Calls to the police were disrupted for several hours after the lightning damaged a phone mast.
Calls were diverted to the Plymouth control centre until the problem was fixed in the mid-afternoon - however all 999 calls continued to be answered as a priority.
Decision on Devon’s bid to delay election expected soon
Speech is expected on Monday 3 February
21 homes in Honiton approved despite objections
Planners waved through the scheme
Plymouth online group boosts free dental care uptake
Gossip Girls spread the word
Police tax to rise next year
Panel agree 4.99 per cent increase
Proposal to sell ‘vital’ Tiverton canal building delayed
Taken off DCC list to sell
