Cedrick was one of the last people to leave the Bibby Stockholm. Source link...
Curtis LancasterSouth of England Jessica Levitt Jonathan Ross visited the Dorset based-club Talk show host and Celebrity Traitors star Jonathan Ross visited a girls’ football team and surprised them with a message from England Lioness Chloe Kelly. Ross spent two hours with the under-11s at Swanage Town and Herston Football Club in Dorset on Thursday...
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium (kick-off 14:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Iraola confirmed striker Evanilson is “definitely out” for Forest’s visit, adding: “He is not far, not ready for Sunday but I...
Residents are being asked to comment on plans to introduce 20mph limits in more parts of Dorset. The schemes are being proposed for roads in 10 areas, including much of Lyme Regis. It follows the implementation of 20mph limits in five towns and villages in recent weeks. The latest consultation is open until 7 November....
A country park has been forced to cancel a Halloween event on its opening evening after essential equipment was stolen. Moors Valley Country Park in Ashley Heath, Dorset, announced it was unable to open the Halloween illuminated trail on Thursday as planned. Forestry England said the trail had been affected by a “significant theft” and...
A wood chopper from Dorset is preparing to take on the world in what is often called “the original extreme sport”. Tom Redmond, from Bere Regis, will represent team GB at the Timbersports World Championships in Milan in front of 3,000 fans in the Allianz Cloud Arena. With more than 150 years of tradition, the...
Devon News

Daniel MumbyLocal Democracy Reporting Service BBC The B3191 Cleeve Hill has been closed to vehicles since January 2023 A ban on cars travelling on a key coastal road will be made permanent over fears of coastal erosion. The B3191 Cleeve Hill, which links Watchet to Blue Anchor in Somerset, closed to traffic in 2023 but...

Miles DavisDevon political reporter, Newton Abbot BBC Peter Sadler from Vistry Homes says everything it is doing is within planning rules A developer has denied claims it may be in breach of planning controls by starting infrastructure work on a controversial scheme for 1,200 homes in Devon. Teignbridge District Council previously issued a stop notice...

A mining company from Cornwall said it has become the first in the UK to produce lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM). LHM is a key element of lithium-ion batteries and found in electric vehicles, grid scale battery storage and batteries in consumer electronics. Cornish Lithium has repurposed a former china clay quarry and used patented low-carbon...

Google Occombe Farm is set to close after the charity which runs it announced it was going into liquidation A conservation charity has announced it is entering liquidation due to financial challenges. Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust (TCCT) looks after nearly 80% of Torbay’s landscapes including Berry Head National Nature Reserve, Cockington Country Park and...

Michelle RuminskiSomerset Political Reporter, Frome BBC One of the abandoned buildings on the Saxonvale site in the middle of Frome A derelict site in the heart of a town centre is to be put back on the market. Somerset Council has withdrawn its offer to exclusively sell the 12-acre Saxonvale site in Frome to Mayday...

BBC Ian Nicholls, 64, has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting women A massage therapist has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting three women who were his clients. Ian Nicholls, 64, took advantage of the naked or partially clothed women as he gave them massages at his rented workplace in Newton...
A stretch near J26 for Wellington will have restrictions in place. Source link...
Resident parking permits will not be introduced in parts of Plymouth after a council ballot. Plymouth City Council said people living in seven areas of the city were asked for their views after a surv...
Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire The development will operate as a solar farm for 30 years A Cornwall farmer claims the county is being “sold off” in a bid to hit net zero after plans for a 125,...
A hospital has received funding to build new accommodation for staff and students. The North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple has received £22.7m from the New Hospital Programme for the redevelop...
Work to restore a row of thatched cottages damaged in a fire in Devon is expected to start next spring. The four Grade II listed cottages in Drewsteignton caught fire in March, with 25 crews required ...
Available for over a year Did you know the colour blue has been long associated with Barnstaple? From Brannam’s Pottery to street signs and the newly restored market – the colour is part of the ...
The locations of the Pizza Hut restaurants and delivery sites to close across the UK have been revealed. Some 1,210 people will be made redundant as 68 restaurants in places including Brighton, Hull, ...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaching a sexual harm prevention order after a report of children being approached in a park. Dorset Police said two children were reportedly offered chocolat...
A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 21 October. Source link...
An annual bonfire and firework display has been cancelled following concerns over traffic congestion and an increasing need to consider how to keep pedestrians and vehicles separate. Truro City Counci...
















