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A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a property fire.The front door of the building in Wilton Street, Plymouth, was damaged by the fire on Thursday at about 16:25GMT.Devon and Cornwall Police said the arrested man, who is in his 30s, had since been released on police bail.Officers are appealing for information, including footage from dash-cams, CCTV cameras or camera doorbells. Source link

A Devon main road was closed after flooding and two separate crashes, causing long delays to motorists in the area.Devon & Cornwall Police said officers were called to two separate road traffic collisions at about 08:00 BST on Wednesday on the westbound carriageway of the A30 near Fenny Bridges, Ottery St Mary.Police said both carriageways were closed whilst emergency services managed the scene and no injuries were reported.A spokesperson for National Highways said at about 10:20 the A30…

A recycling centre is Devon was shut after a military tank shell was found dumped, a council said.Devon County Council said the device was put in a non-recyclable waste container at the centre in Ivybridge and the person who brought it on Tuesday morning left before staff could speak to him.People were evacuated from the facility, which was closed for about an hour, while police removed the item safely. No-one was injured, officials said.They added they were urging…

Councillors have approved plans to restore a former hotel after it was gutted by fire almost a decade ago.Devon County Council on Monday voted to back the latest plans for the Royal Clarance Hotel after the blaze in October 2016.The Local Democracy Reporting Service said permission was granted in October 2022 to the previous owners of the site for 25 new apartments, with some costing up to £1m.Planners were asked to consider the latest proposals, which come with…

Amy HeyandZhara Simpson,DevonMalcolm TownrowMalcolm Townrow (right), here with his friend Richard Edwardes, said he was still planning visits to groundsA 71-year-old football fan has completed a challenge to visit all 92 football grounds of teams in the English Football League (EFL).Malcolm Townrow, from Devon and a Plymouth Argyle fan, said it had "only taken" him 57 years, four months and 27 days to complete the challenge.The challenge is to visit every single football league ground in England and…

The rebranding of a well-known venue in Devon is to better reflect the scale, ambition and profile of the events it hosts, bosses have said.The former Plymouth Pavilions has been renamed the Plymouth Arena, and marked the "next chapter" of its long-standing role in the city by offering entertainment and events, they added.CEO of Plymouth Marina Sarah Phillips said they had taken the opportunity to redefine what it stood for by putting creativity, community and character at the…

Samaritan volunteers have been at a railway station in Devon to encourage people to talk about their feelings. Members of the South Devon branch were at Newton Abbot station to talk to passers-by and also to remind them to "reach out" to people they care about for a cup of tea and a catch-up.The charity said there was no such thing as Blue Monday - widely considered to be the third Monday in January and said to be…