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Devon is one of the UK’s hottest tourist spots, attracting more than 4.4 million people on overnight trips and 2.2 million on holiday trips annually. However, as most people from around these parts know, a lot of these visits are concentrated during certain parts of the year.

Businesses in the region need to do everything they can to capitalise on peak tourist seasons. This can be...

Recently, Truro neighbourhood policing team were joined by partners including Safer Cornwall and Cornwall Young People to carry out a Safer Business Action Day (SaBA).

The aim of this day of action was to support continuing efforts to safeguard the community and provide reassurance to people living and working in Truro that the police are taking reports of anti-social behaviour and...

I ask this as recently we had a conversation during a dementia training session about local community resources and I brought the term into conversation.

There were several attendees working in the health and social care sector who had not heard of this important community role leading me to write this brief overview.

At its simplest a Social prescriber (SP) centres around...

Proposals to construct a new £14.95 million railway station at Okehampton Business Park have been approved by Devon County Council's Cabinet. Backing from councillors yesterday (Wednesday 12 June) now enables the site to the east of the town to be developed for a new Okehampton Interchange railway station with a car park and connecting bridge. The meeting heard that, “Devon is leading the way...