A man and a woman both suffered injuries and were taken to hospital after an assault in Plymouth on Monday night. Armed police officers were called to Collin Close after ambulance crews reported a man had suffered stab wounds. A 31-year-old man was taken to Derriford Hospital to be treated for serious injuries but has...
Google Rowan Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court, Kingbridge, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman. Rowan Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court in Kingbridge, appeared before Plymouth Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Aimee Pike. Ms Pike died on Embankment Road in...
Curtis Stigers is making a return to the Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival Read full article at source...
Police have appealed for witnesses after a pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a van. Devon and Cornwall Police said a man in his 60s was hit by a grey Vauxhall van on Winner Hill Road, Paignton at about 18:20 BST on Monday. They said the man had been taken to hospital with...
John Henderson BBC News, Devon BBC The ferry route has been in the hands of the Rackley family since 1985 When it comes to keeping it in the family, the Rackleys have got it well and truly sussed, with a watertight business. In 1985, Beverly Rackley bought the Starcross to Exmouth ferry. Back then, Margaret...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC A pothole on Dolvin Road in Tavistock has been marked for repair Potholes are a major problem in Devon with the backlog of repairs thought to have an estimated cost of about £200m. Candidates campaigning to be elected as a Devon County Council member in elections on 1...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West SwoopPTM Mr Wetherill received a certificate from Guinness World Records after completing the race A former Team GB Paralympian has broken the record for running a marathon on crutches in the fastest time. David Wetherill, who played table tennis at three Paralympic Games, has used crutches every day since...
Former Northampton fly-half Hepher has been part of Exeter’s coaching team since Baxter took over as director of rugby in 2009, while Hunter moved to Sandy Park in 2013 after a successful spell as England Under-20s head coach. The pair have been part of the backroom team that helped the Chiefs win two Premiership titles...
Two cousins drowned after they were swept off rocks by large waves off the Devon coast, an inquest has heard. Jordan O’Rourke, 24, of no fixed abode, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services, while Luke Keyte-Rigby, 24, of Willowfield Road, in Torquay, was taken to Torbay Hospital where he later died. The...
A motorcyclist has been jailed after a dangerous manoeuvre resulted in a fellow motorcyclist having to have their leg amputated, a court has heard. Kathryn Goff, 52, of Milton Road in Exeter, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving in “darkening, wet and foggy conditions”....
Two more members of a drugs supply network known as Scouse Dave have been jailed. The Liverpool-based county lines gang peddled crack cocaine and heroin in Gosport and Plymouth, Portsmouth Crown Court heard. On Friday, Paul Naughton, 30, of no fixed address, was jailed for six years after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy...
A man in shock with a head injury in the sea was helped by a surfer until an inshore lifeboat crew reached them off a north Devon beach on Friday. RNLI Appledore said it had responded to “a significant emergency” about 45m (50 yards) off the north end of Saunton Sands at about 16:15 BST...
A date has been set for a referendum to decide if Plymouth should have a directly-elected mayor paid in the region of £75,000 a year. Plymouth City Council has to hold a referendum after a campaign, led by Angus Forbes, former banker and husband of celebrity dancer Darcey Bussell, gathered more than 10,000 signatures in...
The game was Exeter’s fourth since Hunter took over as head coach after the demotion of Ali Hepher. The coaching change came as Exeter sought to try and improve on what has been their worst Premiership season by quite a large margin. They have won just two Premiership matches and sit second-from-bottom of the table....
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman in Kingsbridge. Rowan Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court, Kingsbridge, Devon, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Aimee Pike. The 22-year-old died on the A379 Embankment Road at New Bridge, Kingsbridge, in the early hours of Wednesday 23...