A round egg which has been described as “one-in-a-billion” has sold at auction. Alison Greene, an egg handler on Fenton Farm, near the Somerset border, identified the unusual shape before Christmas. The egg sold at Bearnes Hampton Littlewood Auctioneers in Exeter for £420, with proceeds going to the Devon Rape Crisis charity. A similar discovery...
Google Police were received reports of a man with a knife at Darts Farm A man who was carrying a knife has been arrested at a Devon farm shop, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said they received reports of a man with a knife at Darts Farm, Topsham at 10:45 GMT on Monday....
A man who is currently serving 42 weeks in prison for shoplifting has been sentenced to serve an additional 14 weeks after being charged with further offences in Devon, police say. Craig Sawyer, 51, appeared at Newton Abbot Magistrates’ Court via video link on 12 March, where he pleaded guilty to an additional five counts...
Paul Antony Butler has pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to the murder of university lecturer Claire Chick. Butler, 53, of Stangray Avenue, Plymouth, also admitted one charge of possession of a bladed article. Ms Chick, 48, was found seriously injured in West Hoe Road just before 21:00 GMT on 22 January and later died...
Google Daniel Cunningham was involved in four fly-tipping incidents, Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard A council says it will “come down hard” on fly-tipping after a man who owned a van involved in four separate incidents of illegal waste dumping was jailed. Daniel Cunningham, of no fixed abode, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court earlier in March...
A council in Devon is investing a further £300,000 to tackle antisocial behaviour in town centres. Torbay Council said it was investing in Operation Town Centres – its plan to make the bay’s towns safer and more welcoming. The money, along with the £300,000 already committed, would build on the work that began last May...
A new pet crematorium is to open in South Devon despite more than 30 objections, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Goodmans Pet Cremations reassured South Hams Council’s planning committee that the facility in Ermington would be safe and odourless. Fay Goodman, who submitted the application, said there was a “concerning” trend for people...
An Exeter University art historian has solved the 70-year mystery over the theft of an original oil sketch, by Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, from a stately home in Northamptonshire. The Portrait of Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg was stolen in 1951 from Boughton House, the home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. It was...
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Residents in a Devon village say they have been left “devastated” after a “significant thatch fire” affecting two properties. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the incident, which affected two properties in Drewsteignton, at about 20:45 GMT on Monday. A spokesperson for The Drewe Arms Community Pub, located opposite...
Julia Gregory BBC News, Devon Agroforestry Research Trust The Agroforestry Research Trust runs a sustainable forest garden to teach people how to grow crops alongside trees Campaigners are battling to save an “irreplaceable” outdoor garden near Totnes after it was given a notice to quit after 31 years by landlord the Dartington Hall Trust (DHT)....
An animal rescue charity based in Devon has announced the addition of a new boat to its rescue fleet. The boat will help the UK Wild Otter Trust team, based in north Devon, respond faster to cub rescues, the charity said. It will also mean staff are able to reach cubs stuck in areas only...
A person has been left in a potentially life-threatening condition following a crash on a Devon road, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the incident which involved two vehicles on the A379 in Shaldon at about 17:30 GMT on Monday. The force said the firefighters and paramedics were also...
Views are being sought on proposed updates for three conservation areas in part of south Devon. Torbay Council said online and paper surveys had been set up for the new conservation area appraisals for Torquay Harbour, Paignton Old Town and Brixham Town. In October, the council said it had decided to update the appraisals –...
Thousands of illegal cigarettes have been taken off Devon and Somerset’s streets as part of a major operation. Trading Standards South West (TSSW) and police officers visited 50 premises across the region during a week of action from 10 to 14 March. The crackdown – part of Operation CeCe – seized 127,371 illegal cigarettes, 65.94kg...