A man who marched into a Wetherspoon pub armed with an axe and threatened two men in the beer garden has been jailed. Jason Semple, 54, of Tavistock Road, Okehampton, Devon, admitted two charges of threatening a person with a bladed article at the White Hart Hotel in Okehampton. The incident happened at about 18:00...
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Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service North Devon Council The site is located at Bynsworthy, off the A39 An application for 450 homes near Barnstaple has been submitted to North Devon Council. Developer Wessex Strategic Ltd has made plans to build the new properties in Bynsworthy, off the A39. It comes after a previous application...
BBC The electric buses are due to start operating in June The first vehicles that are part of a new fleet of electric buses will soon be rolled out onto the streets of Plymouth and parts of Cornwall. Plymouth Citybus is replacing some of its current diesel vehicles with 50 zero emission double-decker buses as...
The NHS has started a programme aimed at screening about 45,000 people in south Devon for lung cancer. Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will offer lung cancer screening to people aged between 55 and 74 who have ever smoked and are registered with a participating GP in the area. Himali O’Regan, clinical lead...
Jeremy Field/PA Female digger wasps can remember the location of their nests, among hundreds of others, experts have found Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, according to new research. Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to...
Devon and Cornwall Police have said they are aiming to halve knife crime after receiving £1m in funding for extra foot patrols in problem areas. The force said the scheme, which initially launched in May 2024, saw more than 26,000 hours of additional foot patrols across the two counties in its first year of operation....
Exeter’s popular museum – RAMM – is looking for people to help shape its creative programme. The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Queen Street, Exeter, needs people to join its Community Panel. In its call for new RAMM Community Panel members, the Museum asks: Are you passionate about Exeter and its community?...
A café owner has said she is “in shock” after a fire broke out at her seafront business between Hope Cove and Thurlestone in South Devon. Tamara Costin, owner of the Beachhouse, said she was “devastated”, saying: “It’s only just the beginning of what would have been a very busy season for them.” According to...
A 12-year-old boy is being treated for serious injuries after a crash in a parking area at Horrabridge in Devon. Officers were called at about 17:10 BST on Wednesday to reports a white Ford C Max had collided with a cyclist at New Park, Horrabridge. The cyclist, a 12-year-old boy from the Horrabridge area, suffered...
Ben Woolvin BBC South West home affairs correspondent Erin Black BBC News, South West BBC The IOPC said Mr Colwell had no case to answer over the alleged use a work mobile phone to exchange personal messages The police watchdog has concluded there is no evidence of gross misconduct by the former acting chief constable...
Two Devon MPs have raised fears about a proposal to move out-of-hours coronary care from Torbay to Exeter, believing the move could endanger people. It comes after the NHS and the integrated care board (ICB) said it was considering stopping out-of-hours coronary care in Torbay and moving treatment to Exeter instead. South Devon MP Caroline...
Exeter Pride takes place on Saturday (10 May), with free events happening across the city to celebrate equality, equity and inclusion. It’s one of the biggest Pride events in the country, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning plus (LGBTQ+) communities. Exeter City Council supports Exeter Pride and has given a £2,500 City Grant towards...
The Lord Mayor of Exeter Cllr Kevin Mitchell led a minute’s silence to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe as events to make the anniversary were held across the city. The Lord Mayor led veterans and guests attending the War Memorial in Northernhay Gardens to lay a wreath and take part in a minute’s...
BBC The RNLI has reflected on the role it played during the war as the country marks 80 years since Victory in Europe, or VE Day The last lifeboat launch of World War Two in the UK happened in Devon, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has said. The RNLI has reflected on the role...