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Devon communities unite to honour the fallen
Photographs capture the tributes in Newton Abbot, Bovey Tracey and Plymouth as residents joined veterans, Armed Forces representatives and community groups to honour the fallen

Plymouth Parkway welcome Berkhamsted to Bolitho Park in the FA Cup first round proper

Plymouth Parkway prepare for historic FA Cup night

A workshop will be held by Devon CPRE later this month.

Devon CPRE workshop to examine changes to national planning policy

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Devon County Council has extended eligibility for its free holiday activities programme this Christmas

Devon widens free Christmas activity eligibility

Debbie Nunn, headteacher at St Andrew’s CofE Academy, with children and families from the school on their moorland ramble for Children in Need

Moorland ramble raises funds for Children in Need

Becky Falls has gone on the market for £1.4 million

Iconic Dartmoor tourist attraction hits the market for £1.4m

The new Newton Abbot market building

Newton Abbot market could become ‘white elephant’

Sport

Okehampton Flyers gymnast Mason Parker-Groves

Okehampton gymnast makes history with double Great Britain selection

Tavistock AFC manager Connor Marshall steps down

Connor Marshall steps down as Tavistock AFC manager

Action from a game between Paignton Villa and Liverton United

Lakeside march on, Tamerton set the pace and 12 big ties await

Young cricketers brought plenty of energy and enthusiasm to Mount Kelly in Tavistock

Tavistock girls cricket light up Mount Kelly for Halloween

Victory for Bovey Tracey

Bovey Tracey and Buckland Athletic march on in the FA Vase

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First sound bath at Enchanted House Beds

Bedmaker’s sumptuous sound bath promotes the benefits of good sleep

BID manager Duncan Swift has asked members planning to attend to confirm their place

Okehampton BID prepares for first AGM this Friday

Communities across the moor are getting ready to pay their respects

Dartmoor prepares to mark Remembrance Sunday 2026

Dartmoor National Park welcomed around 100 guests to Two Bridges Hotel to mark 75 years since its designation

Dartmoor marks historic milestone with Two Bridges celebration

Crime & Courts

Devon & Cornwall Police

Totnes arrests prompt appeal over metal thefts

Police are appealing for witnesses after a couple were assaulted on Five Lanes Road near Marldon

Couple attacked after stopping to help man on A381

Two pedestrians were injured in a collision at Newton Abbot’s Cattle Market car park

Police appeal after pedestrians injured in Newton Abbot

The track leading to Pudson Farm

Court outcomes secured following hunt-related offences in Devon

Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of five Dutch Spotted ewes

Dartmoor sheep theft sees police launch appeal

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Ryanair are offering flights to an all-new destination for 2027

Direct flights from Exeter Airport to new 2027 destination on sale now

Still images taken by the Acusensus AI camera system this year in Cornwall

Camera initiative targeting unsafe driving expanded to M5

David FitzGerald with actor and singer Anita Harris, who he first met when she was appearing at the Princess Theatre in Torquay

A train, a Carry On star and the Devon hero I walked past for years David Fitzgerald

Sir Mel Stride planting a cross in the House of Commons Garden of Remembrance

Okehampton veteran honours fallen friends in MP tribute

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Teignbridge Council headquarters at Forde House

Decision date for Devon’s councils to be abolished

The former Baptist chapel in Rock Cottages, Lustleigh

Former Dartmoor chapel goes on sale with £125k guide

A visit to the West Street premises on Thursday (November 5) found the shop closed

Breaking Tavistock high street hit after sudden shop closure

Rare pied tamarin twins born at Shaldon Wildlife Trust

Rare pied tamarin twins born at Shaldon Wildlife Trust

Business

(L-R) Richard Clear, Mel Stride, and Shirley Hooton in the Ockment Centre

MP visits Okehampton reading charity to highlight vital work

Babcock has revealed further details of its planned 18.8-acre Sherford development

Sherford prepares for major new Babcock project

Land at the junction of Plymouth Road and Strode Road, Buckfastleigh, which is part of the Teignbridge asset transfer

Dartmoor parishes ‘can’t afford’ to take on parks and toilets

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Sir Mel Stride have delivered a sharp verdict on the Government’s latest Budget

Dartmoor MPs fire warning over Budget impact on rural Devon

Property

Devon Building Control Partnership celebrates excellence in local construction

Local construction talent recognised at Devon building awards

The property at 30 Courtenay Road, Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot care home set to become 18-room HMO

Jeanne Howells has expressed dismay after being told she couldn't get money back for train tickets via a sustainable travel scheme overseen by housebuilder Taylor Wimpey

Newton Abbot resident questions sustainable travel claim refusal

The new Newton Abbot market building

Newton Abbot Market Hall: Why is the new £5m building still closed?

Opinion

Rebecca visits Ochre salon in Yelverton

Devon MP shares Budget tax warning Rebecca Smith Mp

Mel BTC opening

Sir Mel Stride: New sports facilities in Bovey Tracey a boost

Mel and John Lee OBE President The Devon County Show

Mel Stride: Connecting with Devon's Rural Heart at the County Show

Columnist David FitzGerald shares a smile with legendary British comedian and writer Barry Cryer.

David FitzGerald reveals the hidden history of Devon’s comedy greats

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