Exeter thrash Leicester in openerpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 1 September 2018
Exeter Chiefs begin their Premiership campaign with a commanding 40-6 bonus-point home victory over Leicester.
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Merry-go-round destroyed in 'arson attack'
Rail strike set to cause delays for Devon passengers
Heifer rescued after nine days at bottom of Devon cliffs
Devon 'will get £5m boost' from Tour of Britain race
---Churches to offer pit stops for Tour of Britain cyclists
Cornish cove still up for sale for £2.6m
Cornish man to sail around the world solo
Updates on Friday 31 August 2018
Exeter thrash Leicester in openerpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 1 September 2018
SWR rail workers hold three-day strikepublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
South Western Railway and the RMT union are in dispute over the future role of guards.
Read MoreMissing Devon teen, 13, 'may be in Manchester'published at 18:31 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Johanna Carr
BBC News OnlinePolice are appealing for information about a missing 13-year-old girl from Barnstaple.
The girl has not been seen since Thursday afternoon at her home in Barnstaple, North Devon.
Devon and Cornwall Police say they are "growing increasingly concerned" for her welfare.
She is described as white, slim, under 5ft tall, green eyes, brown hair worn in a ponytail and was wearing black jeans, a grey T-shirt and a pink sweater.
The teenager has links to locations across Devon but officers have reason to believe that she may have travelled to Manchester by train.
A police spokesman said: "The police and her family are concerned for her safety, and are desperate to hear from her to ensure she is OK."
Anyone with information is asked to call 999, quoting log number 711 for 30 August.
Guide dog woman thrown out of restaurantpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Tilly Trotter, who is 84 years old and registered blind, was celebrating her wedding anniversary.
Read MoreWeather: Cloudy with some drizzlepublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Clear spells will slowly give way to thickening cloud, moving its way in from the west.
The cloud will go on to produce a few pockets of drizzle locally.
Turning a little misty on some of the hills.
Minimum Temperature: 9 to 14C (48 to 57F).
Rather a lot of cloud to come on Saturday with this cloud thick enough to give a few patches of drizzle.
Brighter spells will be rather limited. Winds generally light or moderate and from the south.
Maximum Temperature: 18 to 22C (64 to 72F).
Mother and child rescued from rip current in Sennenpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Johnny O'Shea
BBC News OnlineA mother and young child were rescued after getting caught in a rip current off Sennen beach near Penzance.
A member of the public managed to get the boy onto his paddle board before a lifeguard arrived and took him safely ashore on his rescue board.
While this was happening, the child's mother had entered the water to try to help, and herself needed rescuing by another lifeguard.
The child was about 600m away from the red and yellow flagged area when spotted from the shore at about 17:30 on Thursday.
Later in the evening, lifeguards rescued an adult body-boarder and a 12-year-old child from the same rip current, and a red flag was put out in front of that area of sea.
The RNLI are reminding people to choose beaches where lifeguards are on duty, external. From September some patrols will stop.
Patrols have finished on the following beaches:
- Devon: Teignmouth, Dawlish Warren, Bigbury North, Thurlestone, Blackpool Sands, Slapton, Hope Cove, Burnham-on-Sea, Berrow and Milrock on Woolacombe beach.
- Cornwall: Freathy, Tregantle (closed weekdays only), Pollurrian, Gunwalloe, Porthleven, Marazion, Porthkidney, Carbis Bay, Perranuthnoe, South Fistral, Lusty Glaze, Crantock River, From 9 September, Crackington Haven and Northcotte Mouth in Bude.
Exeter bring in Brentford winger Ogbenepublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
League Two club Exeter City sign Brentford winger Chiedozie Ogbene on loan until January.
Read MoreCocaine 'worth £100m' found on yachtpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Five men have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine.
Read More£30k motorhome 'pinched from driveway'published at 16:06 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Millicent Cooke
BBC News Online
Image source, Devon and Cornwall PolicePolice are hunting thieves who stole a £30,000 motorhome from a driveway in Paignton.
