Taking people to court to ensure enforcement notices on listed buildings are obeyed will take place if needed, a Devon council says. The warning was issued by North Devon Council after it says it won a recent case to make the owners of a Grade II-listed house in Ilfracombe restore a balcony they had removed....
The NHS is urging vulnerable people across Devon and Cornwall to book their spring Covid-19 vaccinations. Eligible people include those aged 75 and over, older adults in care homes, and people with a weakened immune system. NHS England in the South West said vaccinations were available at 482 community pharmacies across the region. Bosses said...
Torquay United have re-signed Derby County forward Emmanuel Ilesanmi on loan. The 20-year-old had agreed to return to the National League promotion chasers until the end of the season. Ilesanmi initially moved to Plainmoor at the end of January and made two substitute appearances suffering a hamstring injury and returning to Pride Park. He joins...
A paraglider has been rescued after his wing got stuck in a tree. Police officers from Ottery St Mary and Exmouth responded to the incident after an experienced paraglider was caught by a gust of wind. In a post on Facebook, police confirmed that the man, who had taken off from White Cross on East...
The Secretary of State for Transport has approved increased charges for the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry. Tolls will rise for all vehicles, with fares for cars and vans to go up from £2.60 to £3.00, and fares for Tamar Tag holders to rise from £1.30 to £1.50. The decision was reached after a public...
Police have been trialling new ways to tackle shoplifting in Exeter. Devon and Cornwall Police have been working in the city council’s CCTV control centre with a coordinator from the Exeter Businesses Against Crime group to coordinate their response to offenders who target stores on the high street. The force has plain clothes officers patrolling...
Google Jack’s body was found washed up on rocks near Crackington Haven A “heroic” student died trying to save three young women from a rip tide in Cornwall, an inquest has heard. Jack Lees, from Holsworthy in Devon and a University of Bristol student, swam 150m (500ft) out with a male friend to help the...
Archie Farmer & Janine Jansen BBC News, South West BBC The ‘Every Minute Matters’ campaign is aiming to get 270,000 fans to learn lifesaving CPR Plymouth Argyle fans have kicked off a 4,000km (2,485 mile) charity relay to encourage fellow football supporters across England to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The relay is part of the...
Plymouth Argyle defender Maksym Talovierov is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury. The 24-year-old Ukraine centre-back was hurt towards the end of Argyle’s 3-2 loss to Derby County earlier this month. The Pilgrims’ record signing joined up with his international team-mates last week to be assessed ahead of...
A suspected unexploded ordnance found on a high street in Devon has been safely removed, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was found in a property on Sidmouth High Street on Monday at about 15:35 GMT. Officers put up a 100m (328ft) cordon around the area, said police. The force said the...
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Plymouth Argyle defender Nikola Katic featured in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2-1 win over Cyprus in Monday’s Fifa World Cup qualifier. The 28-year-old came off the bench for the final 20 minutes of the game in Zenica as the Bosnians won for the second successive match to go top of their group. Meanwhile, Argyle midfielder Darko...
Fire crews have put out a blaze which raged across 27 acres (11 hectares) of moorland in Devon. Firefighters from five stations were called to Nattadon Common near Chagford at 18:51 GMT on Monday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said crews faced an 82ft (25m) wide fire front and another 49ft (15m) wide....
Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporter Barry Esther/BBC Dartmoor National Park Authority is facing a 9% cut in funding from April Public toilets in Dartmeet will close at the end of March after Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) decided not to renew a lease. The authority wants landowners or the parish council to provide toilets on...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC The wall on the main road through Shaldon collapsed in February 2024 A large wall that collapsed on a main road in a seaside town in Devon has not been repaired for more than a year. The landslip on the A379 in Shaldon, Devon, happened in February 2024....
