Car crash causes damage to historic Devon shopfront

Post published:October 27, 2025
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A business owner says she is "shocked and sad" after a 300-year-old property was damaged in a car crash.Devon and Cornwall Police said the car crashed into a home furnishings shop on Fore Street, Kingsbridge, at about 15:25 GMT on Sunday.Officers said there were no injuries but the driver was reported to court for driving without due care.Hazel Donovan, who runs the shop Donovan alongside her partner Trevor Tilbury, said: "I'm really sad. The building has been in…

Dani Gibson: Somerset all-rounder signs new deal with county

Post published:October 27, 2025
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All-rounder Dani Gibson has signed a one-year contract extension with Somerset that will keep her at the county through to the end of the 2026 season.The 24-year-old right hander played in four matches this year for Somerset in her debut season for the county and scored 103 runs with a high score of 50.In March she was ruled out for the start of the 2025 campaign after suffering a stress fracture in her back. Gibson made her full…

The UK's first nature town

Post published:October 27, 2025
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Parking prices to rise at Devon nature reserves

Post published:October 27, 2025
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Parking prices are set to rise at two council-owned nature reserves.The cost of parking at Stover Country Park in Newton Abbot and the Grand Western Canal car park in Tiverton would increase by 10%, Devon County Council said.The current £2 fare in both car parks for two hours would rise to £2.20, while the existing £4 charge for four hours would be £4.40 in both facilities, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.The council said income from the…

Cycling 900 miles for Truro City FC match was ‘work of a madman’

Post published:October 27, 2025
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Chris WillianChris Willian said he was "amazed" people followed him on social media to see how he was on his 914-mile trekA football fan cycled more than 900 miles from Cornwall to Tyne and Wear to see his football team play in the National League says he had a "quite incredible" response to his trip.Chris Willian travelled 914 miles (1,471km) on two manually-powered wheels from the county to see his team Truro City FC face Gateshead on Saturday.…

Man who dodged Devon train fares racks up £30k in fines

Post published:October 27, 2025
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BBCExeter Magistrates Court heard Nicholas Tooley had paid £2,100 of the £30,012.90 fines he had been givenA man who ran up fines of more than £30,000 by dodging train fares has been given a "clean slate".Exeter Magistrates' Court heard Nicholas Tooley had not paid for trips between Exeter and Teignmouth to see his family over a seven-year period from April 2017.District Judge Stuart Smith said the 54-year-old of Alphington Road, Exeter, who lived on Universal Credit, had got…

Teen and police officer bitten by dog at protest on Plymouth Hoe

Post published:October 27, 2025
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A teenager and a police officer have been bitten by a dog at a demonstration, the force has said.Devon and Cornwall Police said a dog had bitten a15-year-old boy before it then bit a responding officer during protests on Plymouth Hoe just after 16:00 GMT on Sunday.They said both victims had been treated in hospital and a 48-year-old man from Plymouth had been arrested on suspicion of having a dangerously out of control dog.Officers had seized the dog…

Gavin Cattle: Cornish Pirates showed ‘heart’ in London Scottish win

Post published:October 27, 2025
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Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle praised his side's spirit in adversity after earning their first win of the season at the fourth attempt.The Pirates were 38-10 winners at London Scottish in The Champ as they ended a three-game winless run.The bonus-point victory in Richmond moves Pirates up to ninth in the division after four matches."I'm a bit disappointed that we haven't got more league points because I thought we were further down the track just from how…

Paul Wotton: Torquay United ‘awful’ in Dorking Wanderers loss

Post published:October 27, 2025
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Paul Wotton described his Torquay United side as "awful", "shambolic" and "abysmal" in their 3-1 loss at Dorking Wanderers.The Gulls, who slipped to fifth place in National League South, were 3-0 down at half-time.Alfie Rutherford gave the hosts a seventh-minute lead before Josh Taylor made it 2-0 in the 25th minute and Jimmy Muitt got a third in stoppage time.Jordan Young scored a consolation deep in second-half stoppage time as Torquay's poor away form continued.Wotton's side have won…

Man 80s suffers life-threating injuries

Post published:October 27, 2025
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A man in his 80s sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash, police have said.Officers were called to Market Jew Street in Penzance, Cornwall, at about 18:45 GMT on Sunday after receiving reports of an incident involving a black Ford Focus and a pedestrian at the junction with Albert Street.Devon and Cornwall Police said the pedestrian was taken to hospital and the driver is assisting officers with their investigation.Anyone with information of dash-cam footage of the incident has been…

Maintaining 135-year-old Somerset graveyard ‘impossible’

Post published:October 27, 2025
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Eben Morrish-Croad and Chris Lockyer,SomersetBBCSome of the memorials have been laid flat to prevent injury to visitors and staffParish councillors say they are in an "impossible" situation as they try to maintain a 135-year-old graveyard.Porlock Parish Council said Hawkcombe Cemetery in west Somerset could cost up to £100,000 to repair after an inspection found 102 memorials were "unstable" and potentially hazardous.In line with national safety guidance and legal obligations, the council said it had taken the difficult but…

Truro’s £170m Pydar development plans to ‘remain flexible’

Post published:October 27, 2025
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David Dixon,Cornwall and Lee Trewhela,Local Democracy Reporting ServiceBBCBulldozers working to demolish the final part of the site The final phase of demolition work has started on a £170m development, but bosses have said "financial viability is impossible" based on original plans.The Pydar development is a major regeneration project in Truro, but work was delayed in the spring after gulls nested on the derelict building.Cornwall Council's arms-length development company, Treveth, said rising costs and global financial conditions meant the…