Lib Dems laugh off 'party of posh Pimm's drinkers' jibe after taking control of councils in leafy 'Boden Belt'

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 01:45 UTC

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The party celebrated wins across swathes of the Home Counties and southern England, and became the largest party in Devon, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire.

I woke up sounding Chinese after a stroke… 15 years on my life has changed forever - it's been hell

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 08:45 UTC

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EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Colwill was just 35 when her thick Devon drawl sensationally disappeared overnight in 2010 after suffering a stroke.

Nature nurture: the Devon estate where rewilding and mental health go hand in hand

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 06:20 UTC

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A restoration project at Sharpham near Totnes aims to tackle the loss of the natural world while helping people build mental resilience

Two landscapes separated by a wide sweep of river tell a story o…

Moment heritage campaigner is attacked by 'developer' at a historic Agatha Christie garden in planning row over 'demolition' of cottage

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 00:15 UTC

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David Redman, 62, says he was left with a missing tooth after the alleged confrontation with a developer outside Singleton Gardens in Torquay, Devon.

Horrific moment motorcyclist making dangerous overtake crashes head-on into another biker who lost leg as a result

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 16:10 UTC

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A helmet camera worn by Kathryn Goff, 52, captured the horrific crash in wet and foggy conditions along the A3052 Sidford to Colyton, in Devon.

Last orders at one of Britain's oldest pubs as it is forced to close because of increased running costs after nearly 500 years

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 13:55 UTC

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Hole in the Wall in Torquay, Devon, first opened its doors in 1540 but has closed due to increased running costs, which landlord Richard Rossendale-Cook said forced his hand.

Fury over plans for newbuild mansion on picturesque Devon coastline

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 01:20 UTC

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EXCLUSIVE: A third application for a 'slab-like, brutal, clumsy and dull' newbuild in Salcombe, Devon, has been approved by a single vote.

After double council tax on second homes and a ban on non-residents buying new-builds... Now wealthy incomers to Devon's Chelsea-on-Sea are forced to pay more than locals to park their cars

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 22:45 UTC

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Tourists and owners of holiday homes in swanky Salcombe have been hit by yet another financial penalty for supporting the town - the third in as many years.

Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 13:35 UTC

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Bases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous PFAS into environment

Three UK military bases have been marked for investigation over fears they may be…

‘The Salt Path gave us back our life’: walking back to happiness on Cornwall’s South West Coast Path

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 06:20 UTC

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As a film of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir The Salt Path is released, we follow in her footsteps along the Cornish section

‘I want to tell you something. I have a stage 4 brain tumour, and I don’t …