Cardiff sign Will Rigg and Osian Roberts on loan amid midfield injury crisis
In more positive news, Taulupe Faletau and Leigh Halfpenny are both nearing a return to fitness after calf problems and are expected to feature before the autumn international break. Their availability would provide a welcome boost as Cardiff look to…
Battle goes on over reopening of closed Dryden Road in Exeter
A highly controversial road closure will be the subject of a public consultation, it has been decided. Dryden Road in Exeter was closed to motorists temporarily in June 2020 and then permanently in 2022, to try to reduce traffic and…
Devon museums get share in government cash to stay open
Three museums in the region have been given government funding to help them remain open. The South West Heritage Trust (SWHT), which runs the North Devon Record Office and Devon Heritage Centre, was given £503,131 from the £20m Museum Renewal…
Man in Devon feared lifelong debt over pet insurance claim
BBC Norman West said his dog Ruby was “all I’ve got” A man said he feared he would be “in debt for the rest of my life” after an insurance company refused to pay out following an injury to his…
Woman found on Devon road died from chest injuries, inquest hears
A woman who was found dead on a road outside a property died from chest and abdominal injuries, an inquest has heard. Aimee Pike, 22, died on the A379 Embankment Road at New Bridge, Kingsbridge, Devon, in the early hours…
Cranbrook to get £3m community centre for families to ‘thrive’
A new town in Devon will receive £3m to create a community space with facilities for families and young people. Devon County Council’s cabinet has agreed to allocate the money from housing developer contributions for the project in Cranbrook, near…
Discussions open over £7m libraries budget for Devon
Miles DavisDevon political reporter Libraries Unlimited Alex Kittow, of Libraries Unlimited, said people were using libraries differently now Libraries are now “community hubs” rather than just places to borrow books, according to the boss of the library service in Devon….
Spectacular sight for harvest supermoon hunters in South West
Sky-watcher Jason Way captured this amazing shot of a supermoon above Dartmoor’s Haytor Rocks on Tuesday night, among many other images of the phenonomen taken in Cornwall. A supermoon appears brighter and larger than other full moons in the evening…
Spectacular sight for supermoon hunters on Dartmoor
Sky-watcher Jason Way captured this amazing shot of a supermoon above Dartmoor’s Haytor Rocks on Tuesday night, among many images of the phenomenon taken by photographers around the world. A supermoon appears brighter and larger than other full moons in…
South West Water customers urged to help prevent fatbergs
South West Water South West Water said in the past year it had cleared more than 7,000 avoidable blockages South West Water (SWW) has asked customers to help prevent blockages and fatbergs from forming as part of a new campaign….