A person has been seriously injured in a crash on a road in Plymouth, police have said. Officers were called to Kings Road, in Devonport, at 10:50 BST on Tuesday after they received reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike. The road has been closed at Stonehouse Bridge and Paradise Road. Devon...
Anna Turns talks to Martin Attrill about the secret world of seagrass and its survival Read full article at source...
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The site of a former hospital in south Devon has been sold after a number of previous attempts fell through. The Dartmouth and Kingswear Community Hospital building was put up for auction in September 2024, the third attempt to dispose of the property. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it had been sold...
Bids for the two-acre site on the edge of the city centre were received in October 2024. The site already had planning permission for 41 homes but none of the bidders wanted to take those plans forward. The highest bidder, Preferred Homes Ltd, wants to build a 72-unit home for older people with an average...
Emily Cannings lives near Exeter and was UK Ladies Waterski Racing Champion in 2023 Read full article at source...
Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Sam Maunder will be released by the club following the conclusion of the 2024-25 Premiership season The 25-year-old has spent the majority of the current campaign on loan with Championship side Coventry and will now join the club on a permanent basis. Maunder played 62 matches for Exeter, starting in 34 of...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a car crash in North Devon. The collision between a VW Golf and a white VW Crafter van happened on the A361 North Devon Link Road near the Landkey Junction at about 11:40 BST on 19 May. Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver of...
Emma Ruminski BBC News South West arts reporter Sophie Pierce Alan Endacott on an archaeological dig on Dartmoor A new festival celebrating Dartmoor has been created to explore all aspects of the history and culture of the landscape, organisers say. From a place of inspiration for artists, to the role it has played in archaeologists’...
A Devon food producer has said the new UK-EU deal will reduce paperwork and the risks associated with exporting goods to the continent. It comes after the UK and the EU reached a new agreement setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence. Newton Abbot’s Westaway Sausages boss, Charles Baughan, said...
A Grade II-listed windmill in Devon is to be transformed into a home despite fears the “special architectural” building could be lost. Fernicombe Windmill at Windmill Lane, Paignton, is to be turned into a single house, with a new roof structure, a two-storey extension and a garage. Nine people objected to the plan over concerns...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West Getty Images Octopus vulgaris is possibly drawn to the area by rising sea temperatures Fishers are observing a notable rise in octopus sightings along England’s south-west coast. Some say an “invasion” of octopus and a local bylaw are “decimating” the Devon shellfish industry. We asked experts what is happening...
The population spike in the Mediterranean common octopus is a mixed blessing. Bad news if you want to catch crab or lobster, and doubly bad news if the octopus eats your crab or lobster and then escapes so you do not get to land an octopus either. And octopus is valuable catch in its own...
Alex Osborne BBC News, South West Family Photo Jacqui was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s dementia in 2024 aged 57 “The laughter is what I miss the most about Jacqui. She was a very able, confident person. 1747720621 I see that slowly fading away.” Paul’s wife Jacqui was diagnosed with young onset dementia aged 57....
Plymouth Argyle centre-back Maksym Talovierov has been named in the Ukraine squad for their forthcoming international matches. Ukraine take on Canada on 7 June before facing New Zealand three days later in end-of-season friendlies. Argyle’s 24-year-old record signing has won seven caps for his country since making his debut in March 2024. He has yet...