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On the first anniversary of one of the most devastating winter storms to hit the county in years, the Devon Maritime Forum has launched its report on the events.

The “Holding the Line?” report reviews the impact of the winter storms of 2013/14 and assesses the responses and resilience of people and places in Devon.

The economic impact of the storms is estimated to be anything from £60 million to £1.2 billion over the two months of the rail closure.

All industries were hit, with a £135 million reduction in holiday spending in the first half of 2014, compared with the...

The sound of the blacksmith's hammer could be heard in Princetown last week as a new Dartmoor boundary marker was created at the Princetown Forge.

The marker was made to replace an original which was stolen from Eylesbarrow last year. The marker, originally one of four placed on the moor in the latter part of the nineteenth century, is known as a 'cobra head' due to its unusual shape, resembling the hooded head of a cobra.

Four iron posts, 18 inches tall, resembling a cobra with flattened head are recorded in the Ordnance Survey boundary remark book of 1881 in which...

Today (5 February) marks the one year anniversary of the severe storms which battered the Devon coastline, and washed away part of the Dawlish railway line and sea-wall.

Twelve months later, Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ of engineers has rebuilt the railway, enabling train services to run through Dawlish for the past 10 months, and has continued working around the clock to bolster and improve its defences for the local community and businesses alike.

A year ago, as turbulent storms washed away part of the railway line, Network Rail’s team was on the scene immediately The 300...

The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance has now been established in Exeter with the aim to develop awareness of dementia and dementia support within businesses and other organisations across the city.

Over the next 10 years dementia will increase significantly from the existing 850,000 people nationwide currently with a diagnosis.

Community initiatives like these aspire to raise awareness across the city. Currently there are 26 alliances across the South West.

This work will be guided by needs based strategies which will involve the voices of those with dementia and...