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East Devon District Council (EDDC) has granted planning permission for the second of four expansion areas at Cranbrook.

The expansion at Treasbeare closely follows the permission issued in April for the Cobdens area . Together they will bring forward more than half of the town’s planned growth.

This planning permission will enable the development of up to 1035 homes, 5...

Local homebuilder Barratt Homes has demonstrated their commitment to giving back to the community by volunteering for childhood cancer charity, Little Hero.

Over the course of two days in May, a dedicated team of twelve volunteers rolled up their sleeves and embarked on a transformative project at Little Hero’s respite lodge, Will’s Woodland near Tiverton.

Will’s Woodland...

Devon County Council is calling on road users to adhere to the new speed limit which has been introduced on Brixton Road Station Bridge near Elburton. As part of temporary safety measures the road layout has been narrowed and the speed limit has been reduced from 40mph to 30mph. These new restrictions are successfully preventing HGVs from crossing the bridge at the same time and reducing...

The South Devon Railway 11.20am steam train from Totnes was today (Thursday, 6th June) used by local schoolchildren ‘Evacuees’ to travel out to the countryside at Buckfastleigh, to experience what life may have been like for them during the 1940s.

As the train departed Totnes the local Women’s Institute were on hand to wave farewell to the children. At Buckfastleigh the children were...