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New campaign targets rising ketamine abuse

New campaign targets rising ketamine abuse

Anna VarleSouth West home affairs correspondentBBCLiv is speaking out as part of the 'Forget The Ket' campaign"I had no tether on reality because I was so often living in psychedelic K-holes."Liv, from Bridport, Dorset, is now in recovery and is speaking out as part of the 'Forget The Ket' campaign which aims to raise awareness of the dangers associated with ketamine use and help young adults get the support they need.Nationally there has been an eight-fold increase in…

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GWR confirms ‘major investment’ with Plymouth office lease

GWR confirms ‘major investment’ with Plymouth office lease

A rail firm has secured a deal on a large office building as part of a "significant long-term investment" in a city, bosses have said.Great Western Railway (GWR) said it had secured a four-storey building next to Plymouth Station, which would provide office space for operational staff, administrative teams, and rail industry partners.GWR said the deal represented "the largest office letting in Plymouth for a decade and the largest in the region outside of Bristol".Originally constructed as a…

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Devon artist collects final letters from Danish postal service

Devon artist collects final letters from Danish postal service

Emma RuminskiSouth West arts reporterJim WilemanGillian Taylor has received letters to her PO Box address from all over DenmarkAn artist is collecting the final letters sent by a 400-year-old postal service to create a piece of art. Denmark's national postal service PostNord now only delivers parcels after it stopped its letter service in December due to a drop in demand.Artist Gillian Taylor is using the final postcards and letters sent to her to create an art installation called…

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Investec Champions Cup: Bath v Saracens and Leicester away to Bordeaux – last-16 ties

Investec Champions Cup: Bath v Saracens and Leicester away to Bordeaux – last-16 ties

Historically, earning home advantage for as far into the competition as possible gives the best chance of winning it.Holders Bordeaux, who again top the seedings after four bonus-point wins, reached the final with three comfortable knockout wins last year.They have continued their fine European form and once again look to be the side to beat.Leinster have not lost a pool game since 2018 and despite not being at their imperious best, continued their unbeaten record at this stage.However,…

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Campaigners protest against plans for 700 homes in East Devon

Campaigners protest against plans for 700 homes in East Devon

Archie FarmerandEve Watson,DevonBBCThe land earmarked for the development is near Woodbury Common and Pebblebed HeathsAbout 100 people have campaigned against plans for 700 homes to be built near protected areas of heathland. The protest in Budleigh Salterton was against proposals, named Exmo 20, which have been included in the draft East Devon Local Plan.The land earmarked for the development is near Woodbury Common and Pebblebed Heaths. Campaigners said it was the wrong place for large scale building.Councillor Todd…

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Challenge Cup: Exeter 31-0 Cardiff – Chiefs book home last-16 tie

Challenge Cup: Exeter 31-0 Cardiff – Chiefs book home last-16 tie

Exeter: Woodburn; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Haydon-Wood, Brown-Bampoe; Skinner, Varney, Sio, Dweba, Tchumbadze, Jenkins, Zambonin, Hooper, E Roots, James.Replacements: Heaven, Goodrick-Clarke, J Roots, Tuima, Pearson, Capstick, Chapman, Hammersley.Cardiff: Beetham; Grady, Smit, Jennings, Bowen; I Lloyd, Mulder; Southworth, E Lloyd, Wainwright, McNally, Thornton, Botham, Thomas, Basham.Replacements: Hughes, Domachowski, Sebastian, Nott, Lawrence, Cottle, Davies, Winnett.Referee: Griffin Colby Source link

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Plymouth man charged with attempted murder after woman injured

Plymouth man charged with attempted murder after woman injured

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman in her 70s was left injured.Eugene Pope, 23, of Harwell Street, in Plymouth, was charged with attempted murder, assault by beating, possession of a bladed/pointed article in a public place and possession of cannabis.Police were called at about 09:20 GMT on Friday to reports that a woman had been assaulted near Hastings Terrace. She was taken to hospital and has since been discharged.Pope has been remanded in…

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Plan to back east Devon nature reserve with £1.1m confirmed

Plan to back east Devon nature reserve with £1.1m confirmed

Plans to bolster a nature reserve with a £1.1m cash injection have been backed again after an initial decision was revisited.Support had already been given to put £1m into an investment fund and £100,000 in a high interest account to cover the costs of maintaining Clyst Meadows Countryside Park, in east Devon.East Devon District Council is legally obliged to oversee the funding of the park for 80 years and the aim is for the cash to come from…

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Public asked to help shape fire service future in survey

Public asked to help shape fire service future in survey

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has asked the public to help shape its strategic plan for the next five years.A survey for Devon and Somerset residents has been launched to help the service find out where the concerns are in local communities and how it can better use its resources. The service said the feedback alongside incident data and risk analysis, would help inform its draft Community Risk Management Plan before it goes out for further…

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Why councils are being abolished and elections cancelled in Devon

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Why councils are being abolished and elections cancelled in Devon

Miles DavisDevon political reporterGetty ImagesDistrict councils and the county council in Devon will all be abolished by 2028All district and county councils in Devon are being abolished as part of the biggest shake-up of local government across the country for 50 years.Instead of splitting services like recycling, housing and highways between different levels of council, they will all be taken on by new unitary authorities.The new unitary authorities are set to be launched in April 2028 and the…

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Cornwall and Devon stories you may have missed

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Cornwall and Devon stories you may have missed

BBCThe bottom floor of a cricket club has been completely damaged by smokeStorm reveals 19th Century crucibles in riverAndy Matthews found two whole crucibles on Saturday morningTwo whole crucibles have been revealed in a river in Cornwall following Storm Goretti.Andy Matthews from Chacewater found the vessels, which were used for smelting tin and copper, on the river bed at Calenick near Truro on Saturday morning.He said the melting pots, or crocks, had been made in Calenick sometime during…

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Plymouth man appears in court charged with rape

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Plymouth man appears in court charged with rape

A man has been charged with rape after an alleged incident in Plymouth, police have said.Luke Braund, 22, from Duloe Gardens, Plymouth, was remanded in custody after he appeared at Plymouth Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.Devon and Cornwall Police was called at about 04:00 GMT on 10 January, after a report of a woman having been sexually assaulted in the Mutley Plain area.Officers attended the scene and a police cordon was put in place. Source link

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