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Bovey Castle, in Dartmoor National Park, is opening its doors to the general public for free on Sunday, September 22nd between 12 noon and 4pm, for its ‘Bovey Harvest Celebration & Open Day’, where visitors can check out the venue and grounds where famous names such as Olympian Tom Daley have tied the knot.

It comes as the resort recently won the gold award for Large Hotel of the...

Cranbrook Town Council is proud to announce that it has received the Saving Devon's Treescapes Award from Devon Wildlife Trust on behalf of the community.

This is the second prestigious recognition the Town has earned for its commitment to nature and conservation.

Earlier in July, Cranbook Country Park was honoured with the Green Flag Award 2024, which recognises and rewards...

Tiverton Beekeepers (a branch of Devon Beekeepers’ Association) are doing their bit to help raise awareness of the threat posed by Asian hornets, by staging the first ever pantomime about the invasive insects.

The performance, “The Attack of the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet”, will take place at Plymtree Country Fayre and Horse Show, on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August.

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Writer, broadcaster and famous wordsmith Gyles Brandreth is aiming to correct Plymouth’s mishearing of well-known sayings, as new research reveals friends and family are just too polite to tell each other they are wrong.

Launching the Misheard Manifesto , Specsavers vows to make 2024 the year misheard sayings come to an end. Together with Gyles Brandreth, they’re calling on people...