."

Election night in Plymouth is over. Massive success for Reform and huge losses for Labour. Reform wins 14 seats, Labour loses eight and holds two. Labour keeps control of the city council, but its majority has been dramatically cut.

“The south coast is probably littered with bombs.” The words of Colonel Nick Handy, a straight-talking senior explosives officer who oversaw detonation of a 250kg German Second World War bomb in Plymouth. Our reporter Sam Blackledge looks back at this week’s events: itv.com/news/westcount…

World War II bomb found in Plymouth will be blown up in situ some time tomorrow. Military warns there is likely to be damage to surrounding areas.

A family of four-week old kittens are among those evacuated from their homes in Plymouth due to an unexploded World War II bomb. (Pix from Plymouth City Council)

Plymouth bomb update - Royal Navy UXO experts confirm it is a historic German SC250 - a 250kg air-dropped weapon. 1200 homes evacuated. Experts are using specialist X-Ray equipment to assess the device.

RT @itvwestcountry: A number of schools have been forced shut, and more than a thousand homes are being evacuated after a suspected Second…

RT @itvwestcountry: 'Severe cracking' found in unstable flats as tenants warned to stay away itv.com/news/westcount…

The far-reaching impact of Plymouth's 'unsafe building' crisis itv.com/news/westcount…

RT @plymouthcc: 🚧 Road diversions are in place around the Evolution Cove block on Durnford Street, Stonehouse, due to structural safety con…

Structural damage to an apartment block in Plymouth was known about in December last year, but the owners did not feel an evacuation was necessary until last week, ITV West Country can reveal. Residents were given one hour's notice to leave their flats at Evolution Cove in Stonehouse on Friday March 20th. Read more: itv.com/news/westcount…

Inspectors found the A&E department at Derriford Hospital was 'particularly crowded', with some patients cared for on trolleys in corridors and said it ‘requires improvement.’ The chief executive of the hospital says more people need to be treated in the community and unless people’s behaviour changes the NHS will continue to struggle. Read more: itv.com/news/westcount…

Plymouth drug dealer who died after 'horrific' acid attack was targeted over debt, court told itv.com/news/westcount…

🚨 Millbay update: The operation is complete and everyone can now return to their homes. The device was safely removed and detonated at sea. 
Thank you for your patience tonight. 👇  plymouth.gov.uk/news/unexplode…