Devon

The Local Government Association is urging new ministers to rethink the Pay to Stay policy which will require councils to charge some of their tenants higher rents from April 2017.

It comes as new analysis reveals today that more than 70,000 social housing tenants could face rent rise bills of an average £1,000 a year from next year under government plans to increase rents for those...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault on a woman on Octagon Street, Plymouth, at around 6.30pm on Sunday 28 August.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and is currently in Police custody.

The victim is described as wearing a full camouflage tracksuit/onesie. This was a sustained and violent attack on a lone...

A day of activities is taking place to mark Love Your Parks day – a celebration of all the activities you can do for free outdoors.

The event takes place at the Central Park Events Field (in front of the Life Centre), on Saturday 3 September from 11am to 4pm.

A range of activities are taking place throughout the day. At 12pm there will be ‘Wild Moves’, a one mile walk or run...

Spectators have 93 miles (137km) of Devon’s roads to choose from when it comes to watching the Devon Stage Tour of Britain on Friday 9 September.

Devon County Council, supported by East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council and Dartmoor National Park, will host Stage Six of The Tour, starting in Sidmouth and finishing at Haytor.

Crowds are being tipped to exceed...

With the esteemed Food & Drink Devon award’s ceremony just a month away, the shortlist of the county’s most respected and influential artisan food and drink producers has just been announced.

Judges have tasted 160 products and checked out dozens of farm shops, breweries, restaurants and delis across Devon to select the pick of the crop. BBC Radio 2’s Nigel Barden will announce the...

ARGYLE bullied their way to a third successive victory, and second clean sheet in a row with an...ahem, towering performance at Blackpool.

Latvian centre-back Nauris Bulvitis – ‘Bully’ to everyone at Home Park - was the Pilgrims’ match-winner for the second time in successive away matches, heading home Graham Carey’s 50th-minute cross.

It was, if there is such a thing, a...

Over twenty organisations have partnered with Devon & Cornwall Police to support the 'third party reporting' scheme whereby anyone being subjected to hate crime can make anonymous reports without going directly to the police. The service can be used by the victim themselves and by others reporting on their behalf, such as parents, neighbours, friends and carers.

A trial in the city...

The recent period of good weather is certainly enticing plenty of people to venture onto Dartmoor.

It is great to come out with friends and family to enjoy a picnic in a lovely unspoilt riverside setting, sit amongst the lush green grass and enjoy a fantastic moorland view - or even pack all your gear in a rucksack and head into the open moor to camp out under the stars.

But...

Two people have been freed from a submerged car at Hooe Lake in Turnchapel, Plymouth, today [25 August].

Police and emergency services were called at 1.55pm after reports that the vehicle had left the road and entered the lake.

The vehicle ended up on its roof and became submerged in the water.

Police officers and members of the public entered the water in an effort to...

A test has been developed that could help to diagnose bacterial infections, including meningitis in minutes. If made available through the NHS, this test would significantly reduce the time taken to diagnose the disease and minimise the risk of misdiagnosis.

The new test, developed by a team at Imperial College London, is a major breakthrough in the rapid diagnosis of meningitis and...