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A £1,000 donation from holiday letting company Classic Cottages is helping to support a vital community transport service in South Devon.

The money has been given to Ivybridge Ring and Ride, part of the Ivybridge & District Community Transport Association, which provides accessible minibus transport for people who find it physically difficult to use conventional public transport or...

The English Riviera is gearing up for its most dazzling festive season yet as Bay of Lights returns from 28 November to 02 January, bringing a spectacular programme of illuminations, immersive installations and festive experiences to Torquay, Paignton and Brixham.

Now in its fourth year, the Bay of Lights has fast become one of the South West’s most magical winter attractions, and...

A fascinating collection of clocks and barometers assembled by a man captivated by mechanical workings will be auctioned in Chilcotts Auctioneers November 15 sale.

It took three days to remove the entire collection and bring it to Chilcotts, where it has been carefully packed away in several of the auction house’s store rooms ready for cataloguing.

The collector collecting in...

At 4.30am on Saturday 6 September, Matt Kemp, 45, from Tavistock was eating breakfast, getting ready to start the Dartmoor in a Day 50km Ultra shortly after sunrise. Matt took on the off-road challenge in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK , the leading charity for more than 110,000 people in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting conditions. Inspired by his dad Paul, 70, who lives with...