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Giving people AI skills is essential for future growth in Devon, a business expert has said. Ronnie Carter, from the Devon & Somerset Local Skills Improvement Plan, said AI was “already reshaping industries”. “Ensuring our regional workforce has the right skills to harness its potential is critical for future growth,” he said. He was speaking...

A sinkhole, thought to be caused by a collapsed mineshaft, has appeared close to a coastal footpath near Thurlestone in South Devon. South West Water (SWW) engineers and Highways experts were at the site of the sinkhole by Leasfoot Beach on Tuesday. The water company said the 12ft (3.6m) wide and 30ft (9m) deep hole...

Jack Silver BBC News, South West Martha Dixon BBC News, Cornwall BBC Wheelchair user Sharon Thomas has been working with the South West Coast Path Association to improve accessibility A disabled woman from Cornwall is trying to show other wheelchair users the “mind-blowing” access along the South West Coast Path. Sharon Thomas, from Polperro, has...

Two female zebras have been put down at Paignton Zoo due to deteriorating health conditions, the organisation has announced. The zoo said it had made the “difficult decision” to euthanise, Taru, 22, and Leila, 11. Taru had cancer that stopped responding to treatment, while Leila had a rare blood-clotting condition affecting her quality of life,...

Farmers are being urged to ensure private springs, wells and boreholes are legally compliant to prevent potential environmental damage. Farm inspectors were finding “a lot of unlicensed abstraction” in Devon and Cornwall during routine inspections and 70 enforcement actions were issued over two years as a result, said the Environment Agency (EA). The warning comes...

Jake Wallace BBC News, South West BBC Murdo Searle first tried cheerleading while studying at university A man who started cheerleading while at university says the sport has “completely changed” his life. Murdo Searle said he “absolutely fell in love” with the sport after first trying it while studying at Saint Mary’s University in Twickenham....

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