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Devon CPRE workshop to steer town and parish councils through planning process

Devon CPRE, the only charity that protects Devon’s countryside from inappropriate development, is holding a special workshop in Tiverton on 20 May to help town and parish councils achieve the best planning outcomes for their local community.

Experienced independent Planning Consultant Jo...

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Trading Standards and police join forces to tackle illegal vape sales

Illegal vapes with a street value of approximately £7400 worth has been seized from a store in Plymouth following an operation by Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police.

Heart of the South West Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police have visited a number of knife retailers as part of the Police’s Operation Sceptre campaign. Trading Standards were ensuring that...

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Dogs Trust delivers Christmas Hope to people experiencing homelessness and their dogs in Devon

Dogs Trust , the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is asking people to consider the canine companions of people experiencing homelessness when writing their letters to Santa this year.

Every Christmas, through its Hope Project, Dogs Trust brings festive cheer to the dogs of people experiencing homelessness by distributing canine hampers of collars, leads, coats, treats and toys to...

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Emergency Tree Fund ensuring thousands more trees are planted this winter

More than 16,500 trees are due to be planted in Devon this winter through the Emergency Tree Fund initiative. Devon County Council has made the announcement as part of National Tree Week (26 November - 4 December) which kicks off the winter tree-planting season. Devon has been offering free packs of trees to landowners and communities within Devon for a second year thanks to the Emergency...

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New Travel Health Clinic opens in Plymouth

Plymouth based business Aquamarine Medicals has recently expanded by opening its sister clinic Aquamarine Health Clinic. Aquamarine Medicals led by Dr Christine Penny, has been providing medicals to the Maritime and Offshore Industries in Plymouth for the last 4 years.

With the recent closure of the NHS led MASTA travel clinic in Plymouth, Dr Penny recognised there was a need for a...

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Christmas wish list announced for next Medics4Ukraine convoy

Almost £1.4M of lifesaving supplies and medical training already delivered to Ukraine - but more is needed

Mark Hannaford, founder of World Extreme Medicine and co-founder of Medics4Ukraine says the next Ukraine-bound convoy has a wish list based on requests from medical personnel. He is looking for UK businesses to donate badly needed items in time for the next convoy’s departure in...

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Buckfast Abbey teams together to collect teddies for trauma

Staff from South Devon’s Buckfast Abbey have clubbed together to donate over 100 teddy bears to help comfort children experiencing distress caused by conflict, starvation or abuse worldwide.

Led by Buckfast Abbey’s Education Manager, Alison Gagg, the project has seen colleagues from across all the Abbey’s departments joining forces to collect soft, cuddly teddy bears over the summer...

What do you think of proposals for a second new town in East Devon?

Share your views on proposals for a second new town, being put forward as part of East Devon’s new draft Local Plan.

A ten-week consultation looking for your views on what developments go where for the next 18 years was launched by East Devon District Council (EDDC) on Monday, 7 November.

One of the many big visions being put forward as part of the draft plan is for a new...

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Win Your Dream Wedding at River Cottage

River Cottage will soon make one lucky couple’s dream come true with a complimentary wedding, set in their famous 100-acre organic farm on the border of Devon and Dorset.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will personally handpick the winning couple’s names out of a hat at the end of January 2023.

The prize will provide the setting of River Cottage HQ as the venue for the couple to...

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Mid Devon Receives Funds for Council Homes

The Council’s ambitions to build more, high-quality council homes for Mid Devon communities has received a boost, with the announcement of more than a quarter of a million pounds of funding.

Mid Devon District Council bid through the One Public Estate process and has secured £160,000 to support its modular housing scheme to be built at Shapland Place, Tiverton with a further £120,000...

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Police appeal for help to identify body found on coastline at Sidmouth

Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man who was found deceased at Sidmouth this week.

Officers were called at 2.20pm on Thursday 24 November after the man’s body was found on rocks at The Esplanade, Sidmouth.

Detectives are now working to establish who he may be and to locate his next of kin. They have eliminated any known local missing people from their...

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