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It’s official: Getting out into the natural world is good fun and great for our health

This May half term (23 – 31 May) sees the launch of the first ever Devon Naturally Healthy Week to encourage everyone to get out and enjoy the vast range of outdoor opportunities the county has to offer.

Co-ordinated by Devon’s Local Nature Partnership – an umbrella body which brings together everyone with an interest in securing the benefits of our natural environment, activity ideas range from bird watching to sea kayaking; and locations from the local park or urban canal side, to Devon...

The largest ever survey into crime and anti-social Behaviour (ASB) in rural areas has been launched in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to find out how the police can better serve rural communities.

The survey, launched by the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN), is calling for people who work or live in rural areas to come forward and give their views on policing in their community, the impact crime and ASB has on them and their neighbours and to ultimately help shape the future of crime prevention and rural policing.

Anyone living or working in rural areas is being...

It seems hard to believe that it is a year since Velo Vintage was last in Exmouth.

Since then they have held their unique cycle events in Exeter and also in the north of the county in Barnstaple, but Exmouth has always felt like the home of Velo Vintage and where the first Occasion & Ride took place.

Rumour has it that this next event on Saturday 13 June, which is the eighth, is going to be rather different and as well including many of the excellent cycle paths, they will also be spending some time relaxing over a picnic and watching some cricket, all very British. The...

Air Cadets from Devon and Somerset Wing Air Training Corps have donated £515.00 to Dartmoor’s £ for the Park initiative. A cheque was presented by Squadron Leader Terry Ancell to Dartmoor National Park Chairman, Peter Harper at Ten Tors 2015 last weekend.

Each year the Wing runs a training programme for the Ten Tors Challenge. Starting in January, the team conduct eight training weekends, many of which are within Dartmoor National Park, progressively developing the teamwork, leadership and technical skills, together with the physical and mental strength necessary for completing the...