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• Storage unit containing fuel catches fire

  14-06-2026 11:33 via bbc.com
  
  Multiple fire crews tackle a fire along Embankment Road since the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• Hundreds take part in MND fundraising sea dips

  14-06-2026 17:13 via bbc.com
  
  The event at Marazion Beach is one of a series of fundraising swims.
  
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• Attempted murder charge after teenager stabbed

  14-06-2026 14:35 via bbc.com
  
  A man in his 20s has been charged after a teenager was found with knife wounds to his neck.
  
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• Sisters say giving birth hours apart was 'surreal'

  14-06-2026 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  Jessica and her sister Abi were put in beds beside each other in the same ward.
  
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• Fund boosts support for financial struggles

  14-06-2026 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  The £300k fund will expand support for residents struggling with financial pressures in Devon.
  
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• Slade made Exeter believe in final return - Baxter

  14-06-2026 12:49 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says Henry Slade's leadership has been key to his side reaching the Prem final.
  
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• Thousands affected by north Devon roadworks

  14-06-2026 08:30 via bbc.com
  
  Months of road closures are expected to cause severe problems for people living near Barnstaple.
  
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• More than 100 new recruits sought for dockyard

  14-06-2026 08:29 via bbc.com
  
  New dry dock facilities will support the maintenance of the Royal Navy’s Astute class submarines.
  
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• Quiz of the week: Octopuses, bunkers and rocking out

  14-06-2026 08:28 via bbc.com
  
  How much can you remember from the past week?
  
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• 'Same players but different men' - Exeter's remarkable turnaround

  13-06-2026 20:19 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says his side's rise from their worst season to a Prem final is one of his greatest achievements.
  
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• Exeter fight back to stun Bath and reach Prem final

  13-06-2026 19:40 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter produce a stunning second-half comeback to narrowly edge defending champions Bath 27-26 and reach the Prem final.
  
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• Torbay Pride an 'inclusive celebration for all'

  13-06-2026 18:57 via bbc.com
  
  Organisers describe challenges with funding but thank to sponsors who allowed event in Devon to run.
  
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• Farmer reported to RSPCA for herding own sheep

  13-06-2026 16:28 via bbc.com
  
  Sheep farmer Tom Trueman says "people don't seem to understand what a farmer actually does".
  
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• Argyle's Pepple not focusing on transfer 'noise'

  12-06-2026 12:56 via bbc.com
  
  Plymouth Argyle striker Bim Pepple says he expects to be a Plymouth Argyle player come the start of the season.
  
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• Are octopuses good for Devon fisherman?

  12-06-2026 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huge catches of octopuses have been landed in Devon, but at what cost?
  
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• Fishing firm to build new plant as sale approved

  11-06-2026 17:14 via bbc.com
  
  Members of Torbay Council's cabinet agree to sell 6.5 acres of land to the company.
  
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• College opens lifelike hospital training ward

  11-06-2026 16:12 via bbc.com
  
  The aim of the Hele Road ward is to give students hands-on experience with equipment and patients.
  
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• Dozens of crisis payments handed out by council

  11-06-2026 15:56 via bbc.com
  
  Many of the completed payments have gone to low income families with surging heating oil costs.
  
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• Top club bosses call on England to help limit player workload

  11-06-2026 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  England's top stars are playing too much rugby, but the responsibility of resting players shouldn't just fall on the clubs, according to the Prem's leading coaches.
  
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• Preschool closed as former worker investigated

  11-06-2026 12:15 via bbc.com
  
  The preschool has been closed permanently having initially having its registration suspended.
  
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• How brutal pre-season sent Exeter back to play-offs

  11-06-2026 08:31 via bbc.com
  
  How Exeter's brutal pre-season set the tone for their return to the Prem play-offs after a five-year absence.
  
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• Can a 'secret sauce' help store renewable energy?

  11-06-2026 07:33 via bbc.com
  
  A 100-year-old idea for hydro electricity generation is being refashioned to help the energy crisis.
  
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• Four jailed over fatal stabbing of Denva Smith, 24

  10-06-2026 22:33 via bbc.com
  
  The 24-year-old died in a garden after being chased and stabbed after a previous altercation.
  
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• Reform councillor back in party after suspension

  10-06-2026 17:31 via bbc.com
  
  Reform UK says Ben Rowe has been given a final written warning.
  
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• Council head in 'lock water bosses up' call

  10-06-2026 14:55 via bbc.com
  
  County council leader Julian Brazil says executives could face jail time over sewage discharges.
  
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• Four barn owls hatch in live-streamed nest

  10-06-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  
  Four of nine eggs laid in a bird box in Devon have hatched so far.
  
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• Slade playing at world class level - Baxter

  10-06-2026 12:47 via bbc.com
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says Henry Slade's current form makes him one of the best centres in the world.
  
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• Road closure 'catastrophic' for Dartmoor town

  10-06-2026 07:37 via bbc.com
  
  Businesses say the latest road closure will amount to a "death sentence" for traders.
  
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• Devon must not 'fall behind' in AI revolution

  09-06-2026 16:10 via bbc.com
  
  The boss of Devon Chamber of Commerce says businesses need to act now.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands recovered after tax fraud

  09-06-2026 13:10 via bbc.com
  
  East Devon District Council says one resident repaid £25,000 of falsely claimed tax reductions.
  
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