The deadline to have your say on how much building takes place in East Devon from now until 2040 is fast approaching – East Devon District Council's (EDDC) Local Plan consultation ends on Sunday, 15 January!
Thousands of people have already commented on proposals in the new draft Local Plan including on how many new homes need to be built and where. The consultation seeks views on...
PEOPLE are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Devon.
The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the town and anyone who joins this January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of the half-price sale by using the code RFL23NY.* This is the 30th year of Race for Life and participants will receive a special...
Police are increasingly concerned about highly-dangerous cable thefts in and around Ivybridge and south Dartmoor.
Live National Grid power cables and other parts of the infrastructure are being cut from pylons with angle grinders, leaving extremely dangerous high-voltage ends behind.
Police are currently investigating a total of six incidents.
Devon-based Community Interest Company, The Turning Tides Project, has been chosen by local employees at Mondelēz International to receive a donation of £5,000.
The project, which is dedicated to making sure local people with ‘learning disability’ or ‘autism’ labels have the right to equal access to music, the arts and life, has been granted the substantial figure from The Cadbury...
South Western Railway (SWR) is urging customers to only travel if absolutely necessary from Tuesday 3rd to Sunday 8th January due to strike action. The latest information and details of which services are running can be found here .
National strike action by the RMT union on Tuesday 3rd, Wednesday 4th, Friday 6th and Saturday 7th January will mean a severely reduced service on...
Charity behind ‘The Missing’ podcast is investigating the death of the man in September last year.
A body found far into the English Channel wearing a wetsuit: can you help solve the mystery of Salcombe Man?
Volunteer investigators with Locate International are looking for the public’s help in identifying the man, whose body was found on Thursday, 23 September 2021....
A charity that helps enrich the lives of people with dementia has benefited from a donation of almost £2,000, thanks to colleagues at a Plymouth building society branch.
Memory Matters, which works across Devon and Cornwall to improve the quality of life for those affected by dementia, received £1,902 from Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation after being nominated for...
With prices rising and temperatures plunging, people affected by dementia in Devon are facing especially challenging times over the festive season and beyond.
Alzheimer’s Society has warned that, as the scale of the cost of living crisis widens, there is growing evidence those with the condition, including an estimated 14,910 in Devon are being hit hard.
Dogs Trust, the nation’s largest dog welfare charity, has revealed that in 2022 it rehomed more dogs called Bella than with any other name, with pooches named Poppy, Daisy, Milo and Buddy coming in close behind.
Over the last twelve months, the charity has rehomed 10,151 dogs, with cross-breeds being the most adopted dogs, and Jack Russells, Lurchers, Collies and Staffies also...
