Jack Silver BBC News, South West Devon and Cornwall Police Mareez Bachu hid the knife in a pizza box before attacking shop workers and members of the public A man has been given an indefinite hospital order after a series of knife-related crimes in Plymouth. Mareez Bachu, of Ebrington Street, Plymouth, previously pleaded guilty to...
Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic has called on his attacking players to have a greater impact on his struggling side. The Pilgrims are seven points from safety at the bottom of the Championship ahead of the visit of Norwich City on Saturday. “I think we have nine offensive players. They have to do better,”...
Australian hooker Julian Heaven will join Premiership side Exeter in the summer. The 24-year-old arrives from Super Rugby’s New South Wales Waratahs having come up through the academy at French side Lyon. Heaven is the second Australian player to seal a summer move to Sandy Park after back-row Tom Hooper agreed to join for next...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West Reuters US President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on all goods entering the US US President Donald Trump’s new 10% tariffs on all imports from the UK to the United States have been described as worrying by one Devon company. Quicke’s Cheeses, based near Exeter, make about 10%...
Trevitt’s first loan spell at Exeter was cut short in January 2024 after he suffered a serious injury that prematurely ended a season-long stay. He had scored five goals in 23 games for the Grecians in his first taste of senior league football, including scoring two goals against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup fourth round....
A Devon council is being asked to reconsider a planning application for a development near a Viking battle site after previously rejecting the proposals. Torridge District Council (TDC) turned down the plans for 39 properties by Bloody Corner in Northam three years ago, due to concerns over their location. Bloody Corner is thought to be...
Plymouth City Council The project to improve drainage and create two new ponds in Central Park began at the end of 2022 Plymouth City Council has diverted almost £1m of cash from other projects into a scheme to tackle flooding in Central Park. The Central Park ponds scheme is the third phase of £9 million...
BBC A coroner’s report found Mary Pomeroy suffered fractures after an incident at Derriford Hospital and died 12 days later An 89-year-old woman died at a Devon hospital after being pushed to the ground by a fellow patient who had carried out similar attacks, a report has found. Mary Pomeroy suffered fractures after the incident...
The Post Office counter in Budleigh Salterton’s Co-Op has been closed for around 10 weeks, leaving residents without access to banking services. The company said due to “extensive building work” the branch needed to close temporarily and it expected the counter to reopen on 10 June. Emma Paver, the manager of the nearby DAAT charity...
Johanna Carr BBC South West Investigations BBC An area of peatland on Dartmoor restored by the South West Peatland Partnership Healthy peat is the country’s biggest carbon store but when damaged it releases planet-warming greenhouse gases back into the atmosphere. New research shows instead of being part of the answer to climate change, peat bogs...
Ethan Gudge BBC News, Oxford Andrew Hood Andrew Hood is running 35 miles to raise awareness of testicular cancer “For me, it’s the symbolism of arriving at Diddly Squat – a place owned by the man who undoubtedly saved my life.” Andrew Hood, from North Devon, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2021. He first...
An indoor amusement park on the Devon and Cornwall border has shut its doors less than two months after opening. Dingles Fun Park in Lifton operated on the same site as the now-closed Dingles Fairground Museum. Manager Tom Ellis said the park had “incredible support from the locals” but the “vast scale” of the site...
Organisers of Plymouth Pride have cancelled this year’s events due to a lack of funding and a drop in the number of volunteers. They said last year’s event cost more than £33,500 to put on, but only £21,500 was raised – leaving a shortfall of £12,000. A National Lottery funding application to fund future events...
A report into options for Plymouth’s fish market has found its reinstatement for auctions would be “unviable”. The feasibility study was commissioned by Plymouth Fishing and Seafood Association, Sutton Harbour Company and Plymouth City Council after the closure last May. The report, by Tegen Mor Fisheries Consultants Ltd, identified “significant upfront investment” and “ongoing running...
A former Devon and Cornwall Police officer has been jailed for eight years after he raped a woman he met on a dating website. PC Stuart Mines, 49, was off-duty when he raped the woman at his home in south Devon in October 2022. He denied rape and said sexual intercourse had not taken place...