As well as a new backs coach, Exeter are also expected to appoint a new forwards specialist following Hunter’s departure. The quartet of Baxter, Hunter, Hepher and Pellow has been at the helm for all of Exeter’s achievements – including six consecutive Premiership finals, of which they won two, and a victory in the 2020...
“It’s been pretty much life-changing, I’d say.” Identical twins Harry and Alfie, from Devon, both dream of becoming professional darts players after being inspired by teenage darts sensation Luke Littler, who became the youngest winner of the PDC World Championship in January. They go to Teignbridge Darts Academy in Newton Abbot – one of seven...
Jonathan Morris & Scott Bingham BBC News, South West BBC Bottled water was handed out to residents by South West Water People in the south Devon fishing town of Brixham remember 15 May 2024 for all the wrong reasons. That was date the UK Health Security Agency confirmed the parasite cryptosporidium was present in tap...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter Getty Children in Devon experiencing abuse and neglect were particularly at risk, Ofsted found Children in Devon are “at risk of harm” due to continued failings in council services, a report has found. The Ofsted report into children’s services at Devon County Council rated the council as “inadequate” and...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Councillor and retired police chief inspector Jane Taylor asked for a full review of the council’s policy A council has clarified its position over single-sex spaces in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment which ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law. Independent councillor...
The appointments come almost a fortnight after Muslic said he wanted answers on who would take on the roles – which have been vacant for much of 2025. “Following Neil Dewsnip’s departure we reviewed the structure of our football leadership department and spoke openly about our desire to appoint a sporting director,” chief executive Andrew...
Exeter have signed former England Under-20 forward Lola Whitley from Gloucester-Hartpury. The 21-year-old, who can play at lock or back-row, made her debut for the Cherry and Whites in October 2022. “I feel I need a change and a challenge as a player, and I am looking forward to getting stuck in next season,” Whitley...
A shop worker was threatened by a man with a knife during a robbery in, police have said. The incident happened at the Spar convenience store at the junction of Bear Street and Boutport Street, in Barnstaple before 21:50 BST on Saturday. Devon and Cornwall Police said the offender fled the store taking four bottles...
A man who marched into a Wetherspoon pub armed with an axe and threatened two men in the beer garden has been jailed. Jason Semple, 54, of Tavistock Road, Okehampton, Devon, admitted two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article at the White Hart Hotel in Okehampton. The incident happened at about 18:00...
A car driver in his 20s has died following a collision with a lorry in Devon, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the incident happened on an unclassified road at Kingsland Barton, South Molton at about 14:55 BST on Monday. Two vehicles were involved, a black Honda Civic and a brown Scania HGV...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Teenagers who took on the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor said their generation found it hard to be away from mobile phones Young people taking part in the Ten Tors Challenge across Dartmoor in Devon said it was amazing to “detach” for technology as they had to give...
Andrea Ormsby BBC News, Devon BBC Bramble’s owner has died, leaving K9Focus to try and find her a new home Dog rescue charities in the South West are calling for greater government support due to the demands being put on their services. The charities say increases to the national living wage and national insurance contributions...
Plymouth City Council is urgently appealing for more foster carers to take in children in care. It said there were 534 children living in care Plymouth, but there were only 119 fostering households registered with the council, it said. Councillor Jemima Laing, cabinet member for Children’s Social Care, said fostering was a “fantastic opportunity” and...
Jane Deith and Emma Forde BBC File on 4 Investigates Getty Images When Kate and her husband sat down one evening to have a chat, she could never have prepared for what he was about to tell her. “I have been raping you. I’ve been sedating you and taking photographs of you for years.” Kate...
Developers have been ordered to stop work at a site in Devon where 1,200 homes are set to be built. Teignbridge District Council issued a temporary stop notice to Vistry Homes relating to the development at Wolborough, on the edge of Newton Abbot. Residents said they were concerned that groundworks being carried out at the...