Devon

Two of Dartmoor National Park’s visitor centres will reopen on July 25. Centres at Haytor and Princetown will open their doors once more, with measures to help people social distance safely and under limited opening hours. Both will initially be open from 10am – 3pm seven days a week. People will be able to speak with information advisers and buy gifts, Dartmoor Range products and maps and...

Cardboard recycling has doubled in East Devon since the coronavirus lockdown in March from an average 250 tonnes a month to a whopping 526 tonnes a month – and there are no signs that these record collections are letting up even with the easing of restrictions.

East Devon residents – who are officially the best recyclers in Devon – are continuing their excellent recycling record...

A fire overnight at the East Devon District Council-owned Exmouth Pavilions is being investigated today.

The fire is believed to have started in an external storage bin at just after 2am.

There was 10 per cent smoke and fire damage to the basement of the property and 20 per cent smoke and fire damage to the first floor.

The Pavilions café, which re-opened last...

At a recent meeting held at a socially acceptable distance in the shadow of Smeaton’s Tower on Plymouth Hoe, Peter Keaty the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of the Devonshire Freemasons presented Norman Holmes, Director of the Plymouth Samaritans with a cheque and certificate for £5000 to help them through this difficult time, with more pressure on their services being required than would...

Stover Country Park and Local Nature Reserve is enjoying a double celebration.

The country park near Newton Abbot has been awarded a £341,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its “Restoring Stover Park” project.

It’s also seen a marked increase in visitors – with numbers up by over 50% in recent weeks, demonstrating how valuable the park is for people to...

Ashburton Post Office was a finalist in the Local Hero category at the Post Office’s ‘We’re Stronger Together’ regional awards for the South West region.

The awards recognise the efforts made by postmasters across the region to keep branches open during the Covid-19 pandemic and serving their local community.

The great work by Postmasters Stuart and Jackie Rogers who run...

Co-workers at the NSPCC in Plymouth are embarking on a huge fundraising challenge this month to help secure funds for their service centre and its work preventing child sexual abuse across the city.

The team will be walking, jogging and running almost 2,000 kilometers between them to cover the distance it would take them to visit their sister sites across the UK, including Glasgow....

Boux Avenue , the UK's go-to lingerie, swimwear and nightwear destination, has confirmed opening dates for the remainder of its 31 stores.

The shop in Drake Circus, Plymouth will open on Saturday 11th July with safety measures in place.

Due to the nature of Boux Avenue's product and Government social distancing guidelines, the boutique-style fitting rooms and expert bra...

Devon is ‘in a good position’ if a local outbreak occurs, following sustained low numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and steady flow of quality data, says Devon’s Director of Public Health.

Dr Virginia Pearson was answering questions at Devon County Council’s Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (July 8) on the Local Outbreak Management Plan.

The plan is a blueprint which details...

Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has launched its Fibre Extension Programme which will provide more than 8,000 homes and businesses with fibre broadband connections direct to the premises by the end of 2021.

CDS is funding fibre broadband connections to over 6,000 homes and businesses which will be delivered by Airband, and thanks to the high level of take-up of broadband services...