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News image — George MacKay plays a fisherman alongside Callum Turner in Rose of Nevada, the latest film from Mark Jenkin

Steve Tanner A scene from the film in which George MacKay and Callum Turner are standing on a fishing boat while at sea on a sunny day. MacKay is holding on to a chain fed into a pulley while Turner leans on a chain with his arms crossed. They are both looking steadily ahead. — George MacKay plays a fisherman alongside Callum Turner in Rose of Nevada, the latest film from Mark Jenkin

A World War Two bomb is found in Plymouth, a taskforce is set up to investigate hundreds of cold cases, a tourist boss says it has been a "mixed start" to the holiday season, an actor says "Cornwall really got under my skin" during filming and holiday makers are being asked to rethink crabbing.

Here are a few stories you may have missed in Devon and Cornwall this week.

WW2 bomb blown up after 1,200 homes evacuated

Royal Navy The picture shows a large, rusted cylindrical object, a a German SC250 air-dropped bomb, lying on its side in a shallow pit at what appears to be a construction or excavation site. The object is partially embedded in loose grey rubble made up of broken stone and aggregate. — The bomb was found on a building site in the Southway area of Plymouth

A World War Two bomb was discovered at a building site in Plymouth on Wednesday and destroyed in a controlled explosion on Friday.

More than 1,200 nearby homes were evacuated as part of a 400m (1,300ft) exclusion zone around the site in the Southway area of the city.

'I can never let go' - the fight for cold case answers

Helen Clark is sitting looking directly at the camera with a serious expression on her face. She is holding a picture of her brother in both hands to the left side of her face. Helen is wearing a grey jumper with lace detail on the neckline. She has shoulder length hair that has been styled with volume on top. Behind her a window with curtains drawn and a dresser with family photos is blurred. The image of Tommy Jones is sepia toned and shows just the face of a serious young man with long hair. — Helen Clark has spent decades searching for answers about her brother Tommy Jones who disappeared at sea in 1975

Families whose loved ones have gone missing without explanation, sometimes decades ago, may finally be closer to getting some answers.

A taskforce of volunteers, working with coroners and the police, has been set up to investigate hundreds of cold cases.

Tourism 'feeling the squeeze' ahead of bank holiday

The image shows a man standing behind a bar in a cocktail bar in Newquay. He has a beard and is wearing a white t shirt. There are rows of bottles on the shelves behind him. — Jamie Garfield said turnover at his cocktail bar in Newquay, Cornwall, was up on the same time last year but added the industry was "feeling the squeeze"

It's been a "mixed" start of the holiday season, a tourist boss has said, with some hospitality businesses in the South West underwhelmed by visitor numbers so far.

Chair of Devon Association of Tourist Attractions Roger Sell said bookings during the two-week Easter school break had varied, with 10 attractions reporting lower visitor numbers than in 2025.

Call for crabbing to stop as creatures 'feel pain'

A mainly green crab is in a bucket full of water — Wildlife experts said crabbing gave people "an appreciation and an understanding of marine wildlife"

Holidaymakers in Cornwall have been urged to rethink crabbing after a survey found only 45% of people believed the crustaceans were sentient.

The RSPCA said the result, recorded in its Animal Kindness Index, highlighted the need for greater awareness and compassion towards aquatic life.

Cornwall really got under my skin, says film star

Ian Kingsnorth A scene from the film in which George MacKay and Callum Turner are walking along the harbour, MacKay has a bag slung over his shoulder. There are fishing boxes lying on the quay beside them and a low wall runs behinds them. — Rose of Nevada was filmed by the harbour in Hayle and in Mullion

The star of a film set on the Cornish coast said "Cornwall really got under my skin" during the shoot.

George MacKay plays a fisherman in Rose of Nevada, the latest film from Mark Jenkin, a Bafta-winning writer and director from west Cornwall.

In the drama mystery, MacKay plays alongside Callum Turner as fishermen who return to harbour after a fishing trip and are greeted by villagers as if they were the crew of the same boat lost 30 years prior.

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