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Petition demands rethink on local council ‘carve-up’
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (301+ words) MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to rethink government plans to shake up Devon’s councils. The petition, set up by South Devon Liberal Democrat MP Caroline Voaden, calls on the PM to “reverse…...
Charity feels the heat as drought drives up costs
20+ hour, 43+ min ago (309+ words) The pictures say it all. Last summer the animals at the Mare and Foal Sanctuary’s site near Newton Abbot were grazing in lush green pastures. Now there’s only parched earth and dried-up stalks in those fields at Honeysuckle Sanctuary, so…...
Invite to row on beautiful West Devon lake
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (283+ words) ‘There’s nothing better than being out on the water’ Rowing out on a peaceful lake in West Devon is a fabulous feeling and a friendly local club is calling out for more people to join them. Based at Roadford Lake…...
Staff relocated to RD&E to ensure capacity for baby boom
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (510+ words) A HOSPITAL trust says it is “making sure” it has staff and space to cope with up to a quarter more babies being born at the RD&E following the temporary closure of birthing services at North Devon District Hospital....
Bluetongue leaves local farmers 'heartbroken"
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (376+ words) ‘Some of the stories of losses I am hearing from farms across Cornwall and Devon are heartbreaking and will cause significant anguish for those affected’ A CORNISH farmer has said that those in the industry have been left unprepared due…...
Residents slam Tavy's 'shameful' sewage pollution
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (978+ words) Locals said a stream in The Meadows ‘stinks of sewage’ Tavistock people are fed up and they’re not the only ones. Across Devon, Cornwall and beyond, rivers and seas are experiencing an unprecedented amount of raw sewage discharges. Sewage pollution…...
Rogue roofer's 'whole new roof' ruse catches up with him in court
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (324+ words) A rogue roofing boss who pressured customers into paying thousands of pounds for incomplete and poor work has been given a suspended jail term. Leonard Doe, based in Richmond Upon Thames, London, was contacted by three victims from Okehampton, Tiverton…...
No immediate plan for action to stop sewage spills near college sports hub
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (697+ words) Concerns over sewage spills next to a site where children play sport in Tavistock have been exacerbated by the news that mitigation measures are not expected to happen until 2028. South West Water says no short term or immediate action is…...
The heat is on at Okehampton Show
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (332+ words) The heat is on at the Okehampton Show today (Thursday, August 13) – as temperatures top 36C. People have turned out to enjoy the atmosphere, despite many livestock classes having to be cancelled due to bluetongue. While the sheep, cattle and goat classes…...
Appeal to support Okehampton Show today
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (489+ words) Okehampton Show is promising plenty of rural entertainment today (August 13), despite the bluetongue outbreak forcing the cancellation of some livestock classes. Cattle, sheep, dairy goat and pygmy goat classes have had to be cancelled, as bluetongue is a virus which…...