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RSPCA and fire services rescue deer caught in netting near Dartmoor Zoo

The RSPCA and fire services rescued a wild deer which was stuck in electrical fencing near Dartmoor Zoo in Devon on Saturday 10 October.

Inspector Becky Wadey and Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Simon Kite along with the Camelshead technical rescue team from Devon and Cornwall Fire Service attended to help rescue the poor deer.

Inspector Beccy Wadey said: “The deer had become...

"Be safe, be seen" on Devon's roads

With the clocks set to go back on the last Sunday in October (25 Oct), Devon County Council is issuing its annual “be safe, be seen” message to road users.

The authority is reminding everyone to take extra care on Devon’s roads at this time of year, particularly in poor weather conditions when visibility may be reduced.

Cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and horse riders...

Essential maintenance planned on A381 at Totnes

Work to remove Ash dieback infected trees along the A381 Totnes western bypass will be carried out as part of essential highway maintenance getting underway on Monday (19 October).

The maintenance scheme will start with drainage cleaning and investigation work, with temporary traffic lights in place overnight from 7pm-7am for the first week until 7am on Saturday 24 October.

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Bear Grylls announces major new festival in Devon

Join Bear Grylls at the Gone Wild Festival on August Bank Holiday 2021. This new, action packed family festival is set to take place in the sweeping grounds of Powderham Castle, just outside Exeter.

Having explored the world and fostered a love of outdoor activities, Bear has co-designed a festival to give those with a thirst for excitement the ultimate family adventure. The festival...

Find your footprint

North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are working together and encouraging local residents and organisations to “Find your footprint” to help combat climate change.

“Find your footprint” is a joint project between the two councils and local environmental entrepreneur, Mukti Mitchell that aims to make reducing your carbon footprint easy and fun. The project has been...

Theatre Royal Plymouth Community Celebration Week!

TRP sits at the heart of Plymouth and draws 360,000 people into the city centre and to its stages every year. Over the last six months the Theatre’s doors have been closed to the public for the first time in its 37-year history, but are this week celebrating their incredible Engagement and Learning projects and the communities that have been built through them.

During the Community...

Volunteers needed in Devon for Christmas food collection

Two charities providing vital food to people hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are appealing for people in Devon to help support the UK’s biggest food collection this Christmas.

From November 19-21, charities FareShare and the Trussell Trust will be collecting food in Tesco stores during the annual pre-Christmas Tesco Food Collection.

The need for food to help Devon food banks...

The donkey Sanctuary

Pre-book your free half term tickets for The Donkey Sanctuary

Visitors to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth will need to pre-book their visit for this October half term.

Entry to The Donkey Sanctuary remains free of charge, but each visitor over the half term period is required to book a ticket in advance.

This measure has been introduced to safely manage visitor numbers during busy times. In line with government regulations, a maximum...

Care team reach great heights in memory of former colleague

Four care workers from the Kanner Project in Plymouth have scaled Mount Snowdon to raise money for charity and a memorial for a colleague who passed away in August.

Kurtis Steele, Rebecca Tompsett, Natalie Cook and Hannah Wells took on the 1,085m Welsh giant on 22 September to fundraise for Mind and to create a memorial for Carl Logan, who died last month from an ongoing medical...

Chimney fire warning as temperatures drop

As temperatures drop, homeowners in the South West are being urged to keep their chimneys in check to prevent the devastating impact of a house fire and safeguard their home, belongings and families.

As the pandemic means many people are spending more time at home, specialist insurer of rural, thatched and listed homes NFU Mutual is concerned that the additional heating needed could...

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