A court heard how a Barnstaple man caught more than 20 fish during an illegal fishing spree on the River Taw in North Devon. Beverley Nicholls concealed bass and trout in his kayak after netting them early one evening last summer.
The paddling poacher was caught after a member of the public saw him using a net at Runsam Bridge and reported the sighting to the Environment Agency. Two...
Mike Feneley, Partner with Haines Watts Rural Business talks about the upsurge in profits for Dairy farming businesses and offers sound advice on how farmers can use these effectively over the coming year…
Dairy farming profitability is on an upward path due to better milk prices, better climatic conditions and more attractive costs of production giving great opportunities to the dairy...
Police in Devon have seen a significant rise in the reporting of Domestic violence offences in new figures announced today.
The rise in domestic violence reports, of 22.8% or 886 more reports on the previous year, follows from an effort by officers to encourage victims of domestic violence to report abuse.
While potentially a sign that this effort has been successful police...
A new business expo showcasing services and products of businesses across the region is being organised by thebestof Exeter with headline sponsor, Basepoint Business Centres. Taking place on Thursday 5 June at Matford Centre, Exeter, ‘The Devon Business Expo’ is a one-day event with over 100 exhibitors and looking to attract 1000 visitors.
A drive to get more local people volunteering in West Devon is planned with events in Tavistock and Okehampton this month.
Devon County Council is funding the volunteer fairs, on Friday 25 April, from 10am to 3pm at Tavistock Town Hall; and on Wednesday 30 April, from 10am to 3pm at The Charter Hall in Okehampton.
The two fairs, run by West Devon CVS, and supported by the Town...
Food and Farming Minister George Eustice, representatives from DEFRA and the NFU were among the guests invited to celebrate English Tourism Week on April 4 with a farmhouse breakfast hosted by Farm Stay UK member Hannah Elford and supported by local businesses.
The breakfast, which took place at Degembris Farm near Newquay in Cornwall, was held in response to the news that the...
A Devon student is one of 40 students showcasing their work at a prestigious exhibition to be held at the Bargehouse, OXO Tower in London.
Karen Sanders, who splits her time between Devon and Bristol, is one of several students who will be showcasing their photographs in the exhibition entitled ‘ FLUXURE’.
The exhibition, which offers a private view on June 19th with the...
Dressing down was the order of the day when the directors of a Devon care provider showed their support for Onesie Wednesday.
Modus Care’s Managing Director Steve Lawson and Deborah Stevenson, Director of Human Resources answered the National Autistic Society’s call for people to say ‘it’s alright to be different’ on World Autism Day by wearing onesies to work and raising funds for NAS...
A dramatic decline in our remaining wildlife-rich grasslands is highlighted by The Wildlife Trusts today. Reports collated across the country tell a story of devastating losses.
Wildlife-rich grasslands provide great benefits to society and are vital resources: for bees and other pollinators which we all rely on; for the abundance of nature which depends on wild grasses and flowers,...
The Tour of Britain will return to Devon on Thursday 11 September.
At a national launch event in London yesterday (Monday 31 March), The Tour organisers SweetSpot Group and hosts Devon County Council announced that the Devon Stage of The Tour 2014 will start in Exmouth and will take the long way round to finish in Exeter.
The start and finish venues are a reversal of the...
