Plymouth sees start of ‘one of the biggest’ play areas
Work to create “one of the biggest city centre play areas in the country” has started, a council has said. In July, the first part of Plymouth’s Armada Way regeneration project opened to the public. The city centre scheme has…
Crisis over big dogs in care in South West sparks RSPCA appeal
RSPCA Two-year-old Sox was found abandoned The RSPCA is urging people in the South West to consider adopting larger dogs because it is struggling with record numbers in its care. New data from the charity revealed it can take up…
Exeter pet owner sentenced for dog ‘pack attack’ on woman
A woman whose three German shepherd-cross dogs attacked a woman in a playing field and mauled a small dog to death has been given a 12-month suspended sentence. Sarah Pike, 51, from Exeter, admitted being the owner in charge of…
Exeter College restaurant wins best of the year for second time
Exeter College Edie and Millie were visited Birmingham and impressed the judges A student-run eatery in Devon has been named college restaurant of the year for the second time. Exeter College’s fine dining restaurant @Thirty-Four was awarded the AA College…
Owner puts struggling Paignton Zoo on the market
Paignton Zoo is on the market, its owner the charity Wild Planet Trust has confirmed. No guide price has been released, but a spokesperson confirmed the 85-acre (34-hectare) estate – home to more than 2,000 animals – together with an…
Electrical shop returns to Devon high street after 18 years
An electrical shop will return to a high street after 18 years. Hockridge Appliance Centre operated in Tavistock for 12 years, before closing the branch for commercial reasons in the 2000s. Now the company, which has a store in Launceston,…
Coach aims for wider Devon wheelchair basketball team recognition
BBC Jack Davey leads the Exeter Otters, who were founded in 1980 The head coach of a Devon-based wheelchair basketball club says his “big goal” is to see his side become as well-known as other professional rugby and football sides…
South West Water AI trial ‘is cutting sewage pollution’
Kirk EnglandSouth West environment and tourism correspondent BBC AI is being used to help identify changes in water levels in the network that could indicate if a blockage is developing in a sewer A trial that uses artificial intelligence (AI)…
Train operator GWR to be renationalised in about a year
PA GWR will follow West Midlands Trains, Govia Thameslink Railway and Chiltern Railways in transferring back under public control Train company GWR (Great Western Railways) will be returned to public ownership “in about a year’s time”, one of its bosses…
Plymouth-based frigate tests new missile off Norway
On-board cameras show a Royal Navy warship successfully firing a powerful new type of missile for the first time. HMS Somerset, based in Plymouth, launched the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during a training exercise in Norway, working alongside Norwegian and…