Jake Wallace BBC News, South West ANATOLY MALTSEV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The Catholic Church in Plymouth said it would hold a service for Pope Francis Churches in Plymouth will be open for people to gather, light a candle and pray for the late Pope, the Catholic Diocese has said. The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis died at 07:35 local...
A burst pipe is affecting the water supply for some customers in the Plymouth area, South West Water (SWW) has said. It said customers in the postcode areas of PL6, PL19 and PL20 may be experiencing a loss of supply or lower water pressure than usual. SWW has set up water collection points for customers...
Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released, new research has shown. Researchers studied ticks in 25 woodland areas in the South West where pheasants are released and 25 nearby control sites where no pheasants are released. They found the bacteria that can cause...
A research centre which looks into children’s development has seen almost 8,000 families in the 19 years it has been open, bosses say. The University of Plymouth’s Babylab provides frameworks for supporting children in early life in the UK and around the world. Dr Caroline Floccia, head of the Babylab, said: “We are developing tools...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Rick Parker Elm Wildlife Hedgehog Rescue and Rehabilitation said they rescued a four-week-old fox cub in Plymouth on 12 April An animal rescue charity in Devon has rescued a fox cub for the first time this year, which they say is earlier than usual. Elm Wildlife Hedgehog Rescue and...
Two part-built terraced homes have been destroyed by a blaze, firefighters have said. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it received multiple calls at about 18:30 BST on Sunday to reports of buildings on fire at a housing development in Prince Maurice Road, Plymouth. Crews said the houses were “well alight with flames issuing from...
George Thorpe & John Ayres BBC News, Devon BBC Derek Hernaman, 71, with his Series 1 Land Rover – which he has named George A man has completed a charity challenge to drive a 69-year-old Land Rover 4,000 miles (6,400km) around the British coast. Derek Hernaman set off from Lynmouth, Devon, on 8 March in...
A dolphin that became stranded on a beach died shortly after being released back into the sea, rescue crews said. A rescue charity said it received a call at about 18:30 BST on Saturday saying a dolphin had been found near the pier at Paignton beach in Devon. The charity, British Divers Marine Life Rescue...
A renewable energy company hopes to install 56 CCTV cameras around the perimeter of its 34-acre solar farm in north Devon, to reduce theft and vandalism. Sunsave 12 Ltd said the system at Tamar Solar Farm will improve security and enhance safety of staff. The planning application comes after a recent break-in at the site...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West RNLI / Darren Blight Mr Gibson attended “hundreds of shouts” during his time with the RNLI A Plymouth-based volunteer is stepping down from the RNLI after 20 years. Richard Gibson joined Plymouth Lifeboat Station in 2004, aged 29, and said it “was one of the best decisions” he ever...
PA Media Steven James set off from Topsham on Wednesday A 65-year-old man is attempting to become the first man over the age of 60 to run the entire coastline of mainland Britain. Steve James has challenged himself to complete the equivalent of 200 marathons in 200 days. Researchers at the University of Exeter will...
A charity is urging people to give chocolates rather than rabbits for Easter after one was found abandoned on Dartmoor. Woodside Animal Welfare Trust said the rabbit was recently found by a dog walker on the moor. It said the animal, named Bluebell, was being cared for at its animal sanctuary in Devon where she...
Exeter: Hodge, Hammersley, Slade, Hawkins, Brown-Bampoe; Skinner, Cairns; Sio, Yeandle, Street, Tuima, Jenkins, Moloney, Capstick, Fisilau. Replacements: Norey, Blose, Roots, Vermuelen, Vintcent, Armstrong, Haydon-Wood, Rigg. Yellow card: Jenkins. Bath: De Glanville, McConnochie, Ojomoh, Redpath, Muir; Russell, Spencer; Van Wyk, Annett, Du Toit, Richards, Ewels, Bayliss, Reid, Green. Replacements: Dunn, Obano, Stuart, Molony, Hill, Schreuder, Bailey,...
Protesters have gathered in a city centre in a show of support for trans people following a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. One of the 200 attendees at Saturday’s rally in Plymouth city centre described the judges’ decision as “barbaric”. Some of the group held a large trans pride flag while...
The Wave Project George Palmer enjoys taking to the waves at Croyde on a specially-adapted surfboard A South West charity is thinking of ways it can make surfing accessible to more disabled people – after being inspired by a Devon boy who was desperate to hit the surf. The Wave Project’s work was inspired by...