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Your Weekend Hiking Kit: What to Pack for Devon's Trails

A weekend on Devon's trails offers rugged coastlines, rolling moorland, and woodland paths that change with every season. Whether you're tackling sections of the South West Coast Path or exploring Dartmoor's tors, the right gear makes all the difference between an adventure you'll remember...

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Queues Around the Corner as Harman Bagels Celebrates Successful Totnes Launch

A much-loved Devon bagel brand has officially opened its doors in Totnes - and the response has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Harman Bagels launched its second location at 12 Ticklemore Street on Friday 20th February, with queues forming well before the 8am opening time. By mid-morning, lines of customers stretched around the corner as locals and visitors alike gathered to get...

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Devon man to ride length of country for charity

A software engineer, from Cullompton, is to retrace a Land’s End to John O’ Groats journey he undertook with his late father, to raise funds for a military charity and to spread his dad’s ashes.

Stuart Douglas, 42, was joined by his dad, Iain, in 2008, on a 1,014-mile motorcycle trek by A and B roads, as the latter possessed only a licence for a 125cc bike. The journey raised more...

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Sunny Afternoon opens at the Princess Theatre, Torquay in March

Following two phenomenal years in London’s West End and a sensational UK and Ireland tour which visited Torquay back in 2016, the Princess Theatre, Torquay are looking forward to welcoming this Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical back to the Bay! Sunny Afternoon is a story of friendship, fame and rock history, set to a soundtrack of era-defining songs that brings the sound of the 60s...

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Top UK tourism role for Paignton park owner Claire

Claire Flower, director of multi-award winning Beverley Holidays in Paignton, has become the national chair of the Holiday and Residential Parks Association (HARPA).

Claire was elected to the office by fellow members of the association to which some 3,000 holiday and residential park businesses in Britain belong.

She will now be helping to spearhead a fast-growing industry...

Creative kids help make Ilfracombe’s roads safer with eye-catching new signs

Young pupils from Ilfracombe CofE Junior School are helping to slow down traffic near their school after creating a series of colourful road safety signs for a nearby housing development.

Pupils were invited by local housebuilder Devonshire Homes to design posters reminding drivers to reduce their speed around its new homes development, Mariner’s Haven, off Old Barnstaple Road, and...

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East Devon leisure services review

East Devon District Council is reviewing how its leisure centres are run so it can protect them for the long term and make sure residents continue to receive good quality services.

The tender process opened late last year and attracted interest from a number of potential operators. The council has now assessed the initial submissions against the agreed criteria and will move to the...

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Appeal after Exeter baseball club raided

A community baseball club in Exeter has been left reeling after thieves broke into its storage container and stole vital equipment just weeks before the start of the new season.

The break-in happened overnight, with all of the Exeter Spitfire's bats taken. Catchers’ gear was later discovered in a nearby field and is believed to be largely intact, although a full assessment of losses...

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Wire Fence Supports UK Wild Otter Trust with Fencing to Rebuild New Home

Wire Fence has supported UK Wild Otter Trust in North Devon, by providing a £1,256.64 discount on fencing materials, helping the charity rebuild its otter rehabilitation centre after needing to relocate from its previous site.

On 2nd October 2025, the Trust announced it had to move its North Devon rehabilitation centre after being asked to leave its previous site, which included...

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Seventh annual Killerton walk in memory of colleague

An intrepid group from The Family Law Company with friends and families braved the weather to undertake a fundraising walk in memory of a cherished colleague. This year’s ‘Walk for Helen’ raised just under £280 for FORCE.

Helen Finch lost her fight to cancer in 2019. Since then, an annual walk in February at Killerton has raised funds in her memory for FORCE Cancer Charity. This...

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