The Ford Transit Chausson Flash was stolen from Kings Ash Road between 21.45 on Tuesday and 09:00 on the Wednesday.
Officers described it as white and blue with green stripes down the side.
The number plate is PN10BDU, but investigating officer PC Alison Hooper believes this may have been removed.
Quote MessageThis vehicle could be anywhere across the UK and we are keen to hear from anyone who has been offered a motorhome for sale or noticed one of this make that is new to the area in the past couple of days. The motorhome is worth in the region of £30,000 and as expected, the victim is very upset; we need the public's help to get to the bottom of this crime."
PC Alison Hooper, Investigating officer
Plymouth Hoe to get new war memorialpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
The new memorial will be unveiled by HRH Princess Anne on 3 September, 2019., external
Two UK nationals among drug catamaran arrestedpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Two UK Nationals were amongst the five people arrrested on suspicion of drug trafficking offences in Newlyn, the National Crime Agency has said.
The five appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court after a significant amount of cocaine was recovered from a catamaran on 30 August.
Graham Gardner, deputy director of investigations at the NCA said "seizures like this are a key part of the war against drugs".
Quote MessageThere's no doubt about it that large seizures of this nature end up in the pubs, club and other social outlets of the UK. So people who think them buying a very minute quantity of cocaine doesn't have an impact, it absolutely does."
Graham Gardner, Deputy director of investigations, NCA
Heifer rescued after nine days on cliffspublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Farmer Fred Ansell was feeding his heifer by kayak but has now finally got her back to the farm.
Read MoreCow rescued from bottom of cliffspublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
The animal was trapped on rocks and fed by kayak for more than a week before the rescue.
Read MoreAdams feels ban is unwarrantedpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Plymouth Argyle boss Derek Adams says he does not feel he deserves a two-game ban and £1,500 fine for misconduct.
Read MoreTen miles of slow traffic on M5published at 14:36 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
If you're leaving Devon and travelling north on the M5 this might impact your journey....
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End of twitter postTraffic: Accident and broken-down caravan on the A30published at 14:34 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
- On the A30 at the Chiverton Cross Roundabout we've got reports there's an accident.
- Near Launceston on the A30 eastbound between the Callington turn off and Lifton Down turn off one lane is closed due to a broken-down caravan.
Devon historical society celebrates 40 yearspublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Image source, GoogleA historical society in Devon is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend.
The Lustleigh Society was set up to create a local archive and educate the community.
It now has thousands of photos, videos and written pieces about the history of the village.
Celebrations throughout the weekend will include a film night showing local events such as May Day and the village show.
A map dating back to 1838 will also be displayed in the village hall.
Image source, GoogleQuote MessageThere's always been a strong tradition. It's just one of those special places that people get hooked on like I did all those years ago."
Peter Mason, Chairman of the Lustleigh Society
Merry-go-round torched in 'arson attack'published at 14:00 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
The cause of the blaze in Truro is being investigated but fire bosses suspect arsonists targeted it.
Read MoreMEP wants decisive and urgent action over scallop trawlingpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
An MEP is calling on the government to take decisive and urgent action in a dispute over trawling for scallops off the Normandy coast.
William Dartmouth, the UKIP MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, said at least one of the UK fisheries protection vessels should be sent into the area.
On Tuesday the skippers of two vessels fishing out of Brixham claimed they'd had rocks and flares thrown at them while fishing in the Bay of Seine.
Image source, EVN/France TelevisionRescue teams try to free trapped cow at cliff basepublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Lauren Haly
BBC News Online
Image source, Fred AnsellImage caption, The Devon Red Ruby cow has been fed by the farmer via a kayak
A heifer which has been trapped at the bottom of a cliff for more than a week is being rescued by emergency services.
Fire crews, the RSPCA and the RNLI are involved in the rescue between Hallsands and Start Point.
The Devon Red Ruby cow has been fed by the farmer via a kayak.
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