RNLI/Nathan Williams The RNLI said its lifeguards will start beach patrols on Saturday Water safety experts across the south west of England and the Channel Islands are advising swimmers and surfers to be safe in the water this May bank holiday weekend. The Surf Life Saving GB (SLSGB) said its volunteers had already had a...
Plans to extend the opening hours at Domino’s Pizza in Plympton from 23:00 to 05:00 have been withdrawn. Plymouth City Council’s licensing sub committee was informed of this when it met to discuss the application on Tuesday. Concerns had previously been raised about noise from extractor fans and delivery drivers. The pizza firm said the...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West BBC Sarah McKeich said it had been a busy week with the sunshine People have flocked to Plymouth Hoe to enjoy the sunshine this week, giving a boost to ice-cream sellers. At Mrs Whippy, an ice cream van along the front, the owner Sara McKeich said it has been...
Devon and Cornwall Police (L-R) Mark Baker, Matthew Heyward, Timothy Patterson and Richard King were jailed Six people have been sentenced for their roles in a £1.7m construction scam in which staff hired by an energy firm accepted bribes in the form of cash, dodgy references and gifts including a Range Rover and an air...
Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic says he “needs answers” over the future direction of the club. Barring a freak set of results on Saturday, the Pilgrims will be relegated from the Championship despite the best efforts of the Bosnian-born Austrian. Muslic says he still has no clarity over who a new sporting director will...
Archie Farmer BBC News, South West BBC Hundreds of people gathered on Dartmoor Hundreds of people gathered on Dartmoor to watch May Day celebrations unfold on Thursday morning. As the sun rose over Haytor morris dancers welcomed the arrival of spring with music and beacons of fire were lit. Dancers from the Beltane and Grimspound Border Morris sides in Devon took part from before 06:00 BST. Antje...
Rap group Kneecap’s recently announced show in Plymouth has been cancelled due to safety concerns, organisers have said. On Tuesday the Eden Sessions in Cornwall announced the band’s appearance scheduled for 4 July had been cancelled before a gig for the same date at Plymouth Pavilions was announced by the band later in the day....
Italy lock Andrea Zambonin has agreed to join Premiership club Exeter Chiefs next season. The 24-year-old has won 10 caps and will move from Italian club Zebre, where his contract expires at the end of the current campaign. He made his Zebre debut in September 2021 and has gone on to make 60 appearances for...
Highly rated Exeter City teenager Jake Richards says he would “love to stay” at the League One club. The 17-year-old has still yet to agree his first professional deal at the club, having come up through the academy. The midfielder has featured in 19 first-team games this season, including 11 appearances in League One, and...
Hear the dramatic story of 14yr old Oscar saving the life of fellow surfer Gavin Read full article at source...
Polling stations have opened in Devon for local elections. Sixty councillors are due to be elected across 58 electoral divisions, with the Broadclyst and Exmouth divisions due to each have two councillors elected and the rest one councillor. Stations are open from 07:00 BST until 22:00 and people on the electoral roll need to bring...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Paddy McMonagle said swimming helped him stop thinking about his treatment for cancer Patients being treated for cancer in Devon are using cold water swimming as therapy. Chill Coach Ellie Ricketts has encouraged 150 patients at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to complete an eight-week course called Into...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West Neil Phillips Oscar, 14, said he had tried to keep the injured man calm until help came A 14-year-old boy who rescued a seriously injured paddleboarder in a rough sea has been praised for saving the man’s life with a “textbook rescue”. Oscar paddled to the aid of a...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC PC Lucy Wyatt said the training was “invaluable” Police officers have been learning how to handle donkeys in a bid to tackle equine crime and welfare. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police’s rural affairs team received training at the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary on Wednesday as part of national...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC David Redman, who has raised concerns about the development in Torquay, claims to have been assaulted A man claims to have been assaulted in a row over building work at a historic site. Torbay Council has told developers to stop work at Singleton Gardens – a rare Victorian...