Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Victoria Graham BBC Spotlight presenter BBC Susan Davy said she had sleepless nights during Brixham’s cryptosporidium outbreak The boss of South West Water (SWW) has said she unreservedly apologises for a parasite outbreak in south Devon a year ago. In an interview with the BBC, Pennon Group CEO Susan...
Briana Millett BBC News, West of England BBC A fire service has been criticised after a resident died in a house blaze while waiting for a safety visit, a watchdog has said. Poor prevention work was one of “many issues” uncovered during a recent inspection of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS), which...
Tamar Crossings Inspections in the dry dock showed a need for further essential repairs A ferry service said work on its vessel Lynher was continuing following a “significant milestone” in its refit process. Tamar Crossings said a period in dry dock in Falmouth had enabled work to be carried out on replacing systems and equipment...
Guy Henderson Local Democracy Reporting Service BBC The Victorian Society said the Pavilion at Torquay was “at real risk of being lost if action is not taken” A former theatre and ice rink that was often visited by author Agatha Christie has been named as one of the 10 most endangered buildings in the country....
Experienced Exeter Chiefs winger Olly Woodburn has signed a new contract at Sandy Park. The 33-year-old has made 184 appearances for the Chiefs but is currently sidelined, having sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Woodburn was part of the squad that won the Champions Cup in 2020 and has scored 60 tries for the...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC More than 100 trees were felled at night in Plymouth’s Armada Way A Devon council’s decision to cut down more than 100 trees at night has cost more than £3.3m, a damning report has found. The “shock to the organisation” of the tree-felling carried out by Plymouth City...
A record number of visitors attended the Devon County Show (DCS) this year, organisers have said. DCS said 101,500 visitors attended the event over the course of the weekend, surpassing 2023, which drew 97,000 visitors. The 129th show ran from Thursday 15 until Saturday 17 May at Westpoint Arena, near Exeter. Show manager Lisa Moore...
The University of Plymouth has confirmed it is grappling with a £22m budget shortfall. It comes after the university said about 200 jobs may be affected by budget cuts. The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business, which includes the School of Art, Design and Architecture, has been asked to make £4.6m in savings, according to...
Jane Douglas BBC News, Devon BBC Professional chefs share knowledge in the classroom Professional chefs are teaching schoolchildren in Plymouth about the benefits of healthy eating and how to prepare food as part of a charity campaign by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts. Youngsters at Marine Academy Primary school are the first in the...
For many, a run is a jog through the park, a 5km or even possibly a marathon – but for two Devon runners, their next challenge is a little different. Wendy Dale and Alison Little, from Braunton, are about to embark on the Jungle Ultra , a 230km (140-mile) endurance race through the Amazon rainforest...
A council said it had taken a loss on the sale of a former leisure centre site in order to keep a promise not to build student accommodation on it. Plans have been agreed to sell the old Clifton Hill leisure centre site, in Exeter, to a company that builds affordable housing for older people....
Cameron Weldon BBC News, South West BBC Myra Hunter said she was left feeling that nobody from housing provider Sanctuary cared A woman living in a block of flats in Devon said she and a number of other residents were unable to leave their block for nine weeks due to a damaged lift. Myra Hunter,...
Getty Images The Supreme Court ruling means that people are legally allowed to camp in set areas of Dartmoor Wild camping is “not about large tents and fairy lights” Dartmoor’s authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor. Supreme Court judges unanimously rejected an appeal by...
Georgina Rannard Climate and science reporter Getty Images Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming. The heatwave is most intense off the west coast of Ireland as well as...
Erin Black BBC News, Devon BBC Fish merchant Rob Goodacre said it was probably the end of the fish market “as we know it” The remaining assets of Plymouth’s fish market have gone up for auction as fish merchants say hopes of reviving it appear to be over. Plymouth Trawler Agents (PTA), which ran the...