B3205 Brixham Rd is currently closed due to a landslide. TTL's have been installed to assist two way traffic flow on B3205 Higher Contour Rd. Tree surgeons and Devon Highways will be on site From ...

Armed police are currently searching for a suspect after a stabbing in Brixham. Devon and Cornwall Police Force Incident Manager [FIM] confirmed that there is a live incident involving firearms ...

South West Water workers hand out emergency rations of bottled water to residents in Brixham. (Alamy) The number of confirmed cases of a waterborne disease in Brixham caused by a microscopic parasite ...

A medical student hopes her award-winning invention for detecting a deadly water parasite could save thousands of people from the risk of infection.

The reservoir which is understood to be the source of an outbreak of cryptosporidium in a Devon seaside town has been revealed. The underground lake – which serves around 40,000 homes – might have to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Devon's water crisis could last for 10 days after hundreds have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhoea amid a parasite outbreak in contaminated taps. A school has been forced to shut and people are ...

A classic Brixham sailing trawler has been saved from disaster after winning a near £1 million grant. Vigilance BM76 was the last in a long line of beam trawlers or smacks built at Upham’s shipyard in ...

A "boil water" notice has been lifted for the last remaining residents in the Devon town of Brixham, eight weeks after it was hit by a parasite outbreak. About 17,000 households were told to boil ...

The 2,150kg (339st) anchor was hauled up after the crew took 14 hours to return to Brixham harbour An anchor the size of a car from the 19th Century that was hauled up by a fishing boat could be worth ...

A giant bell is set to be installed on a beach to signal the tide going in and out. Volunteers have been raising money for the £20,000 bell which will be installed in Brixham, Devon. The Time and Tide ...