Summary

  • Fatal motorbike crash victim named

  • Sharks 'at risk from industrial fishing ships'

  • Exeter Fringe Festival gets under way

  • Teenage swimmer rescued by Exmouth lifeboat

  • Updates from Friday 26 July

  1. Officer cleared over 'offensive' George Floyd memepublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Sgt Geraint Jones is cleared of sharing an altered image of the fatal arrest with fellow officers.

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  2. Landmark red road sign stolen from crossroadspublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Owner of the Red Post Inn says the sign is "just part of the place" and police are investigating.

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  3. Boy with special needs hundreds of miles from homepublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    His mother blames a lack of special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision.

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  4. Volunteers plant seeds to restore seagrass meadowspublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    A £2.5m project to replace the habit critical to fighting climate changes begins in Devon.

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  5. Skateboarder, 11, beats adults to national titlepublished at 06:15 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Roxana Howlett won the street skating category at the national championships.

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  6. Woman in her 70s dies in two-vehicle crash on A38published at 18:43 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Two other women are airlifted to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

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  7. Satellite hotspot idea to avoid crowds of touristspublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    The idea addresses concerns about the number of people due to descend on Cornwall in the summer.

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  8. Roundabout gets surfboard makeover to reflect townpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    The new look recognises Newquay's surfing heritage, designers say.

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  9. Prince Philip's pilot recalls 'marvellous' timespublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Geoffrey Williams, Prince Philip's private pilot for 22 years. says "it was a privilege" to serve him.

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  10. Two more deaths at police inquiry care homepublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Eleven people have now died at Holmesley Care Home after a Covid-19 outbreak.

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  11. Unwanted donations cost charity £32,000 a yearpublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 16 April 2021

    Charity Hospiscare's "quite staggering" disposal bill is enough to pay for a senior nurse.

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  12. 'Heroic' fire crew saved spooked horse from ditchpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    Bertie's owner feared he would die after "ignorant" moped riders frightened him into falling.

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  13. Rick Stein's shop clarifies salmon is farmedpublished at 11:23 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    The celebrity chef's online store changes the packaging after a complaint

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  14. Estate dossier 'breached data protection rules'published at 06:37 British Summer Time 15 April 2021

    The estate broke rules by naming a woman as an Extinction Rebellion supporter, a data watchdog says.

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  15. G7 to have 5,500 police and no St Ives trainspublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The Cabinet Office says all delegates will be tested at the "completely Covid-safe event" in Cornwall.

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  16. District becomes first to record no weekly casespublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Figures from Public Health England show North Devon saw seven days with no new cases.

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  17. Cornwall's Newquay is 'hottest' property marketpublished at 00:09 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Online property portal says the Cornish surfing town is the place where properties sell fastest.

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  18. Long-running train guard dispute finally endspublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Guards on South Western Railway had fought plans for drivers to operate the doors on new trains.

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  19. Coastal litter pickers find 101 dog waste bagspublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Wrappers, balls, bottles, cans and masks were among other items found during just one pick in Devon.

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  20. Assault victim 'may lose his sight' after attackpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    The 56-year-old man was punched to the ground in a town centre on Easter Monday, police said.

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