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South Devon College Animal Unit explore the myths around certain creatures at Halloween

Spiders, frogs, black cats and rats go hand in hand with Halloween. But do these animals deserve their sinister and mysterious reputation?

As All Hallows Eve approaches experts from the Animal Unit at South Devon College explore the myths and legends surrounding these creatures and shed light on why they don’t deserve their menacing notoriety.

So where did it all start to go...

Police use criminal profits to support local diving group

Devon & Cornwall Police have reinvested money from criminal activity to help fund equipment for a local youth diving group in Plymouth.

£750 was given to the Plymouth Diving Group by police from the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), funding spin bikes, a resistance box and a plyo box for their gym.

The local group aims to bring young people together from different...

Illusions and mystery at Knightshayes this October Half Term 

Visitors can enjoy a new Halloween experience at National Trust Knightshayes Court, in Devon, this October Half Term.

From now until 3 November, the house and gardens have been transformed. The estate is bursting with illusion and folklore, celebrating local legends and the Victorian obsession with the paranormal.

Built at the height of the Gothic Revival, Knightshayes, with...

East Devon £2 winter parking offer updated

For £2, from Friday 1 November 2024 to Monday 31 March 2025, you can park for up to four hours in most short stay car parks, or up until midnight in all other East Devon District Council (EDDC) car parks*.

Listening to feedback from residents about the winter offer in previous years, EDDC is introducing changes at some of the council’s busiest car parks. At short-stay car parks in...

Police engage with nearly 150 shops to tackle business crime

In an effort to combat business crime in communities, Devon & Cornwall Police in South Devon recently took proactive action to protect local retailers and pursue offenders in the area.

The intensified week of action resulted in officers speaking to nearly 150 retailers to provide them with crime prevention advice. 900 hours of patrols were carried out, including a mixture of high...

New floodlights for Exmouth skatepark hailed a success!

Skaters and BMXers at Exmouth’s Phear Park skatepark are delighted with four new flood lights which mean they can now enjoy the park late into the evening.

Recently installed, the energy-efficient LED lights switch on automatically at dusk until 10pm. Two of the lights switch off 5 minutes early to give skaters time to pack up safely.

Keith Barlow , a BMXer at the park,...

Police support launch of night buses to get party-goers home safe

Night buses will now be available in Torbay, running into the early hours of the morning every Saturday from 2 November until 21 December, providing a safe travel option for people who are out in the evenings.

The service has been funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) as part of the Street Focus: Torquay project. This is a multi-agency approach to bring...

Solo soprano Sam Cobb will be singing with Exeter Philharmonic Choir

Choir returns to its roots for first concert of the new season

Exeter Philharmonic Choir will begin its new concert season in November with Handel’s wonderful Messiah, the first work it performed in public in 1847, a year after the Choir was founded.

Handel composed his Messiah during 24 days of concentrated creativity in 1741. Since Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s first performance of this dramatic work, the Choir has returned to it many times - to...

Airband launches fastest speeds in UK over ngFWA broadband

Airband announced last week they are leading the way with their mixed technology network.

Through a partnership with Silicon Valley-based Tarana, Airband is the first operator in Europe to deploy Tarana’s next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) platform and is now offering customers fibre-class speeds of up to 400 Mbps.

Airband has been building and operating broadband...

Devon Housebuilder donates over £1,000 to local mental health charity

A Devon housebuilder has donated £1,250 to support a local charity dedicated to helping young people.

Redrow South West, which is currently building new homes at Romansfield in Okehampton, has presented Tor Support Services with a donation of £1,250 as part of its community fund initiative.

Launched last year, the Redrow community fund aims to support local organisations by...

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