Devon News

David BraineSenior Broadcast MeteorologistPA MediaStorm Goretti caused damage across the regionI have been studying the weather since 1982 and as you can imagine have seen a fair amount of bad conditions from snow to torrential rain and of course more recently our named storms. With widespread damage caused by Storm Goretti on 8 January, how does it compare to others I have covered in the South West and Channel Islands, and those before my time?The most memorable perhaps…

BBCSandbags were being delivered in both Exmouth and Plymouth as emergency services work in and around the cordonsA World War Two bomb dredged from the water in Exmouth is to be disposed of at sea on Friday morning.Thousands of people are spending another night away from their homes as cordons remain in place in Exmouth and Plymouth - where separate unexploded World War Two bombs were discovered on Wednesday.The cordon in place around Exmouth Marina was extended to…

BBCNHS bosses are urging people to choose the correct service based on their conditionEmergency departments at several Devon hospitals are under "extreme pressure", health bosses have said. The NHS Royal Devon Trust, which covers North Devon District Hospital and Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals, said its emergency departments had high numbers of very unwell patients. Darryn Allcorn, chief nurse at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, said the emergency department at Derriford Hospital was "very full" and patients faced…