Devon

Civic Centre to become high end hotel providing huge job boost for city

Plymouth’s iconic Civic Centre is to be transformed into a four star hotel with commanding views of the city and its stunning waterfront as part of an exciting development that will create hundreds of jobs.

Tired offices will be turned into a prestige hotel which will form the anchor development in a project that will seal the West End of Plymouth’s role as a cultural quarter of the...

Free WiFi cover on the cards for Plymouth to help city get better connected

Free WiFi covering areas of the waterfront and the city centre could be on the cards for Plymouth.

Visitors, businesses and residents will be able to get online with ease while on the move through their mobile phones, tablets and ipads as part of Plymouth’s wider broadband strategy to get the city better connected through high speed roll-out and digital inclusion.

Plymouth...

Enjoying the great outdoors? Beware of silent killer

With the summer festival season in full flow people in Devon are being warned to keep safe from the silent killer.

Gas distribution business Wales & West Utilities is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from camping stoves and barbeques and is asking parents to make sure their festival-going teenagers are well aware of the risks before they set off on their camping...

South West Farmland prices more than treble within nine years

Farmland prices in the South West hit yet another record high during the first half of 2013 and have now more than trebled in less than a decade, according to the latest RICS Rural Land Market Survey H1 2013.

During the first six months of the year, the cost of farmland jumped to £7,250 per acre across the region, hitting a record high for the eighth consecutive period. The cost of...

Fire service Bank Holiday barbecue warning

Following an incident in Devon when a teenage boy and his dog suffered severe burns after lighting a barbecue with white spirit which created a fire ball, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue are reminding people of the damgers of using flammable liquids to ignite stubborn coals.

The boy was treated by ambulance crews before being airlifted to hospital. The dog was treated by the fire...

Boy airlifted to hospital with severe burns after barbecue blast

A 15-year-old boy has suffered severe burns after a barbecue explosion at a house near Clayhidon, Cullompton yesterday evening (Wednesday 21 August).

Ambulance control contacted the local fire service requesting assistance at the incident and appliances from Wellington and Taunton were mobilised to investigate. After further information, the Wellington appliance continued to the...

Family pays tribute to Tom Brady, the cyclist killed in Lifton collision

The family of Tom Brady, who was killed when his bicycle collided with a Citroen Saxo on the A30 at Sprytown Cross near Lifton, have paid tribute to the father of three.

The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday 14 August when the Citroen Saxo and Giant Revel bicycle were involved in the collision.

Mr Brady was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The family's tribute...

Military might on show at Mount Edgcumbe this weekend

Motor-mad enthusiasts and military buffs are under orders to get to the Mount Edgcumbe this Bank Holiday weekend.

The estate will be taking a drive back in time with historic military vehicles on display in the park on 24, 25 and 26 August (Saturday, Sunday and Monday).

The vehicles, which range from World War II jeeps to 1970s armoured trucks, have been carefully restored by...

Police and Crime Commissioner launches small grants scheme

Community groups in Devon and Cornwall are being given the chance to share in a £100,000 cashpot.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has earmarked the cash to help small community groups whose work focuses on reducing crime and making people feel safer.

The PCC’s small grants scheme (SGS) supports the pledge to put charitable and community organisations at the heart of...

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