A van has collided with a post office in Modbury. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the scene at 07:45 GMT, where damage was caused to the windows and structure of the Broad Street premises. The van was unoccupied at the time, having rolled backwards into the property. No-one was injured and...
Firefighters are tackling a large lorry fire in north Devon. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the fire broke out at about 08:20 BST on the A361 North Devon Link Road at the Landkey roundabout near Barnstaple. Two crews from Barnstaple and South Milton fire stations were in attendance, as well as a...
Martyn Oates BBC South West political editor BBC Devon County Council can trace its roots back to 1888 Elections usually mean new beginnings – but for Devon County Council this week’s poll is the beginning of the end. Like all local authority councils in the remaining “two-tier” areas – governed by a combination of county...
Ben Woolvin BBC South West home affairs correspondent Charlotte Cox BBC News, South West BBC Chief Constable James Vaughan met with survivors of abuse, stalking and sexual offences The police chief for Devon and Cornwall has vowed to “relentlessly pursue” perpetrators of stalking and abuse crimes after meeting with victims. Among them was Georgia Gabriel-Hooper,...
North Devon Council The council said it is writing to those affected to advise of the change of polling station Residents of a Devon village have been advised of a change of polling station ahead of the local elections on Thursday. Due to “unforeseen circumstances”, voters who were due to attend the polling station at...
Another Exeter Community Lottery player is celebrating after winning £250 in last weekend’s draw.   The player won the prize while raising money for Citizens Advice Exeter. It’s the fourth time in April that a player has scooped the £250 prize in the Exeter Community Lottery. But as ever, the real winners are the good causes...
Curtis Stigers is making a return to the Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival Read full article at source...
Two cousins drowned after they were swept off rocks by large waves off the Devon coast, an inquest has heard. Jordan O’Rourke, 24, of no fixed abode, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services, while Luke Keyte-Rigby, 24, of Willowfield Road, in Torquay, was taken to Torbay Hospital where he later died. The...
A motorcyclist has been jailed after a dangerous manoeuvre resulted in a fellow motorcyclist having to have their leg amputated, a court has heard. Kathryn Goff, 52, of Milton Road in Exeter, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving in “darkening, wet and foggy conditions”....
A recording of the Planning Committee 28 April 2025 Read full article at source...
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The funding will allow solar panels to be installed at many of the trust’s sites More than £5m has been awarded to help Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) decarbonise its sites. The money will fund two major decarbonisation energy projects, aimed at enhancing sustainability and reducing energy costs across its sites. The trust said...
Charlotte Cox BBC News, South West BBC Claire Jones and Anna McCabe say keeping your mouth closed is a key to safe swimming in the sea Friends Claire Jones and Anna McCabe swim in the Devon sea as often as they can – but always with a concern at the back of their minds. “I...
Dartmoor Zoo Brother and sister Flossie and Torridon are at Dartmoor Zoo Two lynx cats are living temporarily at Dartmoor Zoo while their habitat in Kent is refurbished. Brother and sister Flossie and Torridon arrived at the zoo in Devon on 11 April. The pair are Northern lynx, a subspecies of Eurasian lynx, and there...
A man from Devon is set to compete in the London Marathon and attempt to break a world record in memory of his two babies who died. James Ashforth, 35, from Axminster, will take on the marathon on Sunday for his children Luca and Leila who were still-born. He has raised more than £6,000 so...
Eve Watson BBC News, South West Jenny Hayward-Jones Jenny Hayward-Jones wanted to attend the funeral and travelled from Totnes A woman from Devon has queued from the early hours of the morning to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City. The funeral and burial took place on Saturday with about 250,000 people in attendance around...