Devon

'Look out for each other,' urges Devon's Director of Public Health

Devon’s Director of Public Health, Steve Brown, is urging the public to ‘continue to look out for each other’ by being cautious and following the guidance over the next few months.

His comments come after groups that represent vulnerable people most at risk from coronavirus raised concerns about the removal of the legal requirement for people with the virus to self-isolate, announced...

Devon is on the road to recovery

Highways teams continue to work to get Devon moving again following the gale forces winds that hit the region on Friday.

Friday morning and early afternoon represented the ‘peak’ of Storm Eunice in Devon, with wind speeds recorded of up to 100mph in places.

And on Friday evening the temperatures fell and gritters were out in force with all the gritting routes treated...

WAGE DIVIDE: Devon wages among worst in UK  

Devon is home to some of the UK’s worst paid areas, new research can reveal.

Of the UK’s top 15 worst paid areas, a fifth are in Devon. West Devon has the lowest pay in Devon and the third worst pay in the UK. Residents of West Devon earn just £386 a week – half the weekly wage of the UK best paid area: Westminster in London.

Torridge has the second lowest pay in Devon and...

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Pie-oneering chef lends support to British favourite

Food lovers will be licking their lips in anticipation during the first week of March which has become well known as being British Pie Week!

With the date just around the corner, renowned restaurateur Marco Pierre White believes the great British public should now give, what is regarded as one of the country’s favourite dishes, some much-needed appreciation.

And with there...

The Donkey Sanctuary on a roll with second time ‘Loo Award’ 

The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth has won the prestigious ‘Devon’s Top Attractions - Loo of the Year Award’ for the second time in a row.

The popular Devon attraction, which welcomes several hundred thousand visitors a year, took the top spot again for 2021/22 with their outstanding toilet facilities.

The award's objective is to raise awareness and encourage the highest...

Skill-sharing brings Plymouth people together, whatever your age

TV PRESENTER and journalist Steph McGovern is supporting a new skill-sharing initiative celebrating the talents that older people in Plymouth can share with the younger generation.

It is all part of the #GenerationWOW campaign (which stands for wonderful older wisdom) from Specsavers Home Visits, together with u3a (University of the Third Age), which gives older people a platform to...

Clear up continues as temperatures set to drop tonight

More than 150 highways officers worked round the clock to respond to hundreds of separate reports of damage caused by the wind across Devon today.

But with gritters being deployed tonight to counter the expected drop in temperature, and the amount of debris still on the network, people are being advised only drive tonight unless its absolutely necessary.

Friday morning and...

Taste East Devon returns for 2022

Following the success of last year’s inaugural festival, Taste East Devon is delighted to announce its 2022 food festival is to run from 3-18th September, extending into a 16 day celebration.

Award-winning venues, producers, chefs and restaurants across East Devon have joined forces again to celebrate the incredible food and drink on offer across the region. Founder Members include...

New cairn for charity thanks to kind hearted builders

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust at Parke near Bovey Tracy has a brand new car park donation cairn, thanks to the huge generosity of local builders, suppliers and the continuing loyal support of the charity’s many friends.

Earlier this year, the cairn was destroyed and the car park donations, which are used to purchase hay for the charity’s ponies, stolen.

But kind hearted...

New exhibition explores the impermanence of our landscapes

An exhibition of new work by artist Nick Goss opens at Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) this March.

Imagined floods and submerged landscapes form the catalyst for a new series of paintings and works on paper which encapsulates the impermanence of our surroundings.

In these works, Nick Goss collapses time and space by filtering images of contemporary London and personal memories...

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