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...
An elderly dog has been rescued from a Devon gorge after breaking its leg, a local rescue team said. Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton said the dog, called Cocoa, was located in a remote part of the Dart Gorge on Tuesday. Twenty team members responded to the incident at about 15:40 BST and said the...
Exeter are currently second bottom of the Premiership and have won only three of their 12 league games this season. Hepher was demoted as head coach in March following a string of poor results, with Hunter promoted in his place. And while there was a win during Hepher’s short tenure against Newcastle and a close...
BBC Landlord Dave Cooper and veterans Leighton Lucas and Dermot Rogers are walking 300 miles Two veterans and a pub landlord have set out on a 300-mile walk to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. Landlord Dave Cooper, army veteran Leighton Lucas and former navy serviceman Dermot Rogers set off on their journey on Wednesday...
A UK trial aimed at making ground support for the aviation industry more sustainable has been held in Devon. Vehicles assisting a flight departing Exeter Airport were powered using hydrogen gas on Tuesday in the “UK’s first zero-carbon turn” of a commercial aircraft. The airport said it was the first time a Boeing 737 passenger...