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Friday: light showers, Max Temp: 10°C (50°F), Min Temp: 1°C (34°F)

BBC Weather - 1 hour 16 min ago
Max Temp: 10°C (50°F), Min Temp: 1°C (34°F), Wind Direction: NNW, Wind Speed: 15mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1023mb, Humidity: 61%, UV risk: low, Sunrise: 06:35GMT, Sunset: 18:10GMT
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Saturday: sunny intervals, Max Temp: 10°C (50°F), Min Temp: 3°C (37°F)

BBC Weather - 1 hour 16 min ago
Max Temp: 10°C (50°F), Min Temp: 3°C (37°F), Wind Direction: NNE, Wind Speed: 6mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1032mb, Humidity: 62%, UV risk: low, Sunrise: 06:33GMT, Sunset: 18:11GMT
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Sunday: sunny intervals, Max Temp: 11°C (52°F), Min Temp: 0°C (32°F)

BBC Weather - 1 hour 16 min ago
Max Temp: 11°C (52°F), Min Temp: 0°C (32°F), Wind Direction: NNW, Wind Speed: 12mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1032mb, Humidity: 68%, UV risk: low, Sunrise: 06:31GMT, Sunset: 18:13GMT
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Growing tomatoes: dos and don’ts

Gardners World - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 16:05
I once viewed a flat and the prospective landlady pulled out a dead tomato plant that had been growing on her window sill, asking me why it hadn't fruited.

Surfer dies after crash in Morocco

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:22

A GRIEVING Ashburton family today paid tribute to their popular 26-year-old surf-mad son who has been killed in a road crash in Morocco.

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Man suffers head injury in bank crash

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:22

A MAN suffered head injuries when his car crashed into a road sign and ended 20ft up a bank on a Torquay dual carriageway.

The motorist was...

Tragic widow's assisted suicide

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:22

A TOTNES woman who tried to end her husband's life in a mercy killing more than a decade ago has taken the same way out herself.

Vicki Wood...

Design for town's £6.8m business centre unveiled

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:21

THIS is how the new Torbay Business Centre behind Torquay Town Hall could look.

The £6.8million building is aimed at creating new town...

Crumbling tower netted to stop falling masonry

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:20

ABSEILING experts have been in action some 90ft above Totnes — making sure the town's crumbling church bell tower does not remain a health...

Death of exile who made port her home

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:20

ONE of Brixham's most colourful characters, whose life was made into a film which has been shown in 12 countries, has died at the age of 100.

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Funeral of veteran mariner

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:20

THE funeral of Teignmouth mariner Syd Hook DSM BEM is being held today.

Syd, a great maritime character in Teignmouth, died peacefully on...

Concerns raised over visual impact of £175m marina plan at forum

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:19

THE visual impact of scores of new homes in the redevelopment of Noss on the River Dart is one of the key issues for planners as they decide the...

£1,000 drugs seized in second day of raids

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:19

POLICE seized drugs with a street value of £1,000 during the second day of a dedicated police operation dubbed Operation Blaze.

Up to...

Protesters warn ' lives will be lost' if rescue boat is axed

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:18

AN ENTIRE South Devon coastal community has come together to tell coastguard bosses: 'Hands off our rescue boat'.

Parish councils,...

Scam warning to businesses

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:18

CONMEN operating a 'ringing the changes' scam hit the same shop in Totnes twice in one day.

Now police are warning businesses in the area to...

Mobile phones seized from prisoners at jail

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:18

INMATES at Channings Wood prison are getting hold of banned mobile phones to use to direct crime from behind bars.

Despite it being illegal...

News in brief

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:18

THREE people were hurt in a four-vehicle shunt near Torre station in Torquay.

Police and paramedics attended the accident scene on the...

Man, 24, jailed for 'vicious and prolonged' attack

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:17

ONLY good fortune saved a man from drunkenly battering another to death in a Torbay street fight, Exeter Crown Court has heard.

James...

'Heavy drinker' died in fire-damaged flat

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:16

A MAN found dead in his fire-damaged flat in St Marychurch was a 'very heavy drinker,' an inquest has heard.

Mark Hartnell, 58, was...

Fallen soldier 'coming home'

Herald Express - Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:16

THE body of fallen South Devon soldier Corporal Stephen Thompson is expected to return to the UK today.

The family of the 31 year old from...