BBC Tahla Redwan, 20, of Hackney, London, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Tuesday A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Plymouth. Tahla Redwan, 20, of Hackney, London, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Tuesday and denied murdering Shane Sweet. The 36-year-old was found stabbed to death in...
Stagecoach Alison Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, said night buses could become a “a mainstay of having a night out” Seven new routes have been added to the night bus service across the South West. The Saturday night/Sunday morning service, set up by the police and supported...
Harlequins have signed experienced scrum-half Stu Townsend from Exeter Chiefs. The 29-year-old Devonian made more than 120 appearances for the Chiefs during almost a decade with the club, featuring in two Premiership title-winning campaigns as well as their 2020 European Champions Cup triumph. Townsend played against his new club at The Stoop just over a...
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Jane Douglas BBC News, South West BBC The South West has seen a growing number of international tourists Devon and Cornwall’s tourist industry is showing signs of optimism, with early indicators suggesting a potentially strong season ahead, say tourism boards. Visit Cornwall and Visit Devon report encouraging booking trends, with a rise in day visitors....
A Devon chimney sweep who expanded his business to include rehoming bee swarms five years ago said 2025 had been his busiest year so far. Dan Fisher, who runs Ashburton Chimney Sweep, said his team had dealt with a hive every day for the last month. Dr Thomas O’Shea-Wheller, biologist at the University of Exeter,...
Alex Green BBC News, Devon Andrea Ormsby BBC News, South West University of Exeter Lord Patrick Vallance said metamaterials would be “everywhere” in the future The University of Exeter is getting £19.6m of funding to improve our lives with “brand new science”. Experts at the university have been selected to host a facility called The...
Plymouth-born Tozer made his senior debut with Swindon in 2007 before joining Newcastle a year later. He made two first-team appearances for the Magpies before joining Northampton permanently in 2011 following two loan stints with the Cobblers. Following a brief loan spell with Colchester, Tozer made the switch to Yeovil for the 2015-16 season before...
A car burst into flames after hitting a tree – leaving two men in their 20s in need of hospital care. However, both managed to escape the black BMW before it set alight, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the scene near Bideford in Devon about 19:50 BST on Sunday. A spokesperson...
Plymouth Pirates weekend attracted a record number of 50,000 visitors across the two-day event, organisers have said. The 14th weekend saw visitors enjoying pirate themed activities including storytellers, face painting, traditional shanty bands, a pirate dog show and more. Plymouth Waterfront Partnership said the atmosphere throughout the event on the 17 and 18 May was...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West BBC Work started on the project in 2022 The creation of a scenic wetland area for wildlife in a Plymouth park has been delayed after the city council axed the contractor. The project in Central Park aims to tackle problems of flooding at Barn Park, on the east of...
Businesses in Torbay are being offered an app to help tackle retail crime. The UK Partners Against Crime (UKPAC) app and website allows firms to report shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and violence, which is shared with police so they are able to target problem areas and track repeat offenders. A free year-long pilot is being funded...
A fundraising event to renovate a skatepark in Devon has raised more than £1,000, organisers have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said Okehampton Police had been working with the community in a bid to rejuvenate the town’s skatepark in a bid to prevent anti-social behaviour. The force said a skate jam event was held at...
Sean Dilley & Molly Stazicker Transport correspondent & transport producer PA Heidi Alexander making a speech this week in front of a train carriage with the new GBR logo South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised, making it the first train company to transfer to public ownership under Labour. The first nationalised service, from Woking...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Becky Harrison Becky Harrison said wild camping was “magical” “It can teach you so much, so much within yourself, and about the environment – it becomes addictive,” said Becky Harrison of going wild camping. The 52-year-old from the South Hams in Devon first tried it three years ago and...