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.
Two men missing after entering sea
Huge emergency response in Budleigh Salterton
Students take over Radio Exe
Christmas Day special from Xpression FM
Work to start on major Tavistock Road improvements
£45 million scheme moves to phase 2
Last night of the Christmas Proms - REVIEW
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the Great Hall
Christmas snow possible on Dartmoor
That's despite no white-Christmas predicted
Car thug sought
This man may be able to help enquiries
