A fifth man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Exmouth, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said Ben Helliker, 26, of Halsdon Road in Exmouth has been remanded to appear in front of Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Officers were called at about 00:45 BST on 31 May...
Exeter centre Nancy McGillivray has agreed a deal to stay at the Premiership Women’s Rugby side for the 2025-26 season. The 22-year-old, who returned from serious knee injury last season, was a regular in the side that finished fifth in the league. McGillivray, who has scored eight tries in 47 games for Exeter, will balance...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC Sgt Thomas Ottley said the order was town-wide An order to tackle alcohol related anti-social behaviour has been introduced in two Devon towns. Devon and Cornwall Police said Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) had been introduced at Okehampton and Tavistock by West Devon Borough Council. The force said...
One person has been seriously injured in a collision involving a motorbike and a bicycle, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the scene on the southbound carriageway of the A380 near Kennford, Exeter at about 12:40 BST on Tuesday. The southbound carriageway has been closed at Splatford Split and...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Stan Gaskell/PA Wire Mitch Hutchcraft said completing the challenge was everything he had ever dreamed of A former Royal Marine and Torquay resident says he will keep busy with more expeditions after completing a 240-day challenge. Mitch Hutchcraft, 31, reached the summit of Mount Everest after swimming, cycling and...
A project offering support for foster families has been described as being like an “extended family”. Foster for Plymouth, a service run by the city council, said its mockingbird programme provided families with peer support, social activities and respite care in the form of sleepovers. Foster parent and project leader Lydia Oliver said she had...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Colleen Natola uses the Northbrook swimming pool four or five times a week The closure of a Devon swimming pool will be discussed on Tuesday after campaigners handed in a petition opposing the plans with more than 2,000 signatures. People fighting to keep Northbrook swimming pool in Exeter...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a dog attack and an assault on a woman in Plymouth on Tuesday 3 June. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were made aware of an “out-of-control XL bully-type dog” attacking a chihuahua dog on Millbay Road at about 20:30 BST. The chihuahua, which ran away after the attack,...
David Dixon BBC News, Cornwall George Stevens The crew aboard the Enterprise had to tackle a net full of Mediterranean octopus A massive haul of Mediterranean octopus has helped a Cornish trawler land a catch worth a record £158,000. The Newlyn-based beam trawler Enterprise was fishing close to the Channel Islands when its crew made...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Sea Adora Sea Adora said there had been a rise in people fly-tipping outside their shop A Devon not-for-profit organisation is asking people to stop fly-tipping after a recent rise in the amount of unwanted items being left outside its shop. Among items dumped outside the Sea Adora charity...
Amber Edwards BBC News, South West BBC Marian Wade and Sgt James Gallienne with a compassionate box The family of a Devon man who died in a single-vehicle crash has launched a new initiative for police to compassionately return a loved one’s belongings. Chris Wade, from Sidmouth, died in June 2023 after he suffered a...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West BBC Firefighters said the people in the car on Friday night had been “very lucky to have survived” A fire chief has warned drivers to be aware of an accident hotspot on Dartmoor after three people were injured when the car they were in overturned. Ashburton Fire Station crew...
A warning against fly-tipping has been issued by North Devon Council after a woman was ordered to pay a total of £2,200. The council said dumping waste could result in fines up to £50,000 at Magistrates Court, an unlimited fine at higher courts and up to five years in prison. It comes after Roxanne Pitteway,...
BBC Scott Johnston and Michael May deny a charge of conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the UK Two men who deny smuggling more than 200kg of cocaine into the UK have gone on trial. Five other men previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle the drugs, worth more than £6m, into Cornwall, Truro Crown Court...
Permission is being sought to install new signs across a town in Devon. Barnstaple Town Council has put forward proposals for 20 wayfinding signs to be installed which will list locations, cultural points of interest and transport directions. They would be partly funded by £3.6m from Flourishing Barnstaple, a North Devon Council initiative. The town...