Paignton Picture House awarded £675k grant by Historic England
A project to restore a Grade II* listed cinema has been given a grant of more than half a million pounds. Historic England (HE) has awarded £675,246 to the Paignton Picture House to carry out works to stabilise the building…
Exeter Chiefs 42-12 Cheetahs: Chiefs Challenge Cup campaign starts with win
Exeter: Hammersley; Woodburn, Slade, Ikitau, Feyi-Waboso; Skinner, Chapman; Sio, Yeandle, Tchumbadze, Jenkins, Zambonin, Hooper, Roots, Fisilau Replacements: Dweba, Goodrick-Clarke, Roots, Pearson, James, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, John Cheetahs: Annies; Hartzenberg, Ackermann, du Plessis, Nkabinde; van der Walt, Jansen van Vuren; Dawson, van…
Forecasters warn of disruption amid weather warnings
Forecasters have warned of possible disruption with more weather warnings issued for heavy rain and wind in the South and South West of England. The Met Office has put out a yellow warning for high winds extending from Hampshire to…
Mystery of message in a bottle found on Devon beach solved
Mike Nicholls found the bottle on Woolacombe Beach A man who was looking for the family of a couple whose ashes were released into the sea in a bottle said the family had made contact with him. Mike Nicholls discovered…
Oldest search and rescue Land Rover on final tour
The oldest Land Rover used by any search and rescue service in England is going on a final tour before being replaced. Ada, as she is known by the volunteers, has been in service on Dartmoor for 32 years. The…
Business rates misery for independent shops in Newton Abbot
Miles DavisDevon political reporter, Newton Abbot BBC Hayley Kyte has been put off expanding her business because of rising rates Independent traders in a Devon town are deeply concerned about an increase in their business rates bills. In Newton Abbot…
Exeter student wins award for device to detect parasite
Clare AinsworthSouth West University of Exeter Medical student Kathryn Thomas, 21, has invented a device to test for cryptosporidium at source A medical student hopes her award-winning invention for detecting a deadly water parasite could save thousands of people from…
Santa fun run in Plymouth cancelled due to weather forecast
Plymouth’s annual Santa Fun Run has been cancelled due to concern about the strong winds and rain which have been forecast. On Saturday night event organiser Roger Punch said much of the course would be exposed to the bad weather….
Hundreds of Santas ride through Cornwall and Devon for hospice
Hundreds of Santas on motorbikes have ridden through two counties to raise money for a children’s hospice. The Santas On A Bike annual ride raises money for Little Harbour children’s hospice in St Austell, Cornwall, part of Children’s Hospice South…
Hundreds gather as rival protests begin
BBC Devon and Cornwall Police said about 50 officers were at the scene About 350 people have been taking part in rival protests in Plymouth. Flag Force Plymouth and a group of counter-protesters gathered near Plymouth Civic Centre on Saturday…