Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West University of Plymouth Ms Chick was found seriously injured on West Hoe Road in January The family of murdered Plymouth university lecturer Claire Chick has launched a petition in a bid to mandate category A prisons for murderers. Paul Butler, 53, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, was jailed on 25...
Four men have appeared in court charged with murder after the death of a 24-year-old man in Exmouth. The man was pronounced dead from a stab wound on Saturday after reports of an assault in the garden of a property in Ashfield Close, Exmouth. Zac Davies, 23, of Hawthorn Grove, Exmouth, Dylan Chadwick, 23, of...
Nine people have appeared in Plymouth Crown Court in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old man from Plymouth. Danny Cahalane was taken to hospital on 21 February following a serious assault involving acid on Lipson Road. He died in hospital three months later on 3 May. All nine defendants have been charged with involvement...
Tesco has sold a piece of land which is vital to the delivery of a multi-million pound relief road for a town in Devon. Mid Devon District Council said the news marked “the overcoming of another major hurdle to finally deliver the road” in Cullompton. The council got £34m from central government in August to...
A cash machine has been ripped out of a Co-op store by ram raiders in one of two early morning attacks in Devon, police have confirmed. Three men using a Land Rover to batter down a Co-op shop front are thought to have been involved in one raid at Younghayes Road, Cranbrook, said the Devon...
Post offices across Devon and Cornwall that had been earmarked for closure might now stay open following public campaigns to keep them. The Post Office announced a proposal to run the threatened sites in Liskeard, Newquay, Bideford, Paignton, Teignmouth and Plymouth under a new franchise. All of the sites are wholly-owned by the Post Office...
Plymouth Argyle have made their fourth signing of the summer, bringing in midfielder Bradley Ibrahim from Hertha Berlin. The 20-year-old has joined on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The Londoner spent last season on loan with League One Crawley, making 37 appearances in all competitions, having come through the ranks at QPR and...
Heartfelt Technologies The British Heart Foundation said more than a million people in the UK had heart failure An at-home ‘foot-recognition’ scanner could prevent heart failure hospitalisations, a study has found. The National Institute for Health and Care Research, with the involvement of Torbay researchers, said the device could detect a build-up of fluid in...
Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service LDRS The council was 23 years into a 50-year lease to run the toilets North Devon Council has agreed to pay £250,000 to surrender a lease agreement, meaning it will no longer operate and maintain public toilets on Saunton beach. The council entered into a 50-year lease to run...
A Plymouth hospital will be redeveloped to meet the growing demand for rehabilitation and mental health services in the region, it has been announced. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Livewell Southwest said the changes at Mount Gould Hospital were important as the population gets older. It means wards for general rehabilitation at Mount Gould...
Andrea Ormsby BBC News, Devon Christine Reid Christine Reid was injured in a fall on a pavement A church in Tavistock has said members of its congregation are being left “black and blue” after tripping over uneven pavements in the town. Elders from the United Reformed Church said some pensioners are now so scared of...
A councillor has quit the ruling Conservative party at a council with a precarious political balance. Torbay Council member Jason Hutchings left the Conservatives, saying he wanted to be free to voice his own opinions. The Conservatives remain in charge at Torbay Council but now have 17 seats compared to 15 Liberal Democrats and four...
BBC Steve Fussell, owner of Studio 4 Street in Totnes, says the business has to close A picture framing shop in Totnes is closing its doors after four years, claiming it is because of “unfair” business rates. Studio 4 Street had been trading well, but owner Steve Fussell said it is not worth the effort...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Getty Images Head brewer at Dartmoor Brewery said Devon’s best quality was its countryside “The best thing about Devon is the countryside. The views are spectacular.” People from across Devon have spoken of their affection for the county’s rich natural beauty as part of a day celebrating all that...
Chloe Parkman & John Ayres BBC News, South West BBC Protestors gather in Torquay ahead of council decision A children’s charity said it was “very disappointed” with plans to shut specialist hearing units at two schools in Torquay. Torbay Council’s overview and scrutiny committee agreed to go ahead with the planned unit closures at St...