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South West Water has been ordered to pay £58,375 in fines and costs for discharging sewage into a tributary of the Tamar estuary. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

The offences were committed at the company’s Camels Head treatment works that treats sewage from 40,000 people and operates under an Environmental Permit designed to protect human health and the environment.

In 2011, investigations revealed that there were too many sewage spills from the Camels Head site storm overflow and that the water company was in breach of its permit.

The consent to...

There was double celebration in Dawlish with the official opening of Dawlish Strand coinciding with the town’s Christmas light switch-on.

The £1.5 million regeneration scheme, which was a joint initiative between Devon County, Teignbridge District and Dawlish Town Councils, has rejuvenated the Strand area since it was completed in the summer and it has been welcomed by traders.

Devon County Council Chairman, Councillor Bernard Hughes OBE, conducted the opening ceremony ahead of the festive lights switch-on.

The re-development has involved the removal of the wall,...

West Country Beef and West Country Lamb will become protected names across Europe from next year onwards.

Meat produced in six south west counties including Devon will receive the same protected status as Jersey Royal Potatoes, Scottish Wild Salmon and Cornish Clotted Cream through a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).

The PGI means local goods will be given legal protection against imitation that will help them build a brand name without its reputation being damaged by inferior products.

Farmers and producers have welcomed the news which will see West Country...

I once made friends with a lady on our street based on a conversation about what we had hanging in our windows so when I heard about a successful Advent window project that takes place in Derby each December I jumped at the chance to make it happen in our street. Portland street in Newtown, Exeter lends itself to a project like this as it is a long Victorian terrace with over a hundred houses.

My husband Steve and I run a design and marketing agency, Sfimedia Ltd, from our home in Portland Street and creativity and community spirit have always been important factors in our lives...