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Plymouth Council Zones Unsafe Area, Candidate Faces Hate-Post Probe

4/25/2026

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Plymouth City Council set a 27-metre zone at Evolution Cove after engineers deemed it structurally unsafe.
Council staff operate traffic lights 07:00-19:00 and plan a Millbay Port diversion to ease local business congestion.
Reform UK candidate Ben Rowe is under investigation after Islamophobic and antisemitic social-media posts were reported in Plymouth.
Council leader Tudor Evans condemned the remarks and urged suspension.
Reform UK leader Steve Ricketts said a disciplinary process is underway.

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Plymouth City Council set a 27-metre zone at Evolution Cove after engineers deemed it structurally unsafe.
Council staff operate traffic lights 07:00-19:00 and plan a Millbay Port diversion to ease local business congestion.
Reform UK candidate Ben Rowe is under investigation after Islamophobic and antisemitic social-media posts were reported in Plymouth.
Council leader Tudor Evans condemned the remarks and urged suspension.
Reform UK leader Steve Ricketts said a disciplinary process is underway.