Hospital bosses told to make A&E improvements
Derriford Hospital's urgent and emergency care services are re-rated as "requires improvement". Source link
Libraries recognised for community impact
Barnstaple Library and Cornwall Libraries have been have been recognised for helping their communities. Source link
School confident of fast return to class after fire
Principal Quentin Gunderson says face-to-face teaching will resume as soon as possible. Source link
MP presents petition on coastal erosion
More than 39,000 people sign the petition asking the government to support affected communities. Source link
Families 'heartbroken' by damage to lifeline school
Parents of pupils who attend The Promise School say the fire will have a devastating affect. Source link
Bomb disposal unit called to road as cordon set up
Police arrest a man in his 20s on suspicion of possession of a firearm without a certificate. Source link
Rail replacement buses while River Plym bridge work carried out
It said it would resurface the Plymouth-bound platform at Totnes station, complete track and drainage maintenance, carry out vegetation management, replace rail near Newton Abbot, replace a track crossing near Ivybridge and complete surveys as part of preliminary work to upgrade the signalling system in the area. Source link
Banking hub to open after closure of Lloyds branch
LINK, the organisation that delivers banking hubs, says it will start to look for a potential site. Source link
Ice weather warning issued in Devon and Cornwall
The warning is in place from 17:00 GMT on Friday until 10:00 on Saturday. Source link
Yellow weather warning for rain issued for Devon and Cornwall
A yellow weather warning for rain covering the south west has been issued by the Met Office. The warning, affecting Cornwall and Devon, has been put in place from 15:00 GMT on Monday until 12:00 on Tuesday. The Met Office said outbreaks of rain would affect parts of south west England from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning before clearing to heavy showers later on Tuesday. It said rainfall totals were expected to reach around 20mm (2cm) to 30mm…
Cornwall and Devon have major damage from Storm Goretti
Caroline RobinsonSouth WestAmanda WeatherlyTrees in Truro let this house badly damagedThousands of homes are without power after Storm Goretti brought Cornwall a rare red weather warning for wind, with widespread damage to property and many trees blown down. The warning was in force from 16:00 GMT to 23:00 on Thursday with a further yellow warning for wind for Devon and Cornwall until 08:00 on Friday - gusts of 99mph (159 kph) were recorded in the Isles of Scilly.National…
Temperance movement buildings explored in Devon and Cornwall
A new study has been published in a book exploring the architectural legacy of the Temperance movement.Temperance was a 19th Century social movement that looked to combat alcohol's devastating effects in England. The study by Historic England and Liverpool University Press explored the buildings left behind by the movement. Two buildings in Cornwall, the Teetotal Hall in Penryn and the former Lamb Coffee Tavern in Redruth, and two buildings in Devon, the former Raleigh Hotel in Dartmouth and…