The protection of our much-valued ancient natural landscape of Dartmoor is to be boosted thanks to a new £361,082 pot of funding. Dartmoor National Park Authority , The Woodland Trust and RSPB have been awarded money by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop exciting plans aimed at restoring nature, protecting our heritage and support Dartmoor’s communities. The organisations have...
Children in Plymouth who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces are receiving support in their bereavement, helped by a grant from Tesco.
Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved British Forces children and young people, received £1,500 from the Tesco Community Grant scheme after customers in local stores voted for the charity, to...
Pelé’s iconic number 10 football shirt, worn when he played at Home Park 50 years ago on March 14, 1973, is going on display at The Box from next Tuesday.
The date marks 50 years to the day when the man considered by many to be the world’s greatest footballer and his Santos FC team played a friendly against Plymouth Argyle – and lost 3-2!
Bespoke Hotels, the UK’s largest independent hotel group, has been appointed to manage the Royal Glen hotel in Sidmouth.
With a history dating back over 300 years, it was circa 1700 that the Royal Glen was built by a Mr King of Bath as a then modest farmhouse, with a dairy, outhouses, a hayloft and a well that still exists at the centre of the house. Later extended and converted into...
New roadside posters encouraging road users to slow down for horses and their riders are being displayed in parts of Devon.
Devon County Council is supporting The British Horse Society’s (BHS) “Dead Slow” road safety campaign, teaming up with the BHS , Horses & Road Safety Awareness (HRSA) and Vision Zero South West to promote the campaign in the county.
Devon Loves Dogs is asking dog owners and walkers to keep their dogs' paws on paths to protect ground-nesting birds.
Some of the UK’s most endangered birds make their nests on the ground during spring and summer so it’s important not to disturb them when you’re out enjoying walks. Birds such as dartford warbler and nightjar make their nests on or near the ground which means parent...
Public toilets across the district will again be open this summer as EDDC’s cabinet agree to keep 28 sites open.
From April 1, 2023 public toilets will be open from 8am to 10pm each day.
The council remain committed to a £3 million refurbishment programme of its Category A toilets agreed by council in February 2022 and will be announcing details of this later this year....
Children and young people, eligible for benefit-related free school meals, have the chance to take part in four days of exciting activities over the Easter Holidays.
Once again parents and guardians have the chance to apply for their child to take part in Devon County Council's (DCC) government-funded Holiday Activities and Food programme.
Local homebuilder David Wilson Homes is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the brand new show home at its Hampton Mill development in Okehampton.
Central Devon MP Mel Stride and the Mayor of West Devon Caroline Mott, joined the homebuilder in officially opening the new show home and toured the development that is quickly taking shape ahead of the first residents...
