2+ min ago   (375+ words) The Devon speedboat killer Jack Shepherd is set to be sentenced for assaulting his girlfriend on multiple occasions, including once with a set of barbecue tongs. The 39-year-old pleaded guilty in July to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (163+ words) The A381 Kingsbridge(Image: Google ) A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a crash in Kingsbridge. Devon and Cornwall Police were called at around 6.15pm on Sunday, September 6, to the to the A381 between Stumpy Post Cross and the turning…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (838+ words) A Devon swimwear business owner says scuba diving in the Maldives turned to horror when she almost died after being struck down with the Bends. Ashleigh Lawson had jetted off to the tropical islands to enjoy a two-week diving holiday…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (289+ words) A Devon skydiver survived a horrific skydiving incident when she fell 10,000ft without a parachute. Holly Wiffen, from Okehampton, was taking part in a group skydiving experience called "tracking" - where jumpers dive in a horizontal position to plummet faster - at Langar…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (430+ words) It may be a little too early to think about Christmas but it is never too early to save(Image: Kmatta via Getty Images) It might feel a little premature to be thinking about Christmas shopping, but for those looking…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (611+ words) Channel 4 has confirmed the future of Grand Designs, with Kevin McCloud returning to host a new series featuring four extraordinary new builds and two long-awaited revisits across the UK Channel 4 executives have announced the continuation of Grand Designs following nearly…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (447+ words) Caitlin, 28, and baby Hallie(Image: Karen Saunders) The family of a young mum who passed away after a car crash on the A30 near Honiton have spoken of their heartbreak while thanking the community for the “overwhelming” support they received. Caitlin…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) File image: Police at Avon Dam for an unrelated earlier incident(Image: Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team (Ashburton)) Seven people were arrested and a drugs seized after an illegal rave on Dartmoor. Officers received reports of an unlicensed rave at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (641+ words) The "most tragic" death of a two year old girl who drowned in her garden pond on Christmas Day, after disappearing for "a matter of minutes", has been ruled as accidental. Isobel Abigail Maxwell had been marking the festive occasion…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (108+ words) An inquest has opened into the death of an 87-year-old retired teacher who passed away in the sea in East Devon. Mary Hilda Kilminster, from Budleigh Salterton, was pronounced deceased at Exmouth RNLI station on June 21, an inquest at Devon…...