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People with disabilities and their carers are invited to experience a festival of activities at a ‘Blue Light Day’ event on Tuesday 29th July 2014. It will be held at South Dartmoor Community College, Ashburton, between 10am–2pm. The theme of the day is ‘be healthy, be active and be safe’. It aims to help people keep safe and become more confident and independent in their community. It hopes to help break down any barriers that exist between disabled people and the emergency services, so they feel more comfortable in reporting hate crime and accessing support where needed. “The Blue Light...

Businesses across the South West have stepped forward to support one of the region's greatest assets - one that sustains nearly 10,000 jobs a year in the region. The South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA) is pleased to welcome corporate supporters of the Coast Path who also play an integral part in ensuring the success of their annual fundraising event - the Great South West Walks. The companies, all committed to corporate social responsibility, have created a marketing partnership at different levels, helping to maintain and improve the National Trail throughout 2014 and in to 2015....

The Dartmoor site has been prepared and on Monday archaeologists will begin a new phase of excavation at a Bronze Age hut circle site in Bellever plantation.

A quick look during the last season of excavation in 2011 revealed a possible stake hole along with internal paving and potential occupational deposits in a small hut circle. Hopes are high that they will recover some interesting and well preserved features that will increase our understanding of this remarkable site and Dartmoor’s Bronze Age in general.

They will also be investigating outside a larger hut circle to...

An East Devon District Council committee today (Friday) unanimously voted to defer a decision on a proposal for up to 300 new homes off Hayne Lane, Honiton, in the parish of Gittisham.

The decision came after late submissions from official bodies asked to comment on the possible impact of the new homes.

EDDC’s Development Management Committee (DMC) had referred the application to the Site Inspections Committee on 3 April and later that month the latter committee resolved to approve the proposal.

Since then, concerns have been raised by the EDDC ward member,...