The Latest Breaking News from Devon

Living near the sea means Tabitha Osborne-Fox can spend more time with her young family — and afford a bigger home

South West Water could face prosecution after sewer burst at nearby treatment plant

Residents are outraged over the leak disrupting trade for local businesses at one of the busiest times of the year

Curtis and Arthur probably adopted abandoned egg, curator says, in Paignton zoo’s first successful same-sex hatching

Devon and Cornwall Police said a small number of people were injured during the ‘terrifying’ crush

‘Sharky trawled up 20 miles south of Penzance on fishing vessel FY848 Defiant,’ fisherman says

‘This is not a protest anymore...this is sustained violence,’ said a Devon and Cornwall police inspector

In the spring of 2024, residents of the south Devon harbour town of Brixham kept falling ill. Their symptoms – including “awful stomach complaints, bad diarrhoea and severe headaches” – went on for weeks. A retired GP who ventured to the pub after finally recovering from the illness recalled that,…

Ardersier, Moray Firth: I’ve come all the way from south Devon and my colleague from the Outer Hebrides, such is the dearth of thatchers in Scotland now

Living in this dream home in Devon is like being on holiday every day

River Culm, Devon: I joined a search for white-clawed crayfish, whose disastrous decline has taken place out of sight, but not out of mind