Heavy downpours and flooding have led to disruption across Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning, covering Devon and parts of Cornwall, which is in force until 19:00 BST on Thursday. It warned of travel disruption, power cuts and flooding. Plymouth Highways confirmed Gdynia Way was shut due to flooding,...
Residents have been evacuated in part of north Devon after a suspected bomb was found. Devon and Cornwall Police said it was called to Bidna Yard, in Appledore, shortly after 10:10 BST on Wednesday. The force said a cordon was put in place and a small number of residents were evacuated, but are now allowed...
Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire The solar farm is being proposed together with a sub station, cabling, CCTV and fencing Plans for a new solar farm on 108 acres (44 hectares) of land is being proposed in Devon. Exagen Development, which builds and operates renewable energy projects, is applying for planning...
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A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain has been issued across parts of south west England and Wales including Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office issued the warning for Thursday between 00:00 and 13:00 BST. The warning said an area of heavy rain and thunderstorms will move northwards covering large parts of the...
A new bench inside an Exeter cemetery has been replaced after being hit by a car. The wooden bench in Exeter Higher Cemetery was recently badly damaged after a car accidentally reversed into it. Fortunately, Exeter City Council quickly installed a new one to replace the original. A plaque from the old bench was also...
A man has died following a crash involving a motorbike and a bicycle, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to reports of a collision on the southbound carriageway of the A380, near Kennford, Exeter, at about 12:40 BST on Tuesday. The force said the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the...
One person has been seriously injured in a collision involving a motorbike and a bicycle, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the scene on the southbound carriageway of the A380 near Kennford, Exeter at about 12:40 BST on Tuesday. The southbound carriageway has been closed at Splatford Split and...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Sea Adora Sea Adora said there had been a rise in people fly-tipping outside their shop A Devon not-for-profit organisation is asking people to stop fly-tipping after a recent rise in the amount of unwanted items being left outside its shop. Among items dumped outside the Sea Adora charity...
Amber Edwards BBC News, South West BBC Marian Wade and Sgt James Gallienne with a compassionate box The family of a Devon man who died in a single-vehicle crash has launched a new initiative for police to compassionately return a loved one’s belongings. Chris Wade, from Sidmouth, died in June 2023 after he suffered a...
A warning against fly-tipping has been issued by North Devon Council after a woman was ordered to pay a total of £2,200. The council said dumping waste could result in fines up to £50,000 at Magistrates Court, an unlimited fine at higher courts and up to five years in prison. It comes after Roxanne Pitteway,...
Jane Douglas Senior Journalist BBC Campaigners outside Tavistock Town Hall, showing support for the reinstatement of the Tavistock to Plymouth rail link Rail campaigners are battling for £1.5m government cash in the upcoming Spending Review to make a business case for a railway link in Devon. TavyRail campaign group would like to see a five-mile...
Fire crews have been battling a barn blaze in Devon since the early hours. The agricultural building in the Littleham area near Bideford was full of hay, straw and machinery, Devon and Somerset Fire Service said. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 04:00 BST and they found the barn “well alight”. Crews from...
Charlotte Cox BBC News, South West Google A 45-year-old man was found unconscious in a Tavistock car park Detectives are carrying out house-to-house inquires after a man was found unconscious in a Devon car park with a serious head injury, police have said. Officers appealed for witnesses after they were called at 04:00 BST to...
Jack Silver BBC News, South West Newquay Zoo Newquay Zoo hopes seven-year-old Parsley will mate with its female Chapman’s zebra, Luna A Cornish zoo has welcomed a new arrival – a male zebra from Devon. Seven-year-old Parsley, a Chapman’s zebra (Equus quagga chapmani) made the journey from Dartmoor Zoo down to Newquay Zoo. He has...