Police investigate Weymouth rabbit rescue centre burglary

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Police are investigating a reported burglary at a newly-opened rabbit rescue centre.A set of tools were stolen from a garage on Thursday, according to Radipole Rabbit Rescue in Weymouth.The centre said police had declined to investigate as the location was an outbuilding and not attached to a home.However, Dorset Police said it was "continuing to explore available lines of inquiry".Kate Moore from the centre said the Ryobi tools that were stolen had been accumulated over the last decade.She…

Cowboy builder Mark Killick is jailed for 14 years

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Martin Jones,West Investigations andCarys Nally,BristolAvon & Somerset PoliceMark Killick's five-month trial at Bristol Crown Court heard he had three previous convictions for fraudA prolific cowboy builder who defrauded 37 customers out of more than £1.25m has been jailed for 14 years.Mark Killick, from Paulton in North East Somerset, also used the names Marc Cole and Mark Jenkins when he agreed to take on building work.Between 2019 and 2021, while trading as TD Cole, he failed to complete work…

Plymouth council confirms elections to go ahead but Exeter unsure

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Miles DavisDevon political reporterBBCThe elections will see a third of the seats on Plymouth City Council up for grabsCity council elections will go ahead in Plymouth in May, the acting leader of the authority has confirmed, but a similar poll could still be cancelled in Exeter.The government announced on Thursday that councils were invited to apply to postpone May elections due to the pressures of local government reorganisation.Jemima Laing, acting leader of Labour-led Plymouth City Council, said the…

Watchet Harbour drug smuggler is jailed for more than 10 years

Post published:December 22, 2025
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A man who was part of a gang that tried to smuggle £26.5m worth of cocaine into the UK through a Somerset harbour has been jailed for 10 years and seven months.Melios Delvina, 38, was involved in bringing 300kg of the drug to Watchet Harbour, using a cover story that they were in the area to fish. Delvina, along with Craig Nuttall, 51, his brother Raymond Nuttall, 47, from Preston and Anestis Tsepa, 24, were arrested by officers…

Pedestrian dies after crash on A303 near South Petherton

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Police have said they want to speak to a "key witness" after a pedestrian died when they were struck by a car.Avon and Somerset Police said officers were called to the incident on the A303 eastbound between South Petherton and Cartgate Services in Somerset at about 21:40 GMT on Sunday.Officers said the incident involved the pedestrian, who died at the scene, and a Seat Leon just before the A356 junction for Crewkerne.The force is keen to speak to…

Female pedestrian dies in hospital after Colyford crash

Post published:December 22, 2025
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A woman has died in hospital after a serious crash in Devon, police have confirmed.The female pedestrian, who was in her 70s, was hit by a car on Swan Hill in Colyford at about 08:00 GMT on Monday 15 December, Devon and Cornwall Police said.She was airlifted from the scene to Southmead Hospital in Bristol but she has since died, police said.Anyone with any relevant dashcam footage is asked to contact Devon and Cornwall Police. Source link

Bodmin Keep ownership change hailed as ‘important milestone’

Post published:December 22, 2025
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The ownership of Cornwall's army museum is to change hands.Helen Bishop-Stephens, the director of Bodmin Keep, said "a really important milestone" had been reached as the Ministry of Defence had agreed to transfer the building to the museum trust.The 165-year-old keep, which holds records of 300 years of Cornish military history, has been closed since August 2024 after a structural survey showed it needed significant repairs.Since then the museum trust has been unable to carry out the necessary…

Rider of e-bike seriously injured in crash with car in Newquay

Post published:December 22, 2025
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A man riding an electric bike has been seriously injured in a collision with a car, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said a white Volkswagen Golf and an e-bike collided at the junction between Porth Way and Well Way in Newquay at about 18:30 GMT on Friday.They said the bike rider, a man in his 20s from the Newquay area, had sustained serious injuries and had been taken to hospital.The police asked anyone with information or dashcam…

Key road on Dartmoor to be closed for 18 weeks

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Miles DavisDevon political reporterGoogleOne lane of the road has been closed since 2022 following a landslipA busy road on Dartmoor will be closed for 18 weeks to save a route which "could be lost completely", highways bosses say.The B3212, which goes from Exeter to Moretonhampstead, will be closed between Dunsford and Doccombe from 5 January with a diversion in place via Bovey Tracey and the A382.Devon County Council said one lane of the road had been closed since…

Lush co-founder takes pride in being a ‘woke nerd’

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Pritti MistryBusiness reporterLushMost companies and bosses would squirm at the idea of being called "woke" and may even regard it as an insult. But not Mark Constantine. Lush's outspoken co-founder and chief executive wears it like a badge of honour and is not ashamed of turning it into a business philosophy.The firm is renowned for putting activism at the heart of its bright bath bombs business, tackling a range of issues from trans rights to police accountability.The 73-year-old…

Reduced speed limit comes into effect on A38 Plymouth Parkway

Post published:December 22, 2025
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Alex Green,South WestandHattie McCann,in PlymouthBBCThe speed limit has changed on a stretch of the A38 around PlymouthThe permanent speed limit on a busy stretch of the A38 in Plymouth has changed from 70 to 60mph.National Highways announced plans to reduce the speed limit on the A38 Plymouth Parkway between the Marsh Mills interchange and Tamar Bridge earlier this year. Jack Mason, from National Highways, said the number of collisions on the parkway was double the national average.Ch Supt…

Woman seriously injured in car and van crash in Churchstow

Post published:December 22, 2025
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A woman is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash in a village near Kingsbridge, according to police.Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called to the A381 at Elston Cross in Churchstow at about 11:20 GMT on Friday after a silver Nissan Note and a green Ford Transit van crashed.Police said a 70-year old woman from Kingsbridge, who was a passenger in the Nissan, was taken to Derriford Hospital where she remains in a stable…