Devon

Youth Rangers look after Haytor's Granite Tramway

A group of enthusiastic young people carried out conservation work to keep Dartmoor's popular Granite Tramway looking good. Fifteen volunteers endured foggy and wet conditions to roll up their sleeves, remove turf, repair eroded sections and keep the area looking spick and span so people can enjoy it. The event was led by Dartmoor National Park Ranger Pete Rich and Youth Engagement Ranger...

New holiday site opens for luxury lodge viewings

Viewings can now be booked for the luxury holiday lodges that are for sale at the newly refurbished Clawford Lakes Resort and Spa , a stunning 80-acre holiday destination that is set to be one of the most desirable leisure locations in the UK.

The exclusive Clawford Lakes Resort and Spa is offering viewings on its range of lodges that will offer buyers a unique, private and tranquil...

Devon Grandfather walking on air after winning top-of-the-range Mercedes plus £20,000 from 90p competition ticket

A grandfather-of-five is walking on air after winning a £32,000 Mercedes with £20,000 stashed in its boot - which he will now use to take his wife on her first-ever trip to Germany - thanks to online competitions company BOTB. Bill Sutton was a keen runner, but after breaking his back 20 years ago his passion is now long-distance walking; both abroad and in the UK. After discovering his...

Roundswell Services Changes Hands

Roundswell Services Limited, a busy family-owned service station on the outskirts of Barnstaple, has been sold to TG Convenience Stores Limited, a consolidator of similar businesses in the forecourt market. The deal, a 100% share capital sale from the Malek family, was advised by Azets.

As long standing Azets’ customers, the Malek family were supported by the Corporate Finance team...

Ultrafast fibre broadband roll out gathers pace in Devon

Exeter based ultrafast broadband company, Jurassic Fibre has today announced that even more Devon residents and businesses will be able to benefit from its state-of-the-art ultrafast broadband network in the near future, having started construction in a further six towns across the County. The towns are Bideford, Teignmouth, Crediton, Seaton, Colyton and Axminster as well as many of the...

Artist Leo Jamelli at work on the Exeter Phoenix projection

Devon artist Leo Jamelli shines a spotlight on the nation’s unpaid carers

Exeter-based illustrator-animator Leo Jamelli is collaborating with University of Exeter academics Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer and Dr Catriona McKenzie on an emotive contemporary art project entitled 'Spotlight on Care'.

He's created a hand-drawn animation of an unpaid carer from Exeter which will be projected onto the Exeter Phoenix after dark in late October. The two-storey high projection...

Spectators' guide to Devon Stage of the 2021 Tour of Britain

Some of the biggest names in cycling will be competing in this year’s Tour of Britain, and if you’re planning to watch them in action in Devon on Monday 6 September you can take your pick of 115 miles along the route.

Devon County Council will host Stage Two of the 17th edition of the race on Monday 6 September, with a stella field of riders including Mark Cavendish and Wout Van Aert...

Booking boom is good news for all, Devon park tells MP

Britain's recovery from the pandemic will still be providing a shot in the arm for East Devon businesses until well into next year, a county holiday park has told its MP.

Ladram Bay Holiday Park said that autumn bookings were at their highest levels ever – and that a record number of families have already made their reservations for 2022.

Simon Jupp MP heard the positive...

Devon’s top restaurant in UK 100

Dartmouth’s Seahorse restaurant scooped the highest placing for a Devon restaurant in this year’s National Restaurant awards and was one of only two restaurants listed from the county.

The Seahorse restaurant, number 52 in this year’s UK top 100, has made the list more than 10 times in the past, regularly placing it as the highest ranked restaurant in Devon.

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Full cast annouunced for Bat Out of Hell - The Musical

The producers of the UK & Ireland Tour of Bat Out of Hell – The Musical , featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits, are delighted to announce the return of Glenn Adamson ( American Idiot ) as Strat, Martha Kirby ( Grease, Rags the Musical ) as Raven and our original leading cast members Rob Fowler ( Mamma Mia!, Bat Out of Hell ) as Falco and Sharon Sexton ( Mamma Mia!, Bat Out...

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