To get the latest updates regarding the unexploded ordnance incident in Southway [Plymouth], please visit Plymouth City Councils website and/or social media using the below links: Website: Southway emergency incident | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK Social media: ...
Release date: 30/04/2026
Police are continuing to work closely with local partner agencies and landowners to address instances of unauthorised burning taking place on Exmoor. We have been notified following several incidents of suspected arson on heathland on Exmoor over recent m...
Release date: 30/04/2026
This Bank Holiday weekend is set to be very busy in the South West and police officers in Brixham have a large number of Buccaneers visiting the town. The popular Brixham Pirate Festival takes place from 2 to 4 May around the harbour area and offic...
Release date: 30/04/2026
Two men have appeared in court charged with the rape of a woman in Plymouth. Hashmat Miakhel, aged 31, and Sayed Hoshmand, aged 19, appeared before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court this afternoon, April 28, 2026. Both men are accused of raping a woman at a res...
Release date: 28/04/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses after four people were injured in a serious collision in Barnstaple. Emergency services were called just before 9.10pm on Sunday 26 April after a Vauxhall Astra van and a Ford Focus were involved in a collision on the ...
Release date: 28/04/2026
A man has been charged with murder following the death of an 87-year-old woman in Exeter. Officers were called to Millbrook Lane at around 12.40pm on Sunday 19 April following reports of a concern for welfare. Emergency services attended where a woman was...
Release date: 28/04/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a road traffic collision on the A3052 near Sidmouth. We were called at around 1.25pm on Sunday 26 April following a report of the collision involving a motorcycle and a Mitsubishi Mirage vehicle near Th...
Release date: 27/04/2026
Shared on behalf of South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) A former prison officer who entered into an inappropriate relationship with a convicted sex offender has been sentenced at ...
Release date: 27/04/2026
Operation Seabird flies into Plymouth to raise awareness around maritime and wildlife disturbance crime Plymouth was the beautiful setting for the latest Operation Seabird initiative which aims to educate the public about wildlife disturbance cause...
Release date: 24/04/2026
We are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious road traffic collision in Plymouth. Officers were called at approximately 11.25am on Monday 20 April to a collision on Longbridge Road at the junction of the Leigham Interchange Roundabout. Th...
Release date: 24/04/2026
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