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The government’s proposed new housing formula or ‘algorithm’ will fail to deliver the affordable new homes that rural communities in Devon so desperately need, according to a new analysis from the countryside charity CPRE. Instead, the Government’s sweeping changes to local planning could lead to the worst of all possible worlds – the loss of more precious countryside without delivering the...

Mish Burchell, a resident at Klein House in Plymouth, is being supported to live a full and active life, despite major health problems.

Mish, 56, who lives with a number of both physical and mental complications, including bipolar disorder, is encouraged to live independently, go out every day, and enjoy walks on Dartmoor, in order to help manage her conditions.

She has lived...

A short film created by Devon filmmakers is one of only 47 screening at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious film events. The festival usually selects over 150 shorts to be screened, so it’s a huge achievement for the region and its talent.

It's also the first time the festival has gone partially online, and that the award for Best Short Film is...

This October half term, Corfe Castle, a royal castle shaped by warfare and cared for by the National Trust, will be host to two ‘sound pools’ within the castle walls.

The theatrical audio experience takes you on a journey around the castle bringing to life some of the characters in Corfe Castle’s history that weren’t so favourable.

Throughout history Corfe Castle has seen...