Jake Wallace BBC News, South West Bonhams The tiara could sell for more than £250,000 A Cartier turquoise and diamond tiara owned by the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons is expected to fetch more than £250,000 at auction. American-born Nancy Astor was elected in 1919 to represent Plymouth Sutton...
A sea tractor in Devon that connects a small island and its hotel with the mainland has undergone major refurbishment ahead of the summer season. The Burgh Island sea tractor was originally built in 1969 and transports passengers daily across the 270 yards (250m) from the island to Bigbury-on-Sea. The restoration included a complete rebuild...
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Vermeulen moved to Exeter from then-Super Rugby side Sharks and has gone on to play more than 100 games for the club. He has been seen as one of the most consistent back-rows in the Premiership, although his time at Exeter has been punctuated by injuries. He is one of the last remaining players at...
Anna Varle South West health correspondent BBC Sumedha Aryaratne moved to Devon with his family to work in domiciliary care Overseas people working in adult social care have said they are “afraid” about proposed changes aimed at making it harder for international workers to remain in the UK. Currently carers gain the right to live...
Plans for the expansion of Plymouth into a large part of the South Hams will be shared with the public at a series of events. Plymouth City Council wants to increase its population by taking over the running of 13 parishes with about 30,000 residents. The move is part of a reorganisation of local government...
Cameron Weldon & George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC The Red Arrows are set to feature during this year’s English Riviera Airshow Pilots hope they can inspire future generations to take to the skies as they soar above the crowds of the English Riviera Airshow. The 2025 edition of the event which takes over the...
Torquay United have signed forward Louis Dennis on a two-year deal. The 32-year-old joins the Gulls after leaving League Two side Bromley. The experienced former Leyton Orient and Portsmouth forward played almost 200 games for Bromley over two spells and helped them win promotion to the EFL last year. This season he scored two goals...
Exeter’s Ireland hooker Cliodhna Moloney has extended her contract for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 31-year-old moved to Sandy Park in 2022 after Wasps’ women’s side disbanded and has gone on to score 24 tries for the Devon side. She was recalled to the Ireland squad this year and played in all five...
A 30-year-old man from Exeter accused of sending malicious communications to local schools has been transferred to a secure hospital from a jail, where he was being held on remand during legal proceedings. Alfie Pilkington, of Redlands Close, Exeter, had been remanded into custody after being charged with two counts of sending malicious communications on...
Locks Jack Dunne and Franco Molina are to leave Exeter at the end of the season. Irish forward Dunne, 26, has spent the past three seasons at Sandy Park after joining from Leinster. He has played 41games for the club but has struggled to establish himself in the past two seasons, starting just four Premiership...
A man has been charged with the murder of a 54-year-old woman in Plymouth. Mark Anthony Fitzgerald, 61, of Rendle Street, was charged with the murder of Lisa Paris, who was found dead on 18 March 2024, Devon and Cornwall Police said. Police said Ms Paris’s body was found at a property on Rendle Street...
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A man has been charged with preventing the lawful burial of a woman after a body was discovered in a Devon flat, police have said. Jamie Stevens, 51, from Reddenhill Road, Torquay, was charged of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body in Torquay between 21 May 2022 and 28 May 2025, said...
With head coach Miron Muslic set to leave the club – with German side Schalke looking like his new employers – who should Plymouth Argyle replace him with? Do they need a big name, or someone who knows League One? Do they have to have an Argyle connection or should they come to the club...