11+ hour, 5+ min ago  (285+ words) A worker who defrauded a charity payroll agency which processes donations of "50 million a year, has avoided an immediate jail sentence. Matthew Tillier, 26, worked for Tavistock-based Charitable Giving for seven years. The company is an HMRC approved and audited Payroll…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (951+ words) Thomas Haigh's victims had been buried in a burnt out van A convicted double murderer who was jailed for life for gunning down two gangland enforcers at a farm near St Austell in Cornwall has died while serving his sentence…...

2+ day, 54+ min ago  (591+ words) Police recruits at a Passing Out Parade in Exeter in 2021(Image: Office of Police and Crime Commissioner) Devon and Cornwall Police has welcomed 120 new recruits - including an experienced police dog and even a professional musician - to begin their training and…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (244+ words) The Royal Standard pub in Lyme Regis(Image: Google Maps) Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was left hospitalised with serious injuries following an alleged assault in Lyme Regis. A fight broke out between two people in the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (158+ words) A 62-year-old man has been convicted of sexual assault after admitting that he slapped a 16-year-old-girl on the bottom. Karl Hernan, of Palfreys Barton, Tiverton, also pleaded guilty to a number of thefts from M&S Tiverton, including "90 worth of…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (406+ words) A 33-year-old man from Devon was given a suspended sentence for an assault which left his victim with serious injuries. Jac Gouldsbrough, from Tiverton, assaulted the male in Fore Street causing ABH. He was jailed for 10 months at Exeter Crown…...

4+ day, 58+ min ago  (487+ words) Coastguards warned members of the public to stay away from a beach in Dorset. A section of Lyme Regis beach was cleared and closed off to the public this afternoon, Thursday, April 2. Lyme Regis Town Council said there was no…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (226+ words) The dangerous device that closed South West beach for hours'Devon Live Part of Lyme Regis beach was cordoned off by emergency services after an ordnance was found in the sand on Thursday , April 2 HM Coastguard, the bomb disposal squad, police…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (212+ words) Man arrested after A38 crash near Plymouth'Devon Live The collision happened on the westbound carriageway of the A38 at Lee Mill at around 4am The road was closed while emergency services attended, and one lane has since reopened Traffic monitoring website, Inrix, reports…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (371+ words) Christopher Welch - described by police investigator as a "vile human being"(Image: Devon & Cornwall Police) A rapist described by investigators as a "vile human being" has been jailed after committing despicable crimes relating to women and children spanning a shocking…...