Plymouth Argyle have started the search for their next head coach after Miron Muslic left last week to join German side Schalke. Names such as Jack Wilshere, Rob Edwards, Ian Evatt and Michael Duff are being put forward by fans as possible options to succeed Muslic. But Joe Bell from the Green and White podcast,...
Claire Manning BBC News, Devon BBC Kingsbridge Primary School has received an award for the support staff give to pupils born prematurely A Devon school has been recognised for the support it gives pupils who were born prematurely. Kingsbridge Primary School has been given a Smallest Things Prem Award to acknowledge the extra training its...
Elliot Ball & Kevin Hay BBC News, South West BBC River’s music teacher has described his talent as remarkable A schoolboy from Devon is set to join the North Devon Sinfonia for a one off concert in late June. River, an 11-year-old pupil at West Buckland School in Barnstaple, has been playing piano since the...
People are being reminded of the dangers linked to roads after a series of fatal crashes in the South West. Devon and Cornwall Police said its officers had attended “a number of very serious crashes” in the last month, some which had proved fatal. Ch Insp Dean Drury said a loss of life in a...
A man charged with murdering a woman in Devon has pleaded not guilty. Rowan Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court, Kingsbridge, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Monday charged with the murder of Aimee Pike. The 22-year-old died on the A379 Embankment Road in Kingsbridge in the early hours of Wednesday 23 April. A trial...
Cornwall beat Devon 31-27 to win the inaugural women’s Tamar Cup as the sides met for the first time in the County Championship. But Devon’s two losing bonus points ensured they topped their pool and reached the knockout stages in Division Two of the Gill Burns Cup while Cornwall finish third. “Any Cornish person knows...
A long-distance swimmer is on the brink of attempting to achieve a lifelong dream by swimming the English Channel. On Monday morning Lindsey Walke, 49, from Plymouth, said she was waiting for the call from her boat pilot to begin the challenge, a feat that could take up to 13 hours. Ms Walke, a lifelong...
The Zimbabwe-born forward has spent the past season playing for Cape Town-based side Stormers in the United Rugby Championship where he played nine times. “Thank you to Rob (Baxter, Exeter director of rugby) and everyone involved at Exeter for giving me the opportunity all those years ago, was a special journey going from the Championship...
Drivers are being asked to plan ahead for their journeys due to ongoing works to the Saltash tunnel. National Highways said the current tidal lane traffic system has been switched off and, in the meantime, fixed lanes had been implemented for safety reasons until new technology was installed. The company said its teams were doing...
Eve Watson BBC News, South West Dravet Syndrome UK Lucy Murphy’s family said it was a “miracle” she had been able to take part in a walking challenge A woman has completed a challenge to walk 5km a day during the month of May in order to raise funds and awareness of the rare condition...
Military bosses are set to spend £250m on new accommodation for Royal Marine recruits at a Devon base. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the money would be spent at the Lympstone Commando Training Centre over the next couple of years. Along with the new accommodation, the MoD added there would also be a review...
A homelessness charity in Devon has been given a garden which featured at the Chelsea Flower Show. Shekinah was selected to have the Pathway Garden once the show had finished on 24 May and a team has begun to install it in Plymouth. The garden was inspired by the work of UK-wide homelessness charity Pathway...
Business leaders believe this year’s English Riviera Airshow has brought in millions of pounds of trade to the area. The third and final day of the event took place on Sunday, with aircraft including the Red Arrows and RAF Typhoon Display Team taking to the skies above Paignton Green. Thousands of people have attended the...
Jacob Panons BBC News, South East Hendry Foundation Rosemary Shrager said she had to relearn how to ride a bike for the challenge TV chef Rosemary Shrager has begun a 450-mile bike challenge to raise money for food poverty charities. The 74-year-old started her journey on Sunday at Land’s End in Cornwall and plans to...
George Thorpe BBC News, South West PA Media Sir Chris Hoy revealed in October 2024 that his cancer diagnosis was terminal Sir Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis has led to an increase in referrals – and subsequent treatment backlogs – at a Devon hospital, figures have revealed. A performance report presented to the University Hospitals Plymouth...