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. Fire crews tackle large gorse wildfirepublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 5 April 2021

    Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service say the flames are spread over an areas of about 200m.

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  2. Ambulance staff abuse and assaults 'up by a third'published at 11:28 British Summer Time 5 April 2021

    South Western Ambulance Service staff have reported 1,747 incidents since the first UK lockdown.

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  3. Fifteen fire engines at thatched pub blazepublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 4 April 2021

    Firefighters are stripping the roof of the pub in Wilmington, Devon, and the A35 is closed.

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  4. Assaults and litter reported amid seafront 'chaos'published at 12:10 British Summer Time 4 April 2021

    Police say they found "hundreds of people" and had reports of "several" assaults on Plymouth Hoe.

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  5. More than 100 people moved from beachpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 3 April 2021

    A probe is under way into a report of an assault, as well as possible lockdown breaches, police say.

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  6. Woman, 107, writes poem to celebrate birthdaypublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Marjorie Hodnett says "life is for living" and adds she has "enjoyed a long and very happy life".

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  7. Hundreds of Easter eggs delivered to Covid staffpublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Zoe Richards collected more than 500 Easter eggs and has given them to staff on coronavirus wards.

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  8. Autistic boy left 'distressed' by house movespublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 2 April 2021

    Gemma Marshall says her son Jacob has suffered from multiple house moves in the last two years.

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  9. Man followed and murdered woman on night outpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Azam Mangori, 24, is found guilty of Lorraine Cox's "deeply disturbing" murder.

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  10. CCTV shows man following murder victimpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Lorraine Cox was murdered after a night out with friends in Exeter in September 2020.

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  11. Girl, 16, killed in truck crash after school prompublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Audrey Fillon was hit by a truck while crossing a main road in North Devon.

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  12. Bideford's £20m waterfront development approvedpublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Developers say the plans include 85 apartments, design studios, retail outlets and a restaurant.

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  13. Man continuing to shield despite guidancepublished at 06:10 British Summer Time 1 April 2021

    Peter Cottle says he will stay at home due to concerns about coronavirus variants.

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  14. Medical students 'proud' to help during pandemicpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Dozens of medical students across the South West have volunteered to work for the NHS during the pandemic.

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  15. Over 100 people gather and light fires in dunespublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    A nearby skip was also on fire due to discarded disposable barbecues.

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  16. 'At risk' harbour algae is unique say scientistspublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 31 March 2021

    Academics from the University of Exeter say the findings support the need to protect the maerl beds.

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  17. Coronavirus: Case rates in Devon and Cornwallpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across Devon and Cornwall.

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  18. Couple to spend £1m win on bigger family homepublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    The Smarts said they would be able to better support their nine-year-old who has a spinal condition.

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  19. Female pirates statue plans withdrawnpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Councillors questioned the "political correctness" of the monument planned for Devon's Burgh Island.

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  20. Health trust chief executive resignspublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 30 March 2021

    Phil Confue resigns from the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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