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Winkleigh's much-loved fair returns

Winkleigh's much-loved annual Fair is now underway, with a packed programme of community events and celebrations continuing throughout the week following a successful opening ceremony held on Sunday in the Town Square.

The Winkleigh Fair is one of Devon's oldest surviving community...

Granite ornaments stolen from Plymouth farm

Police are appealing for information after granite ornaments were stolen from the garden of a farm in Plymouth.

Two granite mushrooms (pictured) and two granite troughs, worth around £800 in total, were taken from Great Trehills Farm in Roborough Lane, Tamerton Foliot sometime between 9am on Monday 31 March and 11.45am on Wednesday 2 April.

The mushrooms are tall and slim,...

Company fined after workers suffer nerve damage

A company responsible for maintaining the grounds of a naval base in Cornwall has been fined after three workers were diagnosed with a debilitating condition that left them with permanent nerve damage.

The three men, who do not wish to be named, were employed by Babcock Flagship Ltd to maintain the extensive grounds at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint where they were exposed to high levels of...

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Dartmoor cuckoo Whortle is home

One of the Dartmoor cuckoos which were tagged and tracked last year on the long journey to their African wintering grounds is now home.

The Dartmoor cuckoo project which began with the tagging of four Dartmoor birds last year is still waiting for Tor to return. It is thought that his tag's battery has now degraded so although it is likely that he is still alive, we may not be able to...

Nurse attends Florence Nightingale commemoration

An Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) from Plymouth attended the annual commemoration of the life and work of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey last night (7 May).

The Service is held to celebrate nursing and midwifery staff, both qualified and unqualified, working in these services.

Nurses, midwives, health visitors and government ministers will be amongst...

Devon Maritime Forum to discuss winter storms

The winter storms which battered the South West will be the focus of the Devon Maritime Forum’s Spring meeting on Tuesday 13 May.

The meeting, which will be held at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, will examine the impact of the severe storms and the response to them. It will also explore how to build resilience to the increasing risk of coastal flooding and erosion.

The meeting...

Countdown to new play space at Eggbuckland

It’s out with the old and in with the new for children in Eggbuckland who are now counting down the days until they can play on shiny new equipment.

Plymouth City Council has secured £40,000 of funding from developers as part of its Section 106 negotiations to transform facilities at Frogmore Field.

A tired old play area with equipment dating back 30 years will be removed from...

Trust honours key people

A Devon conservation charity has launched a new Honorary Membership scheme to thank hard-working supporters.

The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust is the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, as well as several nature reserves in Devon.

The Board of Trustees has introduced the title for people who have made a distinguished...

Plymouth pair charged with number of offences

A man and woman, both from Plymouth, have appeared in court charged with a number of offences committed between 25 April and 4 May 2014, in the Devonport and Stonehouse areas of the city.

Ashley Woodman, 31, from Stoke, has been charged with two counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery and racially aggravated public order offence and two counts of possessing a bladed article...

Warning over bogus police scam

Elderly residents in Devon and Cornwall are being urged to be wise to a phone fraud where victims are being duped out of cash by people posing as police officers.

The offenders are targeting older people across the region, particularly in the Torbay and South Devon area, as part of a national scam which is commonly known as a ‘courier fraud’.

In many cases a person claiming to...

Works starts on next section of Central Park to Honicknowle Cycle Scheme

Work is set to start on the next section of the Central Park to Honicknowle Cycle Scheme.

The scheme, which got under way in February, will create a new cycling and walking link from Central Park to Crownhill Road, following quieter roads and running through Ham Woods. It will help to create a cross-city cycle network and encourage more people to discover, or rediscover, the joys of...

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