Two trees will be planted at Old Forde House in Newton Abbot to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II and acknowledge the accession of King Charles III.
The motion, by Conservative group leader Councillor Phil Bullivant (Bradley ward), was approved at a full meeting of Teignbridge District Council on Thursday [12 January].
“Obviously, it’s very rare that we have the opportunity to...
The matriarch of Paignton Zoo died at the age of 49. Born in 1970, she came to Paignton Zoo in 1977 and for many years lived with female Asian elephant Gay. Duchess collapsed in her enclosure on Sunday 14th July and had to be put to sleep.
Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “The enormous, immediate and heartfelt public response prompted us to think about how we should remember her....
Plymouth’s naval memorial has been given the highest protection status by Historic England.
As the city commemorates the Battle of Jutland, the organisation has elevated the monument to the highest possible listing of Grade I. Plymouth now has 25 Grade I listed buildings and structures across the city.
The memorial, together with those at Portsmouth and Chatham, form the Royal...
A plaque to mark the amazing 10 days Napoleon Bonaparte spent captive in Plymouth Sound was unveiled today – exactly 200 years since his arrival in St Helena on 16 October 1815.
The monument – a piece of stone from St Helena embedded in granite from Dartmoor prison – where thousands French prisoners were held during the Napoleonic wars – was unveiled by Alain Sibiril, Honorary Consul...
Over the summer the Memorial Awareness Board (MAB) ran its annual photography competition sponsored by Lodge Brothers.
This year’s theme focused on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. We invited photographers to capture the beauty of their local First World War memorials. Local Resident, Annette Marsh from Plymouth, has put Devon on the map with her amazing photograph...
