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Baby lambs have arrived at Bovey Castle for the first time as families are being given the chance to flock to the estate to feed them.

The lambs, which were born on 30 March on Dartmoor, are available to feed every day until 19 April in 30-minute slots at the hotel’s workshop.

There are four of them in total, including three Highlander Ewes, and a Suffolk and Highlander Ewe...

Families can look forward to a fun-packed Easter Raceday at Exeter Racecourse this Tuesday (April 7), with free goody bags, Easter eggs and a host of children’s activities on offer.

Young racegoers will be invited to take part in a racecourse-wide Easter trail, hunting for coloured eggs and earning a free Easter egg upon completing their sheet. Goody bags will also be handed out on...

A peaceful protest marked the arrival of South West Water's new CEO today (April 1).

Keith Haslett has taken over from Susan Davy whose time in charge was marred by several pollution incidents, regulatory breaches and mounting public criticism.

Among those making their voices heard were members of Surfers Against Sewage, Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the River Exe....

The spirit of a medieval saint will be evoked in a new community ritual for Dartmoor, which aims to reconnect people with water and the land. St Gudula’s Well in Ashburton, an ancient holy well, will be the focus of the ceremony, which will honour water as the source of all life, and also celebrate the start of summer. ‘Gudula’s Gathering’ has been conceived by events curator and writer...