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…
Two new towns planned near Exeter and Plymouth
Two new towns are being planned in Devon as part of 12 selected for a nationwide building programme. Up to 20,000 homes are expected to be built in Marlcombe in east Devon, and Plymouth as part of the government’s New…
Police appeal after sailor last seen near Plymouth goes missing
Police have launched an appeal for a sailor who has not been seen for three weeks. Devon and Cornwall Police said Guy Nelson, 57, was last known to be in or around the Drake’s Island area near Plymouth on 8…
Teddy Swims latest big star to headline at Powderham Castle
Grammy-nominated singer Teddy Swims has been named as headling act for a music event in Devon next summer. The US singer will perform at Live at Powderham on 25 June, joined by his band Freak Freely. Organisers said supporting acts…
Smooth snakes thriving after slithering into Devon heathland
Wildlife volunteers are celebrating the successful reintroduction of smooth snakes. A project to reintroduce the non-venomous species in Pebblebed Heaths in east Devon has seen numbers consistently hit new highs since 2023, with 39 sightings recorded last year, the Royal…
The Prem: Northampton 33-33 Exeter – Feyi-Waboso double on return
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso marked his Exeter Chiefs return with two tries, but suffered another injury, as his side staged an astonishing comeback draw at Northampton Saints. The England winger had been out of club rugby since December with a shoulder problem…
Building of three new towns will start before election, Labour pledges
Jennifer McKiernan & Becky Mortonpolitical reporters EPA Housing Secretary Steve Reed wears a Build Baby Build cap The construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged. A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in…
Plymouth Sound swimming pontoons to be put away for the winter
Caroline RobinsonSouth West Plymouth Sound National Marine Park The swimming pontoons in Plymouth Sound are due to be removed in the week commencing 6 October Two swimming pontoons are to be removed for the winter months. Plymouth Sound National Marine…