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The newly selected candidate to become Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police will go before the Police and Crime Panel for approval.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has chosen acting Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer to take on the role permanently following an interview and selection process.

Mr Sawyer will attend the public confirmatory hearing of the panel on...

Plymouth police are hunting for a motorist who punched a 10-year-old boy when his car was hit by a snowball.

The boy and his friends were throwing snowballs in Miller Way, Estover, on Tuesday afternoon (22 January) when one hit a passing red car.

The driver stopped and approached the group before punching the 10-year-old boy in the head.

The youngster, from Estover...

Residents in West Devon are being asked for their views on proposals to reopen the railway between Tavistock and Bere Alston. Devon County Council wants to reinstate the section of railway, which closed in the 1960s, to help minimise the impact of traffic resulting from planned development to the south and south-west of Tavistock, including 750 new homes.

The proposals include the...

The Devon branch of an international programme that is working to inspire children and youngsters through learning experiences outside of the classroom has been described as “visionary” by the national Chief Executive.

Ger Graus, who leads the Children’s University, has highlighted the work of Plymouth University and Devon County Council as “transcending boundaries” and said it...