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All aboard the Freedom Boat Club

A Devon-based boat club says more people across Devon are turning away from traditional ownership in favour of flexible memberships that offer access to the sea without the expense and upkeep of owning a vessel.

Freedom Boat Club, which operates from Beacon Quay in Torquay Harbour, has reported growing interest as rising maintenance costs, storage fees and insurance bills make private boat ownership increasingly expensive for many households.

Instead, members pay a monthly fee to access a fleet of boats that are cleaned, fuelled, insured and maintained by the company....

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Wyn and Peter celebrate their Diamond Wedding

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 7:57pm

Wyn and Peter Saunders from Crediton recently celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a lunch party at the Anchorage Hotel in Babbacombe.

The couple were both born in the London area and met at the South Bank University where Wyn was a student child nurse and Peter was a student dental technician.

They were married at St Matthew’s Church, Surbiton and honeymooned in Devon.

Both were evacuated to Devon during the war, Wyn to Morchard Bishop and Peter to Bideford. In 1967 they moved to Crediton with their four children.

Wyn later worked as an...

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Road Closed after Accident near Topsham

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 4:34pm

Police have closed the road near Topsham due to a collision between a motorbike and Jeep

At approximately 3.40pm on Tuesday 15 April, police were called to a road traffic collision near to the Retreat Drive in Topsham to reports that a motorcyclist had been in collision with a car. The motorcyclist had a pillion passenger at the time of the collision and both are injured. The vehicles involved are a Jeep and a Suzuki motorcycle. There are no details of injuries at this time but ambulance crews are in attendance and the road has been closed at the scene and is likely to remain...

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Record Number of South West Beaches Hit Top Standards

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 3:43pm

A record number of South West beaches have achieved the highest bathing water standards this year according to a report from Marine Conservation Society (MCS) released today. The MCS 'Good Beach Guide’ shows that 173 out of 195 (88.7%) South West beaches received the top standard for excellent water quality.

Nationally MCS has recommended 538 out of 734 (73%) UK beaches tested during last summer as having excellent water quality –135 more than the previous year.

MCS Coastal Pollution Officer, Rachel Wyatt, says she hopes the latest figures will be a boost to UK tourism...

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Sacked PC Denies Tweeting from Exeter

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 2:36pm

A police officer sacked for tweeting that police bosses were ‘lower than slime’ has denied any connection to the account responsible.

Tony Ryan, 33, a was dismissed from Avon and Somerset Police for gross misconduct last week (8 April) after a disciplinary panel decided that he was the author of the @TheBritishCop twitter account, which had tweeted dergotory remarks about Avon and Somerset police bosses.

However Mr Ryan has vigorously denied any connection to the account and that many of the tweets posted by @TheBritishCop had been 'geotagged' in places he had never been,...

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Churches and schools plant poppies to mark First World War

Hundreds of churches and Church of England schools across Devon are planting poppies as part of First World War commemorations organised by the Diocese of Exeter.

With the support of Paignton based Sutton Seeds, the Diocese has sent out 500 packets of the Northlew poppy seeds. Northlew, a small village near Okehampton, lost proportionally more of its enlisted men than anywhere else in the UK, when 24 died out of the 100 strong adult male population.

The Bishop of Crediton, Nick McKinnel said many churches were taking part in commemorations in their villages or towns, but...

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Skin Angels ambassador's campaign song

Skin Angels ambassador, singer and songwriter Charlotte Ward, is launching a song in support of their campaign, later this month.

The song, titled ‘Cover it up’, will be sung live for the first time during Charlotte’s set on the Castle stage at the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink, between 1.30 and 2.30pm on Saturday 26th April.

Skin Angels, set up in 2013 by Mariam Badavi from Exeter's Purity Boutique Spa, are on a mission to raise awareness of the importance of protecting skin from the sun, even during the autumn and winter months and aim to arm young people...

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Armed Forces Community Support Hub launches

After months of planning, an Armed Forces Community Support Hub has been opened in Beaufort House, Exeter with the formal ribbon cutting ceremony performed by the HM Lord-Lieutenant, Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP.

The Hub is a new ‘one stop shop’ supporting the Armed Forces community in Devon including all serving personnel, reservists, veterans and their families. It is built on a unique partnership between SSAFA, St Loye’s Foundation and The Royal British Legion.

Speaking on behalf of the participating charities, Group Captain Robin Chambers, Chairman of SSAFA Devon, said...

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Hand Grenade removed from Bonhams Exeter

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 1:24pm

A Royal Navy bomb disposal team were called to Bonhams Auctioneers in Southernhay yesterday afternoon after a hand grenade was found in items handed in for appraisal.

Staff discovered the grenade, at around a 2:45pm on Monday (14 April), while searching through items passed to the auctioneers via a probate sale.

The grenade appeared to be live so staff locked the grenade in the safe and evacuated the premises and called police at Heavitree station.

Police set -up a cordon in the area near the Cathedral and called for support from Royal Navy bomb disposal, who...

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Quality mark for simulation experts is just the ticket

Authored by Jayne Freer
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 12:35pm

A Devon company that creates ‘virtual’ simulation packages for land, sea and air training is celebrating after achieving an internationally recognised quality mark.

Selective Fidelity Simulation has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 by QAS International (Quality Management Systems) for its design, manufacture and installation of equipment for synthetic training.

The company, based in Ford Road, Totnes, employs just two members of staff but has a client-list stretching from the RAF, Navy and Army to civilian companies operating ‘virtual jets’ to help people overcome their...

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South Devon community comes together to tackle storm damage

The track from the village of South Huish to the National Trust car park at South Milton Sands in South Devon is now open again following a dynamic response from the local community.

The devastating Valentine’s Day storm destroyed the track and around two thirds of the sand dunes. Boardwalks and fencing were also torn up and the beach was littered with debris. The beach was still accessible from the village of South Milton but not from neighbouring South Huish.

Following the storm, the National Trust held a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the damage and hear...

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