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Conservation grazing in the 21st century: No Fence project at Dunscombe, near Sidmouth

The National Trust and a local grazier are working together to bring conservation grazing at Dunscombe, near Sidmouth in east Devon, into the 21st century - and it’s all thanks to GPS technology.

Unlike conventional methods of containing livestock that use fences and gates, the project will see virtual fences created and controlled through a mobile app. The app is linked via GPS...

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Outline business case submitted for reopening Tavistock to Plymouth rail line

The Strategic Outline Business Case for the reopening of the Tavistock to Plymouth rail line has been submitted by Devon County Council.

The submission to the Government’s Restoring Your Railway programme sets out the rationale for reopening the line between Bere Alston and Tavistock.

The scheme would reinstate approximately five miles of track and deliver a new single...

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Plymouth Puts Sparkle into the Holiday Season

Plymouth is preparing to put the sparkle into the Holiday Season with a spectacular programme of Christmas treats for all the family.

Kicking off the festive fun later this month (November) are the traditional Christmas Lights switch-on ceremonies. The city centre will be illuminated first on Thursday November 17 , with the Christmas cheer spreading to the Barbican, Sutton Harbour...

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Volunteer with Dartmoor pony charity and enjoy the great outdoors

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust is looking for volunteers to help support its work securing the future of the native Dartmoor ponies and is hosting a Volunteers Open Morning which will take place on Saturday November 19 at its Parke, Bovey Tracey headquarters.

The charity was created to work with the pony keepers on Dartmoor to protect and preserve the traditional type of native...

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Kilmington Neighbourhood Plan formally ‘made’, helping to shape area for next decade

Plans which will help shape developments in Kilmington for the next decade have been formally ‘made’.

It comes following six years of hard work by Kilmington Parish Council and local community volunteers.

The Kilmington Neighbourhood Plan, which received overwhelming support at a recent local referendum, has been formally ‘made’ by East Devon District Council (EDDC). This...

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Totnes marine tech firm appoints new Innovation and Product Manager

Totnes-based world leading marine technology company Valeport has expanded its senior team with the appointment of Iain Slade as Innovation and Product Manager. Iain joins the independent, family owned business that exports 80% of its Devon-made technology to a world-wide customer base, from a position at the multi-national Geo-data specialist company, Fugro.

In the newly created role...

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Hat trick of legal panel wins for Foot Anstey's Developer sector

The Developer sector team at Foot Anstey LLP, has been appointed to three housing association legal panels in the last six months.

In November 2022, The Hyde Group announced it had appointed Foot Anstey to its Legal Services Framework for a four-year period, specifically to work and advise on Lot 5b, which covers Development, Construction and General Property services.

The Hyde...

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Devon green-tech helps Breedon GB Materials cut aggressive driving, fleet carbon emissions and vehicle idling

  • Lightfoot’s carbon saving, real-time van driver coaching technology set to reduce Breedon’s CO2 emissions by 1,651 tonnes over 5 years

The GB materials division of Breedon, which specialises in aggregates and downstream products including asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, and specialist building products, has succeeded in dramatically reducing instances of aggressive...

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Devon schoolboy cycles 75 miles for disaster relief charity

A seven-year-old boy from North Devon desperate to help people affected by the war in Ukraine has cycled more than 75 miles to raise funds for the Cornwall-based disaster relief charity ShelterBox.

Arthur Bix set his heart on raising money to help people who fled their homes, or had them damaged, and decided any donations would be split between ShelterBox and his primary school....

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Stagecoach passengers set to benefit from UK's largest bus order during 2022

Stagecoach passengers are set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment in 200 new low-emission double decker buses, which will be introduced across the country during 2023. It represents the largest single order placed in the UK bus industry this year.

Passengers in towns and cities across the UK will see the new buses start to be delivered from March 2023. The 200 buses will...

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