Caroline Robinson BBC News, Devon Jon Meek Mrs Meek, who was asleep on the plane, didn’t know about the eruption until after the plane landed A Devon man has said it was “fascinating” to watch Mount Etna erupting during his flight home – a day after his wife had run up the volcano. Jon and...
A further four suspects have been arrested after the death of a man in Exmouth on Saturday. Officers were called at about 00:45 BST after they received reports a 24-year-old man had been assaulted and found in a garden of a property at Ashfield Close, Exmouth. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and three...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West BBC Luke Pollard said the South West has the expertise to benefit from the defence budget Government plans to increase the defence budget have been described as a “vote of confidence” in the South West. On Monday, the government detailed the plans to spend billions moving the UK military...
Church of England Moira Astin said she looks forward to “praying with and encouraging” people in Devon The Church of England’s new Bishop of Crediton, The Venerable Moira Astin has said she is aware of the “challenges” facing people in Devon. Ms Astin, from Surrey, is currently the Archdeacon of Reigate in the Southwark Diocese....
A woman in her 80s has died following a crash involving four cars in Exeter, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident involving a Toyota Yaris, Vauxhall Movano van and two parked cars happened on Cowick Lane in Exeter at about 13:00 BST on 29 May. Officers said a passenger in the...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West PA Media School uniforms are particularly restrictive for girls, a child psychology expert has said Traditional school uniforms may be hindering children’s physical activity and comfort, according to an expert. Prof Helen Dodd, a child psychology expert at the University of Exeter Medical School, is calling for a rethink...
The parasite outbreak, which contaminated the local water supply, led to hospitalisations and more than 100 reported cases of illness, including symptoms such as diarrhoea. Pennon said about 800 staff and supply chain partners worked intensively over eight weeks to restore safe drinking water to the affected communities. In addition to the outbreak costs, the...
A beachgoer discovered a live World War Two grenade in a rockpool. A man walking along the beach found the grenade at about 15:30 BST on Monday near Westward Ho!, Bideford Coastguard Rescue Team (BCRT) said. The team was dispatched by Falmouth Coastguard following a call from Devon & Cornwall Police. The Royal Navy Explosive...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Ashburton Swimming Pool Ashburton Swimming Pool said the repairs to the deep end wall cost more than £50,000 A community swimming pool in south Devon is undergoing repairs due to significant damage. Ashburton Swimming Pool said contractors identified “lots of cracks” at the deep end of the pool, causing...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Jess Bailey said the fight to stop the quarry plans had been a “David and Goliath battle” A controversial plan to create an industrial quarry on farmland in Devon has been shelved after 10 years of planning battles. Aggregate Industries wanted to build a quarry on the 100-acre...
Six people have been charged with murder after a man was killed in an acid attack in his Plymouth home. Danny Cahalane, 38, was attacked on Lipson Road in the city on 21 February and died in hospital on 3 May, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Those charged are Israel Augustus, 25, Abdul-Rasheed Adedoja, 22,...
A 56-year-old man who launched an unprovoked knife attack on a stranger was fortunate not to have killed him, a judge has said. James Lammas, of Belvedere Road, Ilfracombe, stabbed a 33-year-old man multiple times on the high street in the north Devon town in September 2024. At Exeter Crown Court, Lammas admitted wounding with...
Torquay United captain Oscar Threlkeld has left the club by mutual consent. The 31-year-old former Plymouth Argyle, Salford City and Bradford City defender had been placed on the transfer list following the conclusion of the season. He played 47 times for the Gulls after joining as a free agent last summer. He led the club...
A 27-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested for failing to stop for police after breaching a road closure and alleged weapon and drugs offences. Devon and Cornwall Police said the man from Cornwall drove along a road near Vue Cinema that had been closed during the English Riviera Airshow at Paignton on Saturday. The force said:...
Hospitals in Devon and Cornwall have been given more than £22m for vital repairs, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed. It comes as part of the £750m announced for the NHS in England in the autumn budget. Devon’s hospitals have been given more than £15m for improvements, while Cornish hospitals will benefit...