Journalist, @itvwestcountry @itvnews [email protected]
South West, England
Joined September 2008
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More than three-quarters of 'Bluetongue' cases across England are being reported in the West Country
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Protesters gathered in Newton Abbot today as a public inquiry began into controversial plans to build 1,200 homes near a 2,000-year-old wetland.
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The ex-wife of a drug dealer who was killed in an acid attack at his home in Plymouth has been jailed for nine years for her part in his death
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'There is a real power in us using our voices in this way'
Two community choirs based in Devon are preparing for a special set of concerts shining a light on protest songs
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Organisers of Cornwall's newest festival say they are hoping to spark a revival of live music events
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Three Royal Navy personnel killed in Devon helicopter crash named itv.com/news/westcountry/202…
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Tributes paid to three people killed in Royal Navy helicopter crash in Devon
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BREAKING: South West Water has been fined £1.9 million after admitting supplying water that was unfit for human consumption in South Devon.
537 people were left unwell and 10 were hospitalised after the water supply was contaminated with the parasite cryptosporidium in Brixham in May 2024.
At Exeter Magistrates' Court District Judge Stuart Smith said South West Water was guilty of a 'serious failure' to protect the public and a 'systemic failure of governance within the organisation' which left a 'deep and lasting harm'.
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Victims talk about how they have suffered after the cryptosporidium outbreak in Brixham, South Devon. South West Water has been fined £1.9 million for supplying water unfit for human consumption
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Plymouth residents still 'in limbo' and unable to return home as unsafe building deadline passes
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Woman guilty of manslaughter of ex-partner who died weeks after acid attack
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Plymouth acid attack left victim's family 'devastated' and lives 'torn apart'
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RT @FredThomasUK: I have nothing but respect for Sir Keir Starmer. He transformed our party and led us to an election victory.
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As the dust settles on local election results in Plymouth our reporter Sam Blackledge gives an insight into the night which saw a seismic shift in the city’s politics even though power remains with Labour.
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Team Reform smashes Plymouth's political duopoly on dramatic election night bit.ly/4tlMIyk
Election night in Plymouth is over. Massive success for Reform and huge losses for Labour. Reform wins 14 seats, Labour loses eight and holds two. Labour keeps control of the city council, but its majority has been dramatically cut.
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“The south coast is probably littered with bombs.” The words of Colonel Nick Handy, a straight-talking senior explosives officer who oversaw detonation of a 250kg German Second World War bomb in Plymouth.
Our reporter Sam Blackledge looks back at this week’s events: itv.com/news/westcountry/202…
Plymouth bomb update - Royal Navy UXO experts confirm it is a historic German SC250 - a 250kg air-dropped weapon. 1200 homes evacuated. Experts are using specialist X-Ray equipment to assess the device.
A family of four-week old kittens are among those evacuated from their homes in Plymouth due to an unexploded World War II bomb. (Pix from Plymouth City Council)
