Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC The Seabury Hotel in Torquay is being demolished to make way for social housing A derelict hotel in a seaside resort is being demolished, with social housing to be built in its place. Torbay Council agreed to borrow up to £20m to fund the Hotels to Homes project....
Long-serving Exeter Chiefs coach Ali Hepher has left the Premiership club by mutual consent. The 50-year-old had been suspended from his role as backs and attack coach last month in the wake of Exeter’s club-record 79-17 loss at Gloucester. The former Northampton fly-half had been part of Exeter’s coaching set-up since 2009 when he joined...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West BBC Food and drink generate millions for the local economy South West food and drink champion Taste of the West has gone into administration. Bristol-based SWBR has been appointed as administrators for the Exeter-based company which was founded in 1991. Taste of the West had more than 1,000 paying...
Train services in Devon were temporarily suspended after a vehicle crashed into a railway bridge. It happened in Paignton at about 12:00 BST, a spokesperson for Great Western Railway (GWR) said. The line was blocked, leading to delays and some cancellations to services between Newton Abbot and Paignton, it said. GWR confirmed train services had...
A developer is seeking planning advice on the construction of a new care home at a former quarry site in Plymouth. LNT Care Developments sought pre-application advice from Plymouth City Council before submitting a formal planning proposal for the construction of the facility at the former Plymstock Quarry. If approved, the home would provide general...
People in the South West are being encouraged to get a spring Covid-19 vaccination. NHS England South West said more than half of people who were invited for the booster in the region had not taken up the offer. People who are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination include those who are aged 75 and over...
PA Media Lewis Pugh began his 60-mile (901 km) 12 day swim on Thursday Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is braving a great white shark hotspot on the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws to highlight the importance of protecting the species. Pugh, from Plymouth, Devon, began his 60-mile (901km) 12-day swim around Martha’s Vineyard, an...
A 16-year-old has set up a dance school to give back to the community that made her feel welcome after arriving from Romania a decade ago. Maria, who moved to Devonport in Plymouth when she was six, has been running AMR Street Dance for six months while balancing her studies at college. She said she...
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A man who started a job at Waitrose at the age of 80 is still working there aged 94 – and said he has no plans to retire. John Shipton has been described as a “local legend” and a “national treasure” by colleagues at the Exeter branch of the supermarket. He said he had been...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West Western Morning News Jack Leslie, pictured scoring a goal against Queens Park Rangers, was known for his remarkable skills as a striker Historic England is due to unveil a blue plaque at the former home of groundbreaking black footballer Jack Leslie. The event at 8 Glendower Road in Plymouth...
Alex Green BBC News, Devon West Dartmoor Mission Community The church mission has thanked people for sharing its appeal far and wide A hand-carved wooden eagle stolen from a church in Devon has been returned. The sculpture was sawn off a lectern at St Paul’s in Yelverton on Monday evening, the Reverend Andrew Thomas said....
A man has been jailed for 13 years for raping and sexually assaulting a woman. Christian Dodd, 46, was arrested in August 2022 after police received a report of rape. A jury at Truro Crown Court found Dodd, previously of Cliff Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, guilty of one count of rape of a woman and one...
Canada hooker Emily Tuttosi has signed a new deal with Exeter Chiefs for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 29-year-old has been at Sandy Park since the club was formed in 2020 and has scored 29 tries in 74 appearances. Tuttosi is currently representing Canada in the Pacific Four Series and was part of...
A 20-year-old man from Plymouth has been arrested on suspicion of rape, police say. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to Gibbon Lane at about 06:25 BST on Thursday. They said officers were supporting a woman after reports of a sexual assault. Police cordons were put in place at different locations, and one remains in...