A woman in her 90s has died after the car she was a passenger in was involved in a crash with a lorry, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police said the woman had been travelling in a silver Vauxhall Astra on Cornhill Road in St Blazey when the collision with a heavy goods vehicle took place at about 16:50 GMT on 28 November.It said the woman from St Blazey had suffered injuries in the incident and had been…
A 14-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed in a city centre.The attack happened on Monday evening at 18:50 GMT in the Notte Street and Athenaeum Street area of Plymouth.When officers arrived, they found the boy had been stabbed multiple times. He was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, Devon and Cornwall Police said.The force said there would be an increased police presence in the area as officers…
A man from Devon has turned losing his job into a dog walking adventure with a new app.When Christian Jones from Bideford adopted his Staffordshire terrier Bud, he wanted an app that would give him ideas for new walks and when he was made redundant in April 2025, he realised he could make his own.Mr Jones said: "The idea is that it has all the information which I find useful as a dog walker like livestock, for if…
BBCAndy Fletcher said the charity gave him similar accommodation New homes have been created to help young people in need of urgent accommodation.YMCA Exeter said the new homes on Cliff Road in Paignton, Devon, would help people between the ages of 18 and 25 develop independent living skills.The charity said the homes were available to young local people who urgently needed to move on from higher supported accommodation and foster placements.Andy Fletcher used to be homeless and said…
A Devon mum has extended her love for wrapping to strangers to help raise money for a mental health charity.Kirsty said had been wrapping on average 50 presents a day since the beginning of December in the lead up to Christmas, with the help of her eight-year-old daughter, Harper.The mum-of-two, from Plymouth, said she was raising money for Mind after the charity supported her through her postnatal depression.Kirsty said she posted on social media asking people to help…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plymouth Argyle winger Owen Dale could be out for up to three months with an ankle injury.The 27-year-old, who is on loan at Home Park from Championship side Oxford United, was hurt in the 1-0 win over Rotherham United.Dale had travelled up to Doncaster Rovers with the Argyle squad, but a scan on Friday showed he has grade three ligament damage in his ankle. Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley said Dale's intent to try and play in the…