Opinion

Mel Stride: Giving our farmers the certainty they need

Farmers face uncertainty Mel Stride

A Samhain feast to remember our departed loved ones and celebrate the turning of the year

This is Hallowe'en

Mel Stride: Why we must help keep Devon Air Ambulance flying

Mel Stride backs the Keep Us Flying campaign Mel Stride

Angela Rippon with David 'Fitz' FitzGerald at the Peninsula Medical Foundation fundraising ball

The wrong car, a judge and a 40-year secret David Fitzgerald

Dartmoor

A quiet summer on Dartmoor worth celebrating Mel Stride

Arthur Laffer (left) and Mel Stride

Why getting taxes down matters more than ever Mel Stride

Victim-Centred Week reinforces commitment to putting victims first

Dartmoor-based author David Sharp is preparing to release A Greek Tragedy

Dartmoor author discusses the success of his growing crime series

Fitz and Amanda Greenaway, CEO of Camphill Devon Community

Life, laundry and the lure of the sardine David Fitzgerald

Di Cridland, Mel Stride and Alan Clark

Parish councils: local voices matter Mel Stride

Luscombe Maye winners at Yealmpton

From Yealmpton to Guangzhou: a diverse week David Fitzgerald

Mat Cole, chair of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Uplands South Group

Dartmoor farmer speaks out as bluetongue brings fresh livestock fears

The opening of the Okehampton Interchange station

A New Chapter for Okehampton: Our Interchange Station Opens Mel Stride

Rebecca Smith says she will present a petition signed by more than 3,300 people to Parliament

Rebecca Smith: Why Devon deserves a better Local Government reform

David "Dinger" Bell, who is rowing solo across the Indian and Pacific Oceans from Peru to Mauritius, raising money for Exeter-based charity Rock 2 Recovery

David Fitzgerald: A summer of extremes

South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith warns that proposed livestock stocking levels on Dartmoor could threaten upland farming

Rebbeca Smith: ‘The future of ponies cannot be separated from farmers’

Luke with ponies

Luke Pollard MP: ‘I will fight for Dartmoor’s semi-wild ponies’
In an op-ed for The Moorlander, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard outlines the challenges facing the semi-wild hill pony herd and the fight to secure lasting protections
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Mel BTC opening

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

Residents have shared frustrations over the condition of a busy road junction near Tesco in Tavistock

'Massive trenches’ plague busy Tavistock junction

Violet Lane, Tavistock (Pictured in June 2022)

Tavistock estate agent weighs in on Violet Lane housing scheme debate

Mel and John Lee OBE President The Devon County Show

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

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