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The Latest Breaking News from Devon

Father of Plymouth shooter says he told police his son should not be allowed gun

Mark Davison says he is ‘sorry and ashamed’ of his son Jake who who shot dead five people before killing himself

The Guardian - UK

Couple left 'terrified' after returning to find builders had blocked their home with wall

John Gridley, 74, says it is "impossible" to push 81-year-old wife Mavis' wheelchair through the small gap the "ruthless" developer has left at their cottage in Devon - so the couple have moved out

Daily Mirror

Wholesale group Kitwave acquires Devon firm in first acquisition since listing

The North Shields firm has acquired MJ Baker in a £24.5m deal

Birmingham Post

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TV star farmer suffers life-changing accident after horrific tractor blunder

Fred Collins, a popular Devon farmer who featured on BBC1, has been injured in a horrific accident on his farm

Daily Mirror

Man stabbed fellow farm worker in neck after he sprayed hand sanitiser on food

Dean Loughran attacked Reda Gabarron who had been cooking a meal for him. He slashed his fellow farm worker in the neck with a kitchen knife in Crediton, Devon

Daily Mirror

'Brain bug caused by chicken pox gave me hallucinations and put me in a coma'

Angelique Aldworth, a 44-year-old mum-of-two from Devon, began to suffer excruciating headaches in 2020 but brushed them off as a cold until a terrifying incident landed her in hospital

Daily Mirror

Man stabbed farm worker in neck after squirting hand sanitiser in his meal during row over spicy food

The row took place in the communal kitchen of a farm in Crediton, Devon

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Remains of woolly mammoth found on Devon building site

Bones of ice age mammoth, bison, rhinoceros, wolf and hyena uncovered by digger on outskirts of Plymouth

The Guardian - UK

'No nuggets for the South West': Business reacts to Levelling-Up plans

Business leaders say they feel overlooked compared to their cousins in the North and Midlands but 'county deals' could pave the way for a brighter future

Birmingham Post

Number of Devon businesses hits record high in 2021 despite pandemic

Plymouth leads the way for new business formations followed by Exeter and Teignbridge

Birmingham Post

Best romantic hotels in the UK according to Tripadvisor for a Valentine's Day break

Best romantic hotels in the UK including country manors, seaside retreats and luxurious townhouses across the likes of Devon, Norfolk and Cumbria

Daily Mirror

$Ilfracombe: Historic lighthouse lantern worth £1m stolen in north Devon$

Ilfracombe: Historic lighthouse lantern worth £1m stolen in north Devon

Two-tonne navigation light is ‘of particular historical significance’, police say

The Independent UK

Lighthouse lantern worth £1 million stolen in Devon

The two-tonne lamp, which dates back to the 19th century, was taken from a storage facility in Ilfracombe.

The Independent UK

Heartbroken Devon family hoping to bring terminally ill toddler home from Bristol Children's Hospital

His parents hope to take him from Bristol back to Devon soon

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Openreach invests £12.5m to upgrade broadband for eight South West locations

The provider said an additional 40,000 businesses and homes would gain access to its full-fibre network

The Guardian - UK

‘I owe it to the kids’: coin found by detectorist dad sold for £648,000

Devon family makes a fortune from 13th-century gold coin discovered thanks to return to an old hobby

Wales Online

England's 'first gold coin' unearthed by detectorist sells for world record £648k

The coin was founds on farmland in Devon last year by Michael Leigh-Mallory

The Guardian - UK

Splendid isolation: 15 of the best off-grid stays in the UK

These rural retreats – from a woodland ‘truffle’ in Devon to a Welsh house of straw – are perfect for a back-to-nature holiday and a digital detox

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Daily Mirror

Historic street could be renamed after visitors complain saying it is racist

A narrow lane in Lifton, Devon, was given the name 'Darkey Lane' over a century ago because it is shaded by trees. However, following recent complaints from visitors it is facing a name change

Birmingham Post

Plans for a 'Mini' Eden Project on the M5 given cash boost

The scheme is among those given a slice of £9.3million Government funding

Birmingham Post

North Devon holiday park business acquires new Welsh site

Cardigan Bay Holiday Park in Pembrokeshire is the second Welsh site to be purchased by John Fowler Holidays which owns sites across the South West of England

Daily Mirror

Rare coin found in Devon by accident set to fetch almost half a million pounds at auction

The rare King Henry III coin, which is just under an inch in diameter but estimated to be worth £400,000, was minted in about 1257 by William of Gloucester with gold imported from North Africa

Wales Online

Girl, five, dies in Devon horror crash as family's BMW involved in collision with Land Rover

An eight-year-old girl was also seriously injured in the collision

Daily Mirror

Girl, 5, killed and second child, 8, badly wounded in horror crash

Police, Fire and the Ambulance service raced to the scene on the A35 in Honiton, east Devon, yesterday afternoon at about 2.35pm after a crash between a white BMW 318 and a blue Land Rover Discovery Sport

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