John Acres BBC News, Devon Julia Gregory BBC News, South West Yui Monk/ BBC Employers will have to find more money to pay National Insurance increases The owners of two campsites in Devon have said they are hopeful of a busy Easter but are concerned about National Insurance increases for employers coming in next month....
Plymouth Argyle boss Miron Muslic has praised the commitment of central defender Julio Pleguezuelo after his return from broken ribs. The Spaniard, 28, was hurt in the 2-1 win at Portsmouth two weeks ago but returned to full contact training earlier this week and could feature at Watford on Saturday. It is a timely boost...
John Acres BBC News, Devon Julia Gregory BBC News, South West Anne-Marie August Anne-Marie August says she is a keen exerciser A “fit and healthy” woman from Devon who survived an “incredibly rare” aortic dissection has said she is determined to make the most of life. Marie Anne August, of Newton Abbot, became ill during...
A new bridge over a brook in Devon has been named. The bridge, over Shutterton Brook in Dawlish, is part of a new link road, which is due to connect to the A379 to help access about 800 new homes planned for the area across three sites, Teignbridge District Council said. Sweet Violets Bridge, the...
Bradley Gerrard Local Democracy Reporter Google Mid Devon District Council overcharged and undercharged thousands of social housing tenants due to wrongly applying a rent formula About 70 council tenant evictions could be reviewed in Mid Devon as council officials grapple with social housing rent errors dating back to 2002. There are cases where rent arrears...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell believes his Scottish accent is the reason he was sent off at Lincoln City last week. The Grecians boss was sent from the dugout for his reaction to the fourth official after a late winning goal was disallowed for a handball in the 0-0 draw. Stirling-born Caldwell says he did...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West Jeremy Chadburn The first reroofing works of King Arthur’s Great Halls in more than 90 years have been completed A Grade II* listed building steeped in Arthurian legend in Cornwall has been reroofed. It is the first major repair works in 90 years for the King Arthur’s Great Halls,...
Residents in Torbay are being encouraged to learn how to administer a life-saving anti-overdose drug and carry it with them. Naloxone is an antidote which can reverse the effects of overdoses of opioids, such as heroin. The Torbay Naloxone Tribe are training people how to inject the drug while also providing them with a free...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC The project involves a small lens being attached to a mobile phone A small lens which can be used by patients to help detect skin cancer has cut hospital referrals by 50% in a trial being run by a number of GPs, according to a dermatologist consultant....
A fire which broke out at a property in Plymouth spread to the neighbouring house, the fire service has said. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it received multiple calls reporting a ground floor house fire on Blandford Road around 15:49 GMT on Wednesday. Devon and Cornwall Police said a woman was helped...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Sarah Thorp and Amanda Pugh set up the No Limits cafe in 2020 The woman who set up a cafe which helps people with additional needs get into work said she had been forced to close the venture due to rising costs. Sarah Thorp, founding director of No...
Baz Gray has joined the elite ranks of the Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London. Read article in full at source...
Falling debris forced the partial closure of a street in Plympton, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers set up a cordon on the Ridgeway because of “some falling debris from wooden window frames which was noted by our local neighbourhoods officers”. The management company were contacted, said the force. Police had asked people...
A community project in Totnes is hoping to revive local production of textiles by encouraging people to grow flax in their gardens and allotments. Totnes Grows Flax is working with Transition Town Totnes and Plymouth’s The Flax Project to highlight the value of the plant, which is traditionally used for linen and ships’ sails. Zoe...
An MP has called for flea treatments for cats and dogs to be restricted after raising concerns about pollution in waterways. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Rachel Gilmour, Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, called for “strict” measures on the use of “spot-on” treatments, saying the chemicals used are harmful to wildlife, as well...
