Schools have closed after a region of the UK is hit with severe flooding following a deluge or rain. The severe weather has forced a number of schools in the South West to close on Tuesday. The ...

Firefighters have tackled two gorse fires in the same area of moorland. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the ...

Fire crews are at the scene of a house fire in North Devon this afternoon (Sunday, January 4). Emergency services were called ...

The fire service has deployed around 80 firefighters and 12 fire engines in a bid to save a South Devon thatched roof pub engulfed in flames from collapse. The Jolly Sailor in East Ogwell was ...

The roll-out of FTTP to 56,000 rural homes and businesses across Devon and Somerset will not happen overnight, but with contracts signed amounting to £80 million of public and private sector funding ...

A METEOR is said to have caused the sonic boom which rocked Dorset, Somerset and Devon - sparking a massive bang which was heard for miles. Hundreds in Devon, Dorset and Somerset reported hearing the ...

The connection voucher schemes may not have connected millions, but as a way of helping those most in need in as quick as possible fashion they are proving vital and Exmoor Technology has announced ...

A Devon councillor says there is an urgent need to address an ongoing shortage of on-call firefighters in rural areas. Conservative Councillor Jonathan Hawkins said Dartmouth fire station needed to ...

One cafe straddling two counties has found a unique way to end the 'cream or jam first?' scone debate. Tea room Rambler's Rest sits partly in Devon, while the other half sits in Somerset. Customers ...

Firms in Somerset and Devon could be faced with a £303 call out charge Firms in Somerset and Devon are to be charged if they repeatedly call the fire service for broken lift rescues. Devon and ...

Cornwall celebrated a famous victory over Somerset at Taunton in July 2021 Somerset will visit Cornwall and Devon for 50-over matches this summer, as preparation for the One-Day Cup. Cornwall, who ...

Firefighters in Devon and Somerset are involved in crashes in fire service vehicles an average of once every two days. The number has risen by more than a third over a two-year period, with more than ...