Police patrols at Exeter and Torquay shops with highest crime

Post published:November 13, 2025
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Hattie McCann,in Exeter and Alex Green,South WestBBCPolice are working with various partners to target shoplifters in ExeterPolice are carrying out extra patrols of the shops in Devon with the highest rates of crime.As part of Safer Business Action Week, officers from Devon and Cornwall Police have been walking around shops in Exeter to "increase community confidence", as well as offering safety advice to members of staff.There have also been patrols at shops in Torquay by the town's local…

TikTok video that saved Dorset pub earns award nomination

Post published:November 13, 2025
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The team behind a viral video that helped save a village pub from closure has been nominated for a TikTok award.Friends of The Elm Tree began posting on social media after The Elm Tree Inn in Langton Herring, Dorset, shut its doors in November 2023.Their Gen Z-inspired TikTok clip has reached millions worldwide, attracting support from countries including Brazil, Singapore, Australia and South Africa.The video is shortlisted for Video of the Year at the TikTok Awards UK &…

Cornwall sanctuary’s oldest rescued seal dies

Post published:November 13, 2025
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Staff at a wildlife sanctuary are mourning the passing of a seal who had lived there for more than 50 years.The seal - known affectionately as Queen Sheba - had been a resident of the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek since 1975, when the sanctuary was built.She was a pup when she was rescued in 1974 by founder Ken Jones and his wife Mary, who cared for Sheba and other seals at their home in St Agnes before…

Woman in her 70s dies in two-vehicle crash in Budleigh Salterton

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A woman in her 70s has died in a two-vehicle crash in a seaside town, police have said.The crash between a Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Transporter happened on the East Budleigh Road in Budleigh Salterton at about 16:30 GMT on Wednesday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Police said the driver of the Golf, who was local to the area, died at the scene and the driver of the Transporter was uninjured. The cars had been travelling in opposite…

Urgent care centre opens to stem winter rush at Yeovil Hospital

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A new urgent care treatment centre will help reduce waiting times for people with broken bones and infections, to stem the coming winter rush.People coming into Yeovil Hospital will now be triaged by a nurse at the front door and then sent to the emergency department - or the new urgent treatment centre if the condition is not life-threatening.Somerset NHS Foundation Trust said the new process will reduce waiting times for people who need urgent care.Katy Sizer, emergency…

Fire damage at Exeter City stadium

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Henry Slade: Exeter open contract talks with England centre

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Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says Henry Slade's England future is not the only factor that will decide if he extends his contract at Sandy Park.The Prem club have begun talks over a new contract with the centre, who has yet to feature this autumn for England.The 32-year-old has spent his entire career at Exeter, winning two Premiership titles and the 2020 European Champions Cup in 250 appearances. He has also won 73 caps for England since making…

Shepton Mallet Carnival performer taken to hospital after falling from cart

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A carnival performer has been taken to hospital after falling from a cart during a street parade.Police confirmed the person's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing after the incident at Somerset's Shepton Mallet Carnival at about 20:40 GMT on Wednesday.The procession was brought to a standstill for more than an hour while members of St John's Ambulance administered first aid.Shepton Mallet Carnival organisers have been approached for a comment.Rob Bayly, who was in the crowd…

Exeter City Football Club investigation after fire at stadium

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BBCDozens of firefighters attended the blaze amid fears it would spread to the stadium's standsAn investigation is being launched after a fire broke out at Exeter City's stadium, causing some damage.Firefighters tackled the blaze at St James Park after smoke was seen billowing from a portacabin near the Well Street end of the ground at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said the fire started in an electrical unit, before spreading to a…

Exeter City Football Club investigation after blaze at stadium

Post published:November 13, 2025
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Getty ImagesDozens of firefighters attended the blaze amid fears it would spread to the stadium's standsAn investigation is being launched after a fire broke out at Exeter City's stadium.Firefighters tackled the blaze at St James Park after smoke was seen billowing from a portacabin near the Well Street end of the ground at about 22:00 GMT on Wednesday. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said the blaze started in an electrical unit, before spreading to a temporary building.…

Man, 24, arrested on suspicion of raping woman in Bournemouth

Post published:November 13, 2025
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A man has been arrested in connection with a reported rape in Bournemouth.Dorset Police said a woman, aged in her 30s, reported being attacked by a man in a wooded area off Maxwell Road on 5 November at about 21:20 GMT.The force said the woman had walked to the road, which runs alongside Winton Recreation Ground, with an unknown man who had approached her earlier in Charminster where she had met up with someone she knew.A 24-year-old man…

Developers vie for Weymouth council office site

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Two sets of developers are in the running to buy and transform the site of a former council building, 10 years after it was first put on the market.The former borough council's offices at North Quay in Weymouth, Dorset, were almost sold in 2016 but the deal fell through amid a planning row.Council documents show Castletech Projects and a partnership between Our Place and DJ Property have submitted fresh proposals for mixed residential and commercial schemes.Dorset Council cabinet…