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Dartmouth Food Festival returns for 2026!

Dartmouth Food Festival (23rd – 25th October 2026) is well-known as one of the most prestigious food festivals in the country and is always credited with an unrivalled line up of chef talent and a feast of entertainment.

Continuing to build on more than two decades of culinary...

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Paignton Zoo’s new Changing Places facility will change lives

People with a range of disability and accessibility needs have started the new decade on a happy note thanks to Paignton Zoo. The conservation charity has joined forces with the National Lottery and accessibility experts Closomat to provide a new Changing Places toilet.

Changing Places toilets have more room and more equipment than standard accessible toilets. The zoo’s new facility is...

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New trail helps children to notice nature at Cotehele

A new outdoor trail at Cotehele, the National Trust property near Saltash in Cornwall, encourages children to notice nature by looking and listening for the different birds found on the estate.

The trail, Bird Bingo, identifies nine birds commonly sighted at Cotehele for children to seek and is filled with interesting facts about the birds and ways children can care for and encourage...

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Local schoolchildren help celebrate opening of Loretto Road and Foxhill play areas in Axminster

On Tuesday 28 January 2020 children from St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Axminster and councillors from East Devon District Council celebrated the opening of the newly refurbished Foxhill and Loretto Road play areas.

A total of £157,000 worth of modern and exciting play equipment – chosen by local youngsters and funded by East Devon - has been installed by the council at these...

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Exeter Rainbow Run tickets on sale now!

Families are being invited to get their tickets for ‘Exeter’s brightest’ 5k charity fun run, taking place at Westpoint this summer.

Registration for Rainbow Run on Saturday, June 20 opened yesterday Thursday (January 30), with a 25 per cent discount available for those who sign up early.

More than 1,000 people walked, jogged or ran through a series of coloured paint stations...

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The electric vehicle revolution is just around the corner

We all know that we need to cut pollution and carbon emissions, and in the UK and elsewhere,switching over to electric vehicles (EVs) is a big part of achieving this. Already, electric cars are becoming a more commonplace sight on our roads, and they are no longer the novelty they were once seen as. But how close are we to going all-electric? The answer is that the EVrevolution is closer than...

Green light for changes on East Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths

Recommendations for access changes on East Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths, also known as Woodbury Common, were given the seal of approval by the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Executive Committee (SEDHREC) this week.

Following the publication of an advisory report commissioned by East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust (EDPHCT) and SEDHREC, a public consultation was held...

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CPRE Devon invites entries from across the county for Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2020

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE Devon) is seeking Devon’s Best Churchyard of 2020 and is inviting churches of all denominations to enter the competition by the end of March.

“Devon has hundreds of churchyards and they are beautiful places,” says Penny Mills, Director of CPRE Devon. “That’s why we believe in celebrating them and celebrating the people...

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70 piece brass band to play at Salvation Army ‘play day’

IN WHITLEIGH on Saturday 1 February, The Salvation Army Devon and Cornwall Divisional Mission Band is holding its second annual ‘play day’.

70 brass musicians drawn from brass bands throughout Devon and Cornwall have registered to come and play at this unique event, which will see Dr Stephen Cobb, Bandmaster of the world-renowned International Staff Band of The Salvation Army as...

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Devon celebrates Young Carers Awareness Day

"My mum was born without a thyroid gland. She has learning difficulties and some physical problems, and she gets depressed. Her problems have affected me and my sister in lots of ways.

"The Young Carers worker called a meeting with people like my teacher and a social worker from the Disability Team. My family and me went to the meeting. We came up with a plan to help my family in...

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Flooding hastens spread of Japanese knotweed across Devon and Cornwall

Heavy rainfall across the south west of England in autumn 2019 [1] will have prompted the spread of invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed, Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam, which can hitch a ride in floodwater to spread and take hold in new locations, warns Environet UK .

Homeowners who live near watercourses, particularly those in areas hit by severe flooding in recent months...

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