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An electric car charge point has been installed at Haytor car park – the most remote publicly accessible charging point on Dartmoor. Dartmoor National Park is leading the way in tackling the climate and ecological emergency, which includes helping people with electric cars to charge up their vehicles when visiting. The charger is a twin 7kw rapid charger, supplied by PodPoint. People pay for...

UK minister for business, energy and clean growth Kwasi Kwarteng MP has this week announced his support for liquid fuels trade association the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Get Winter Ready campaign.

Minister Kwarteng said: “With colder months on the way, it is crucial that households relying on oil and liquified petroleum gas for their heating are prepared,...

House hunters in Devon keen to buy their next new home are increasingly looking to Help to Buy as the range of mortgage options offered by lenders shrinks.

With fewer high loan to value deals available, house buyers are facing the difficult prospect of raising larger deposits in order to have their mortgages approved.

Sara Parker, Sales Director at Bloor Homes South...

As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt across the UK, charities everywhere are struggling to cope. But this might be hitting the smallest hardest - as the smaller, more specialist local charities and community groups are faced with providing ever greater local support to their local communities.

These groups, already operating hand-to-mouth pre-COVID-19, are now dealing with...