Devon & Cornwall Police say that they received a call from the fire service shortly before 3am on Monday 24 June, with a report that a man in Torpoint had doused himself in petrol.
On arrival at the scene, they found a man holding a petrol can and the property from the outside smelt strongly of petrol.
Police and fire then attempted to engage with the man, who began...
Devon and Cornwall Police report that a motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a road traffic collision on the A38 at Saltash this morning, Monday 10 June 2013.
The collision took place at around 7.45am on the Carkeel roundabout and involved a motorcycle and a tanker.
The A38 was closed on the Liskeard side and one lane of the Saltash Tunnel was...
Police will again instigate Operation Derig this Bank Holiday weekend aimed at preventing or disrupting organised illegal raves.
The police clampdown is a response to the impact that these events have on police resources. According to Devon and Cornwall Police: "Each year in Devon and Cornwall a significant police resource is required to respond and manage the removal of a number of...
Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Tony Hogg has given an interview to mark his first six months in the role.
In the interview for his website , he discusses his experience of the first six months, the role itself, his priorities, turning his plan into reality and how the PCC is evolving.
You can find a transcript of the interview below and watch the...
Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is marking his first six months in office by setting out his summer agenda.
Tony Hogg, who was elected as the Conservative Party's candidate for Devon and Cornwall's PCC last November, has reinforced his promise to make a real difference in the new role. In an interview to mark his first six months in the job, Mr Hogg is pledging...
After a brief respite from the severe rain and wind earlier in the week, the Met Office is forecasting more heavy showers for Friday across Devon and Cornwall.
The Met Office have issued a yellow warning of rain and says that conditions "could lead to localised flooding and standing water on roads", though it also says "some locations are likely to miss the showers completely"....
The Environment Agency has issued a number of flood alerts for Cornwall and West Devon, including the Plymouth area, as the heavy rain continues across the region this afternon and into the early hours of tomorrow morning (Wednesday 15 May).
Between 20 and 40mm of rain is expected and higher localised rainfall could cause some river flooding risks...
It wont have escaped your attention that Western Greyhound suffered a massive setback to their business in the early hours of yesterday morning with a large fire at the main Summercourt base which has destroyed 37 buses – a third of the whole fleet.
At 0105 this morning Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service received a call to a fire in a bus depot. On arrival crews found there to be 9 buses...
Television personalities Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan were in Saltash today as guests of honour at the formal opening of the Cornish Cross, the new landmark marking the Cornish boundary.
The 20 metre high public art monument beside the River Tamar reflects the Cornish heritage and anticipates a technological future in its design, and is intended to become an iconic landmark for...
