Police have arrested a teenage boy after a car was stolen in Exeter. Devon and Cornwall Police said the grey Lexus CT200H Sport was reported stolen on Tuesday and had last been seen entering Torquay at about 04:15 BST the same day. The force said a 16-year-old from Torquay was arrested on suspicion of burglary...
Andy Hood saw an episode of the Grand Tour which made him go to the doctor Read full article at source...
A flood warning has been issued in Devon following a night of heavy rainfall in the county. The Environment Agency issued the warning for the lower River Torridge from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard. It said flooding was expected after river levels rose to just below 3.3m (11ft) in areas including Torrington...
Long-serving Exeter hooker Jack Yeandle is close to signing a new deal at the Premiership side. The 35-year-old is out of contract in the summer but Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is nearing an agreement to extend Yeandle’s stay into a 14th season. The Exeter-born forward has played more than 300 games...
Exeter’s United States centre Gabby Cantorna has agreed a new deal to stay at the club for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 29-year-old has been at Sandy Park since Exeter formed their women’s team in 2020. She is the club’s record-points scorer having kicked 310 points and scored five tries. “Gabby is one...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Plans for a landfill site on fields near Kennford on the outskirts of Exeter have been recommended for refusal A decision is expected later on whether a controversial landfill site on the edge of Exeter can go ahead. Devon County Council members are due to approve or reject...
Kirk England Environment and tourism correspondent, BBC South West PA Media South West Water said it was doing everything it could to keep bills affordable Some South West Water (SWW) customers have said they are angry and concerned at water bill rises that came into force at the beginning of April. Chris Dealy from Cornwall...
The family of a man who died in a crash in Plymouth have said they are “heartbroken and in utter and complete shock”. Stephen Hawnton, 63, died at the scene on North Prospect Road on Friday, 11 April. Paying tribute to him, his family said: “He was truly the most kind, caring and genuine man...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West John Acres BBC Radio Devon Andrew Hood Andrew Hood ran 34-miles between Oxford Train Station and Diddly Squat Farm in Chadlington “Without [Jeremy] Clarkson, without [Richard] Hammond, without [James] May, there is a good chance I would not be talking now.” Andrew Hood, from North Devon, was diagnosed with...
A man who threatened two people with an axe in a Wetherspoons pub has told a court he was “deeply sorry” for his actions. Jason Semple pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court to two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article during an incident in the beer garden at the White Hart Hotel...
A man from Devon said he owes his life to doctors and nurses after they removed a suddenly discovered brain tumour. Jake Bristow was 32-years-old, working in a family air conditioning business in Exeter, when he was diagnosed with the life-threatening growth. He then went for surgery at Derriford Hospital, where he was treated by...
An e-bike operator has announced plans to reduce its service in a Devon city. Beryl said while the number of bikes would remain the same at 450 in Plymouth, it would be “streamlining” its service to provide better availability in areas where they are used more since the bicycle sharing scheme was launched in March...
Jake Bristow is about to launch a new children’s football training business Read full article at source...
CCTV is set to be upgraded at a play park in Bideford which had become a target for vandals. Two cameras will replace the existing one at the site in Victoria Park which received a £280,000 revamp from Torridge District Council in 2024. The new equipment was attacked six months after being installed when blue...
Geoff Hocking’s family have been making ice cream in North Devon for decades. Read full article at source...