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Distinctive sign posts to point people in the right direction will be going up as work on the new Saltram and Plym Valley heritage trail gets underway.

Seven waymakers made by Bodmin artists Gary and Thomas Thrussell are being installed over the next couple of weeks along the new route that will link Saltram House with Plym Bridge Woods and onto Efford and Plympton.

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14-year-old Ivybridge Community College students achieve A*s.

There was double the excitement for one Devon family today, as twins Ella and Phoebe Middleton both achieved A* grades in their Italian GCSE exams, scoring exactly the same marks across all four units of their work.

And what made the achievement even more incredible is that the girls are both in year nine – aged just...

A study into marine life around an underwater volcanic vent in the Mediterranean might hold the key to understanding how some species will be able to survive in increasingly acidic sea water should anthropogenic climate change continue.

Researchers at Plymouth University have discovered that some species of polychaete worms are able to modify their metabolic rates to better cope with...

A 15-year-old boy has suffered severe burns after a barbecue explosion at a house near Clayhidon, Cullompton yesterday evening (Wednesday 21 August).

Ambulance control contacted the local fire service requesting assistance at the incident and appliances from Wellington and Taunton were mobilised to investigate. After further information, the Wellington appliance continued to the...