Family Life

East Devon District Council (EDDC) has passed byelaws prohibiting dogs from certain parts of the beaches in the District between 1 May and 30 September each year.

There are still many areas where dogs are welcome and visitors who are unsure about where they may take their dogs onto the beach are strongly advised to check the signs or EDDC's website before taking their dogs onto the beaches. EDDC is happy to give advice to holidaymakers with dogs about the best areas to visit.

Uniformed and plain clothes enforcement officers will be patrolling all areas throughout the summer...

Preparation has started on the build for this year's Devon County Show on 16-18 May. A team of eight contractors are making the showground home for the next month as they build marquees equivalent in size to approximately four football pitches. Show Secretary Ollie Allen said the early days of the build were a testing time for the team. “This is a really big task!” she said. “In marquee-building terms, it’s equivalent to scaling Mount Everest! “Each year, Danco, the marquee contractors, put in some new recruits with the more established staff members and within weeks, sometimes days, it is...

Up to 2,000 pirates will be heading to the historic fishing port of Brixham on Devon’s English Riviera for the renowned Brixham Pirate Festival that attracts visitors from all over the world.

The Pirate Festival sees the whole of picturesque Brixham Harbour with its colourful cottages, spectacular marina, half-mile long breakwater and pretty beach gripped with Pirate Mania. It takes place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May and offers a weekend bursting with Pirate Fun for all the family.

Visitors can join in the swashbuckling atmosphere full of pirate characters with swords...

The finance conscious Humphrey family from Silverton are in the running to be crowned Britain’s savviest, having been shortlisted in the annual money-saving advice competition, Nectar Savvy Family.

The family were selected, along with seven other finalists, from thousands of entrants, to keep a savvy blog for five weeks. In return for sharing their best money-saving tips and advice, they are in with the chance of winning a bumper prize package worth £5,000 and being crowned Nectar Savvy Family 2013.

This year’s finalists are being judged by a panel of experts which is led...