Canada prop DaLeaka Menin has signed a new deal to stay at Exeter for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 30-year-old has played 61 times for the Chiefs since joining in 2021 and has scored 10 tries for the club. She is currently with the Canada squad preparing to tour South Africa before this...
A motorcycle rider has been taken to hospital following a collision with a deer in Plymouth. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the crash on the westbound side of the A38 near Manadon, at about 20:50 BST on Tuesday. The force said the man suffered minor injuries but the deer, which had...
Newly appointed Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley has brought in three new members of his backroom team. The trio all worked with Cleverley when he was Watford manager before he left the club last month. Damon Lathrope will take on the role of assistant head coach – the former Torquay United player had a...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter BBC Mark Braund is the architect responsible for transforming the Civic Centre in Plymouth The new architect appointed to transform a landmark derelict building into 140 new homes is aiming to bring back the “1960s vibe”. The Civic Centre in Plymouth, which was first opened by Queen Elizabeth II...
A garden which won awards at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show has found a new home in Plymouth. The Pathway Garden was inspired by the theme of homelessness and won the Silver-Gilt Medal and Best Environmental Innovation Award. It has been installed at the Shekinah centre – a charity which supports homeless people in Plymouth....
Scott Bingham BBC News, South West BBC The mine near Plymouth is designated as a strategic project under the EU’s critical mineral strategy A mining company looking to extract one of the world’s largest deposits of the critical mineral tungsten has said it has taken another step to getting back into production. Tungsten West said...
Firefighters are tackling a house blaze in Devon which has spread to two neighbouring properties. Eight appliances and an aerial platform have been sent to Rhine Villas in Totnes, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said. Crews were tackling the fire with breathing apparatus, three hose reel jets, a safety jet, thermal imaging cameras...
More than 400 people gathered at Exeter Cathedral to celebrate the life and legacy of Eddie Farwell, the co-founder and former chief executive of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). Mr Farwell passed away in March aged 68 following a diagnosis of motor neurone disease. The memorial service was also live streamed to hundreds more across...
Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon has signed a new one-year deal with the National League South club. The 29-year-old from Guernsey joined the Gulls last summer after leaving Truro City. The former Exeter City player was an ever-present in the side that finished second in the league before being knocked out of the play-offs at...
A drunk Devon woman ran through a fire exit and onto an airport apron after she was not allowed on a flight, a court has heard. Maisie Pearson and her friend had been denied boarding at Bristol Airport last November after the captain of the EasyJet flight to Amsterdam spotted her vaping on the airfield....
A man is in hospital in Exeter with serious injuries after being stabbed in the leg. Police said they were trying to identify two men after the stabbing in the Newcourt area just after midnight on Tuesday. The suspects were described as wearing face coverings, dressed in dark clothing and were using electric scooters before...
A university has said staff and students are going through a “deeply difficult time” after the death of a skydiver in Devon. Skydiving instructor and chiropractic student Adam Harrison, 30, from Bournemouth, was one of two who died in a tandem jump at Dunkeswell Aerodrome near Honiton on Friday. Prof Lesley Haig, vice-chancellor of Health...
The fire service for Devon and Somerset saved more than £6m in 2024 through underspending and unforeseen refunds. Devon & Somerset Fire Service said the money had come from a range of departments, including an unexpected £1m refund from its radio system provider Motorola, and a £700,000 saving when lower-than-predicted pay rises were awarded. Recruiting...
BBC A bumble bee at the Forest Garden on the Dartington Estate The creator of a forest garden in Devon, the oldest of its kind in Europe, says it is giving insights into how wildlife adapts to climate change. The self-seeding garden on Dartington Estate is managed by the Agroforestry Research Trust (ART) and contains...
Devon County Council Devon County Council said the bridge had undergone work to prevent structural water damage A 19th Century bridge in Exeter has reopened following major refurbishments. Devon County Council (DCC) said the Grade II listed Iron Bridge had undergone work to prevent water damage to its structure. Work had taken place since January...