The Mayor of West Devon was among those who impressed the crowds who went along to the three-day Dartmoor Folk Festival held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, during the weekend of August 9-11.
Cllr Bill Cann, who performed the official opening of the festival, also got up on an old hay wagon to give an impromptu demonstration of his Dartmoor Step Dancing skills.
New data from research company ICM reveals that 57% of young people in the South West would choose to do an Apprenticeship if one were available.
Nationally, the numbers of young people who would like to do an Apprenticeship rises to 56% of those who are already university students and 66% of those who are already employed, but receiving no training.
Police are issuing a warning to shopkeepers and cashiers following reports of a so-called ‘ringing the changes’ scam operating across Devon and Cornwall.
Suspects have entered post offices, building societies, shops and even restaurants wanting to exchange notes to different denominations.
They then attempt to confuse till staff and while the staff are distracted, use sleight...
Operation Doorstop Two was set up following the arrest of Stephen and Tracey Tewkesbury in relation to the selling of Pit Bull-type dogs, for which they have since been convicted. The purpose of the operation was to identify dogs sold by the couple and mitigate any risk they presented to the community.
The operation has now concluded and a total of 42 addresses have been visited, which...
Haines Watts Rural Business LLP, sister firm to Bideford-based Chartered Accountants Haines Watts North Devon LLP announce the appointment of Lucy Thomas as a farming consultant. Rural Business LLP agricultural consultants assist with decision making in response to ever-changing agricultural market conditions and cover all aspects of farm business management with clients across the South West...
New research has revealed that just 1,000 grey long-eared bats, a species native to Devon, remain in the UK and numbers are declining.
"The UK’s grey long-eared bats need greater conservation efforts before we lose them” says Dr Orly Razgour, who is calling for this little-known species to be afforded ‘UK Priority Species’ status in the newly published Conserving grey long-eared bats...
A 19-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a road collision in Paignton at the weekend has been formally identified and has been named as Gregory Taylor. Known as Greg, he lived in Buckfastleigh.
A 37-year-old man who was arrested by police in connection with the incident has been released on police bail until 7 November 2013 while police investigators carry out further enquiries....
Police are investigating after a 15-year-old boy was robbed of a sports top in a Tavistock street.
The boy, from Tavistock, was walking along Plymouth Road close to the primary school on Tuesday afternoon (30 July) when he was approached from behind by a man who tried to grab his sports holdall.
The victim was knocked to the ground with force and the offender ran off towards...
Britain's largest regular survey of barn owls, carried out once a decade in Devon, has revealed the extent of the devastation hitting the popular bird's breeding season.
According to the Barn Owl Trust, conservationists are describing 2013 as "the worst barn owl breeding season for over thirty years."
The Trust says: "A run of extreme weather events since 2009 has devastated...
