A woman has sustained a potentially serious injury in a road crash involving a car and a pedestrian in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called at 09:10 BST after the incident on Cobourg Street.The ambulance service was also called to the scene.The female pedestrian sustained a potentially serious head injury and had been taken to hospital, the force said. Source link
A man has been charged over an assault at a pub which left another man seriously injured.Jordan Foster, 28, of Hugh Squier Avenue, South Molton, Devon, appeared at Exeter Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with wound/inflict grievous bodily harm without intent and common assault.Devon and Cornwall Police said a man in his 30s was injured in an attack at The Coaching Inn on Queen Street just after 21:00 BST on Saturday. Officers had said the injured man was…
Available for over a yearSophie Parker's breast cancer symptoms were dismissed because she was "too young", before a protracted journey to diagnoses and treatment. She is taking to the catwalk to help raise awareness and support research into the disease as part of Charity Angels UK's Fashion Show at Dorchester Corn Exchange on Thursday 16th October. Sarah told Radio Solent's Steve Harris her story with cancer. Image credit: Ian Metcalf.Programme WebsiteShow less Source link
A man has been charged with a series of offences including rape, possession of a knife and imitation firearm.Dorset Police were called at about 09:45 BST on 8 October after after a woman reported she had been attacked by a man at an address in Weymouth.The force said 62-year-old Stephen Amesbury from the Weymouth area had been charged with rape, sexual assault, possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place and possession of…
A motorcyclist has been badly hurt in a crash, police have said.The single-vehicle crash happened on the A386 at Grenofen, Tavistock, at 06:15 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said the biker was taken to hospital with potentially serious injuries.The road was closed in both directions between Anderton Lane, Whitchurch and Graybridge Road, Horrabridge, while emergency services worked at the scene, the force said. Source link
Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareTorrential rain battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning streets into rivers, sweeping away roads and bridges and triggering landslides.Rescuers scrambled on Monday to reach people cut off by the devastating flooding, with 64 people killed in central and eastern Mexico and another 65 reported missing.Dozens of small communities remained inaccessible days after the deluge, with residents working tirelessly to clear paths for…
Jen SmithSouth West health correspondentBBCCandi Hulley had to learn how to speak and eat again during her recovery for mouth cancerA woman whose tongue had to be reconstructed with a piece of her leg because of mouth cancer is urging people to check for the warning signs.Candi Hulley, 52, from Bude, Cornwall, said a chance check-up at her dentist had led to her diagnosis.The Mouth Cancer Foundation charity said more than 3,000 people died of mouth cancer last…
Terry BurtonFilming took place at Kynance Cove among other places in the regionPeople around the South West have said the production of a new Harry Potter TV series is "absolutely massive" for the region.The new HBO show, based on JK Rowling's best-selling series of novels, has been filming in Devon and Cornwall at places including Cadgwith and Carnglaze Caverns.Terry Burton went to Kynance Cove to take some pictures of the film crew and said the new series "is…
Police have launched an investigation after a carrier bag containing a human skull was found next to a statue in Devon.Officers were called to Kings Quay, in Brixham, at 15:40 BST on Thursday where they found the plastic bag beside the Man and Boy statue on the quayside.The bag has been seized by police and, following examination, the bone was confirmed to be a human skull. Police said inquiries suggested the skull was located by fishermen out at…
The family of the woman who was murdered by a stranger in Devon are still coming to terms with her loss, an inquest has heard.Wife, mother and grandmother Lorna England, 74, was murdered as she walked through Ludwell Valley Park in Exeter in February 2023.At the hearing in Exeter, her son Richard described his mother as the "embodiment of warmth and kindness" who put others before herself. Daughter Jackie added Mrs England was "always up for a laugh…
George ThorpeSouth West andSeb NobleCornwall political reporterBBCBusiness owners think Extended Producer Responsibility would force price rises for customersBusinesses in the South West have raised concerns a new tax on packaging could force them to raise prices.The government introduced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) this month which required firms to cover the cost for collecting, recycling and disposing of packaging it produces, with the money going to councils which collected the waste.Owners of businesses have criticised the tax, which some…
Available for over a yearSeveral hundred swimmers took part in the Daily Dip for Dave sea swim at Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth at the weekend. It was all in support of Ruth Hitchcock and her husband Dave. Dave has neuroendocrine cancer and Ruth decided to get in to the sea every day to help raise awareness of the rare disease. The event at the beach was to mark 733 days in a row that Ruth has been swimming.…