A decision is due to be taken on controversial plans to bring an electricity cable from an offshore wind farm onshore at a Devon beauty spot. White Cross offshore windfarm has applied to put seven floating turbines about 30 miles (52km) off the north Devon coast and wants to bring a power cable onshore at...
Jane Douglas BBC News, South West BBC Ernesettle Community School has been running a pilot project for five years A programme helping educate pupils at a Plymouth school about child sexual abuse is “helping to stop the silence” on the issue, according to children’s charity the NSPCC. Ernesettle Community School is the first in the...
Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC The cast has been rehearsing for 14 weeks, with only a month to go until curtain up The cast has been rehearsing for 14 weeks, with only a month to go until curtain up A secondary school in Devon has won a competition to be allowed to put on...
A large wildfire that destroyed about 1,230 acres (50 sq km) of land on Dartmoor happened at “the very worst time for wildlife”, a charity has said. Farmers, Dartmoor National Park rangers and firefighters all helped tackle the blaze at the Dartmoor Forest area near Cut Hill. The fire started on Sunday and was extinguished...
Exeter’s England scrum-half Flo Robinson has signed a new contract at the Sandy Park club. The 23-year-old made her debut for the Red Roses against Italy in this year’s Six Nations. She has played 80 times for the club in two spells – having returned last summer from a season at Harlequins. Next season will...
BBC Keeleigh Plant fell 100ft on to a rocky beach A Devon woman died after she tried to retrieve her dog from a cliff edge, an inquest has heard. Keeleigh Plant, from Galmpton, Devon, had been walking her two pet cockapoo dogs with her boyfriend one afternoon in May 2023 when she died. The 18-year-old...
The sister of a man who went missing nearly 22 years ago has resumed her mother’s hunt for answers after she died last year. Neil Nortrop, from Devon, was 32 when he disappeared from London on 10 June 2003. He had left his mother’s house in Brixham and travelled to Greenwich and Dartford to visit...
A “major overhaul” at a key interchange in Plymouth has received further funding from the Department of Transport. An additional £13.3m will be added to the Manadon Roundabout scheme’s £156m total, of which £133m has come from government funding. Councillor Mark Coker, cabinet member for transport at Plymouth City Council, said: “Improvements to Manadon are...
A 13-year-old boy has died after he was pulled from a canal in Exeter, police have confirmed. The incident happened at about 16:35 BST on Monday at Clapperbrook Lane East. Emergency services were alerted when the child failed to surface after jumping into the canal. After he was pulled from the water, he was taken...
A new leader of the Liberal Democrats at Devon County Council has been appointed following the party’s success in the local elections. The Liberal Democrats took 27 of the 60 seats at Devon County Council on Friday, making them the largest party but without a full majority. Julian Brazil has returned to the helm of...
Police are continuing to question a man held on suspicion of murder after a man died aboard a cruise ship. The man, in his 60s, died on Saturday night following an altercation at about 20:30 BST on the MSC Virtuosa. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a 57-year-old man, from Exeter, Devon, remained in...
Fourteen players are already under contract for the 2025-26 season, while eight players have been released by the club at the end of their deals. Experienced defenders Angus MacDonald and Ben Purrington head the list along with Kenya international Vincent Harper and centre-back Cheick Diabate. Reserve goalkeeper Shaun MacDonald is also leaving, as are academy...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Caroline Langley has severe arthritis and receives the Personal Independent Payment to help her A hospital clerk says she will not be able to live without the benefits she gets from the government. Caroline Langley, 65, of Twelveheads, Cornwall, has severe arthritis and receives £72.65 a week...
Kevin Hay & Caroline Robinson BBC News, South West BBC Nora Hoskin was evacuated to Lanner near Redruth World War Two evacuees have told BBC South West about their experiences ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. Nora Hoskin, 94, said she had vivid memories of the day she...
Emma Ruminski BBC South West arts reporter Steve Tanner, Black Bear Pictures Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs play Raynor and Moth in the film The Salt Path A best-selling book about one couple’s journey of discovery on the South West Coast Path has created a trail of walkers inspired by their story. Written by Raynor...