East Devon District Council is inviting residents, community groups, and stakeholders to take part in the final stage of consultation on the new East Devon Local Plan – the blueprint for where new homes, jobs and supporting infrastructure will go across the district over the coming years.

Following approval by the council’s Strategic Planning Committee on 25 November 2025, the...

Stover Country Park near Newton Abbot has launched two new footpaths.

The developments from the latest phase of the Restoring Stover Park Project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, aim to improve the experience for visitors using the park, and to reduce the pressure on the sensitive habitats within the Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The 1.5 mile circular...

East Devon District Council (EDDC) is carrying out essential tree works at Manor Gardens in Exmouth next week, following confirmation that a large Turkey Oak tree in the grounds has died and now poses a safety risk.

The removal work will begin on Monday 8 December and is expected to be completed within two days. The tree, which is approximately three metres in diameter, overhangs the...

A united passion for making a difference in people’s lives has brought together three University Centre South Devon graduates.

Dani Tabb, Hannah Garner and Monika Lewis, all met while they were studying the FdSc Psychology with Counselling Skills and the BSc Social and Therapeutic Interventions courses and decided to set up their own counselling service.

“Having worked closely...

Charities across the county are being urged to review their fraud prevention measures following latest data showing that 53 charity fraud incidents were recorded across the South West in the past 13 months, 15 of which were reported to Devon and Cornwall police.

Data from Action Fraud’s Fraud and Cyber Crime Statistics Dashboard shows that these 53 incidents resulted in total losses of...

Two first-time tenant farming families are building sustainable businesses with bold plans to rewild the natural landscape.

Jack and Alice Pemberton became tenants of 190-acre Ramsland Farm, located on the Flete Estate in South Devon, in 2024 with Will and Liv Norton taking on the lease of neighbouring 35-acre Hole Farm in 2025.

The couples have partnered with Plymouth and...

'Animals are starving behind closed doors': that’s the message from the RSPCA, who have today (4 December) revealed a heartbreaking 16% rise in neglect reports in Devon exposing an animal welfare crisis.

New figures from the animal welfare charity show that up to the end of October, its emergency line received 73,294 reports of neglect in England and Wales - a 30%...

New research has revealed that 1 in 2 people (52 per cent) living in Plymouth experience feelings of loneliness at Christmas, with 20 per cent saying they expect to feel lonelier this year than they did last Christmas.

The research, commissioned by Drake Circus in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation, also found that over a third (37 per cent) of those surveyed in Plymouth...