Community News
Have you seen missing Devon woman?
Update: Emma Mitchell has been found safe and well. https://twitter.com/CIMSouthDevon/status/820267638756667393 Police have appealed to the public for information on the...
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Is South Devon still Christian?
Is South Devon still Christian? It looks like older residents believe it is while millenials - those aged 18-24 -...
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Public meeting – The state of social life in Torquay
A public meeting regarding the 'state of social life in Torquay' is to be held in Torquay next week. The...
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Feel the Force, do Torbay’s Jedis
On December 27 we lost Carrie Fisher. None were more upset by the news than Torbay’s Jedi community – and...
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Work on major Plymouth road suspended after more WW2 grenades found
Work on the Derriford transport scheme has been suspended following the discovery of more WW2 grenades on Tavistock Road. Ten...
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Witnesses sought following serious collision in Teignmouth
Police have appealed for witnesses following a serious collision in Teignmouth yesterday, 12th January. The collision, between a red Seat...
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Man airlifted to hospital following collision in Teignmouth
Update: Police appeal for information after man sustains what is described as 'life-changing' injuries: https://wearesouthdevon.com/witnesses-sought-following-serious-collision-teignmouth/ A man has been taken...
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Police appeal for witnesses following Exeter street brawl
Police have appealed for witnesses following a large-scale fight in Exeter on New Years Eve. Police were called to reports...
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Major Plymouth Road closed after further suspected grenades found
Update: Tavistock Road is now open. A major Plymouth road been closed to traffic again today, 12th January, after the...
Read morePolice called to early morning incident in St Marychurch
Police were called to St Margaret's Road this this morning (12th January) to reports of a disturbance at a property....
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Tree felling work to begin at woodlands in Churston
A large number of diseased trees will be felled from two woodlands in Churston - the Grove and Ball Copse,...
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Road blocked following Paignton collision
Update: The road is now clear. Totnes Road in Paignton is currently blocked in both directions following a collision this...
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Woman talked down from Berry Head cliff edge
Emergency services were called to Berry Head this evening, 10th January, to reports of a woman on the edge of...
Read moreMajor delays in Plymouth after suspected grenades found by highways workers
Update: The Cordons have now been lifted and roads have re-opened after the Royal Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team carried...
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‘Holocaust 2000’ in South Devon
"The wildest farrago yet to have come out of the demonology genre", Monthly Film Bulletin Here at WASD we have...
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Police appeal following Ashburton arson attack
Police have appealed for information following an arson attack in Ashburton at the weekend. The incident happened on Sunday 8th of...
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Body recovered from Torquay Harbour
Update: The cordon at the inner dock gate has now been lifted. The body of a man has been recovered...
Read moreSix cars and industrial unit damaged in arson attack
Fire crews had a busy morning dealing with vehicle fires. Following an incident in a Marldon pub car park involving...
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Two cars destroyed by fire in pub car park
The fire service were called to reports of a vehicle fire on Vicarage Road, Marldon earlier this morning (7th January)....
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An Evening of Big Band Swing and Jazz Music Comes to Torquay Museum
Those who love up-beat swing, jazz and beautiful ballads from the 1930s to the 70s are in for a rare...
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