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A92-YEAR-OLD man has admitted killing his wife. Laurence Billam pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 87-year-old Shirley Billam by reason of diminished responsibility, but denied murder. Exeter Crown Court heard Mrs Billam was found dead at...
MORE than half a million pounds of extra borrowing has been approved by North Devon Council to bring a plan for 14 social homes in the heart of Ilfracombe over the line. The costs for conversion of the former Royal Mail delivery office, which...
A WOMAN pulled from the water off Plymouth Hoe died at the scene. Emergency services were called at around 11.40am on Wednesday, to reports of concern for the welfare of a woman, believed to be in her 60s, in the water. Police are still trying...
UK population growth is estimated to have slowed to its lowest rate outside the Covid-19 pandemic since 1998, figures show. The sharp slowdown is mostly due to the ongoing fall in net migration, which has dropped rapidly since hitting...
TRAIN operator Great Western Railway (GWR) was forced to cancel services yesterday because of “more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time”. Passengers received warning messages about their journey yesterday morning...
DAME Esther Rantzen has left an “incredible legacy” and helped thousands of children through her charity efforts, her former That’s Life! co-star Adrian Mills has said. The broadcaster and campaigner has been remembered by a host of...
