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Devon schools make national finals of the Big Bang Competition

Students from two schools in Devon are among those named as national finalists of the popular Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition .

This year’s finalists include:

  • West Exe School with the project ‘Project mAVES’ - a sustainable urban air mobility system - from Tobias Frost, Laila-Rose Hutt, Tom Ryder, Stanley Thomas, Teniola Rojugbokan, William
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Is The Mystery Now Solved?

For some time, The Cridford Inn has been recognised to be the oldest pub in Devon and possibly the oldest in England.

The building, in the Devon village of Trusham, dates back to 825 AD and is known to have been remodelled in the 1300’s. Much of the building’s history has been traced back and there is a comprehensive summary of the owners and use of the building since that time on...

Fox cub strangled by garden football net triggers renewed RSPCA warning 

Charity reveals top five English counties with most netted animal reports

The RSPCA is renewing its warning about the dangers to wildlife of netting , after a little fox cub was strangled to death in a back garden football net.

The animal charity attended the tragic scene in a South London garden after receiving a call from the worried homeowners about three netting-...

Patrick the pony, ‘Mayor’ of Cockington visits The Lodge

It was a very special day for all concerned on April 19th when a famous visitor of the four-legged kind visited The Lodge, the Elizabeth Finn care home in Exeter.

Patrick, the miniature pony spent around an hour meeting residents and staff at the care home where he was very well received and impeccably behaved.

The miniature Shetland pony, owned by Kirk and Hannah Petrakis,...

Plymouth’s high-tech eye health clinic is training tomorrow’s optometrists 

A sight-saving Plymouth clinic has stepped in to give 60 aspiring optometrists essential insights into the world of eye surgery.

Plymouth University has always sent its third-year trainee optometrists to NHS hospitals, where they were able to witness what happened to patients after referral to secondary care, usually a hospital.

This experience is important to ensure that...

Jurassic Coast Ranks 4th in the UK for Best Road Trip with an Electric Vehicle

A new study has revealed the UK’s best and worst road trips for electric vehicles as we get closer to the summer months.

As the government’s goal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 draws nearer, the team at National Scrap Car sought to investigate the UK’s best road trips for electric cars.

Analysing the number of charging points available across each...

Outstanding officers recognised at South Devon Police Awards

Devon & Cornwall Police officers from South Devon have been recognised for outstanding achievement at an awards ceremony in Torquay. Joined by family, friends and colleagues, officers from various departments were recognised by senior leaders for going above and beyond in their duties as officers.

Attendees at the Livermead Hotel in Torquay heard commendations for around twenty...

Funding awarded to support walking and cycling routes

Walking and cycling schemes in the county have received a £2.1 million cash injection after Devon County Council secured Active Travel Funding from central government .

A number of priority active travel projects in Exeter, Newton Abbot, North Devon and Torridge will be supported with the funding to enable and encourage more people to walk and cycle.

The schemes to benefit...

Drop-in session for flood hit communities

Vital recovery work to support communities impacted by last week’s flash floods will see a drop-in session held at Newton Poppleford next Tuesday (23 May).

Devon County Council, the Environment Agency and East Devon District Council are working in partnership to assess the scale of the damage caused by the flash flooding event. Initial investigations into the scale of the damage...

Drake Circus and The Barcode takes action against dementia

To mark Dementia Action Week, Drake Circus and The Barcode has partnered with local dementia charity Memory Matters , encouraging people to take action in the fight against dementia.

Memory Matters works to improve the lives of those affected by dementia, and members of their team were at Drake Circus today (Thursday 18th May) to raise awareness about the importance of early diagnosis...

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