Devon

Update 24 October 2013: Police confirm that the suspect has been identified and they no longer require indentification help from the public.

Police have asked for the public's help in identifying a man and woman following a theft from a supermarket in Newton Abbot.

On 6 October 2013 shortly before 3.30pm, a customer requested £50 cash back from one of the self service...

Devon is buzzing with talented, award-winning chefs, many of whom are making Dartmouth Food Festival (Friday 25 – Sunday 27 October) their food and drink festival of choice. This year the festival is delighted to be showcasing even more high profile local chefs than ever before.

Commenting on behalf of Dartmouth Food Festival, chairman David Jones says: “Devon has so many hugely gifted...

Housebuilding in the South West is continuing to rebound with chartered surveyors across the region reporting growth, says the latest RICS construction market survey.

During the third quarter of the year, the region’s surveyors reported rises in privately-funded housing projects. Furthermore, on a national level, this is the first time that every part of the country has reported growth...

Noel Harrison, best known for his 1968 hit single The Windmills Of Your Mind , has died at home in Devon at the age of 79.

The son of the British actor Sir Rex Harrison, he was also an actor and Olympic athlete.

A champion skier, Harrison represented Great Britain at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

By the turn of the sixties, he was singing and playing guitar in...

Fire crews were called to a serious blaze at Hatherleigh Cattle Market in Devon last night which has prompted concern over possible asbestos contamination. The roof of the building used for the regular Monday sheep auction has been severly damaged.

The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received several calls reporting cattle sheds on fire in the early hours of Monday morning (...

Devon will be getting its first specialised pollution protection vehicle next week (22 October).

The vehicle, known as an Environmental Protection Unit (EPU), is specially equipped to handle a number of environmental emergencies such as fuel and chemical spills.

It is the first of four Mercedes Sprinter vehicles to be unveiled by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service and...

National Crime is down by the largest ever recorded amount according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today.

The period between June 2012 to June 2013 saw the number of recorded crimes against households and resident adults drop by 7% nationally, the largest single drop since the survey began in 1981.

The figures also show a drop of 6% of crime in...

The passion and success of the South West food and drink industry was clear for all to see at the Taste of the West Awards’ Ceremony on Tuesday 15 October. The ceremony took place at The Bristol Pavilion, the home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and saw the 166 Gold award-winning products competing for the 22 ‘Best Of’ category awards and prestigious ‘Champion Product’. Six of these...

Police and frontline staff in Plymouth have teamed up with a local charity to help them support people with communication difficulties in the local community.

Members of the Speech and Language Therapy Department at the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust in Ivybridge are teaching Makaton to 25 police and front line staff as part of the pilot scheme.

The Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, or '...

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted ‘ringing the changes’ offence at a Tavistock garage.

A man went into Tavistock Service Station on 2 October and bought a couple of small items which he paid for with loose change.

He then asked the shop assistant if he could change some money and pulled out a bundle of £10...