Police are trying to trace the family of a man who died following a collision on the A30 near Launceston in December.
The victim has been identified as Cameron Turner, aged 38, from Launceston. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision which took place around 5.50am on Sunday 22 December.
He was previously known as Stuart Long and has lived across the Midlands and...
A woman has died after entering the sea in Croyde, North Devon, despite best efforts by emergency services, including the police, HM Coastguard and the RNLI.
The coastguard were called at around 11.24am on 31 December 2013 after receiving reports that a woman had been swept out to sea at Croyde Bay, Braunton.
Despite search attempts by the coastguard helicopter and lifeboat...
The proportion of people dying at home or in care homes increased from 38% in 2008 to 44% in 2012, according to a new report on end of life care, ‘What We Know Now’, from Public Health England’s National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN).
This evidence suggests that around 24,000 more people died at home or in care homes in 2012 compared to four years ago, reflecting the...
A submarine worker has died in an accident while on duty at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth.
The emergency services were called shortly before 1pm on Monday 21 October, after they received reports that a man had become trapped on a cherry picker vehicle.
In a statement, operating company Babcock Marine confirmed that the man had died while "carrying out maintenance work on a...
With the summer festival season in full flow people in Devon are being warned to keep safe from the silent killer.
Gas distribution business Wales & West Utilities is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from camping stoves and barbeques and is asking parents to make sure their festival-going teenagers are well aware of the risks before they set off on their camping...
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating how Devon and Cornwall Police handled reports concerning the welfare of a 34-year-old man who later died in Derriford Hospital.
Shortly before 1am on Tuesday 14 May, a woman contacted Devon and Cornwall Police to report her concerns for the man’s welfare.
Police officers attended the man’s home, in Plymouth,...
Plymouth Argyle FC have announced the death of former club director and vice-chairman Robert Dennerly.
The club issued a statement on their website today (Friday 17 May). Robert Dennerly was appointed as a director in June 2002 and was vice-chairman between 2004-2009.
The club said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this sad time."
The number of seabirds recorded washed up on beaches in two incidents along the English Channel covered in polyisobutene (PIB) has passed 4,000.
Now, leading wildlife conservation and animal welfare charities and the UK Chamber of Shipping, supported by the wider industry body MaritimeUK, have come together as a single voice to call for an urgent review of the hazard classification...
The veteran American singer George Jones, one of the greatest stars of country music has died at the age of 81.
Jones, a disciple of country's early 'honky tonk' stars such as Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff, enjoyed huge success in the US with a string of hits as well as a certain notoriety for his alcoholism, drug problems and broken marriages.
