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Devon County Show Confirms 106,000 Visitors in Another Record-Breaking Year

The tickets have now been counted, and Devon County Show has officially confirmed an audited attendance of 106,000 visitors for 2026 — an uplift of 5,000 on last year’s record-breaking figure.

This year’s Show coincided with the late May half‑term break, a rare calendar alignment that contributed to an especially strong family turnout. While children go free on Saturday and therefore cannot be fully audited, the organisers witnessed a noticeably higher number of young visitors enjoying the attractions, activities and livestock displays.

Across all three days, the Show...

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Taxis answer 999 calls in South West

A Freedom of Infomation (FOI) request has revealed that the South Western Ambulance Trust (SWASFT) has sent taxis to 158 999 calls in 2013/14. The evidence was presented to the House of Commons yesterday by Shadow Health Secretary, Andy Burnham who claimed that the news revealed a deepening crisis in UK A&E’s. Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, said: "People who have faced an anxious wait for an ambulance will be stunned by Jeremy Hunt’s complacency. Despite mounting evidence of the pressure on emergency services, his only response is ‘crisis, what crisis?’ "His failure...

South West Water suggests potential price rise

The Government has spoken out against a potential rise in South West Water's bills that could see over £20 being added to students' water bills.

The current average water charge in the South West is already £111-£499 above the national average, despite a £50 Government subsidy for customers in the region.

Owen Paterson, the Environment Secretary, recently wrote to all UK water companies to ensure that they keep aware of any increases in prices.

The Water Minister Dan Rogerson MP, whose constituency is in North Cornwall has urged Ofwat, the regulatory body for...

BBC Radio Devon's festive celebrations

BBC Radio Devon will be recording their annual Christmas carol service at Exeter Cathedral on Tuesday 17th December, and they are inviting the people of Exeter to come along and join them.

The carol service will be one of many celebrations for the radio station this year. BBC Radio Devon celebrated their 30th birthday with a charity appeal of ‘Give a Gift’ for the Devon Community Foundation.

The carol service, which will feature music from choirs such as Choir of St Michael and All Angels at Mount Dinham, the Big Noise Chorus and many more, will be broadcast on Christmas...

Princesshay unveils new Christmas shopping event

Princesshay Exeter invites Christmas shoppers to a new shopping, fashion and gift event on Thursday 28th November from 5pm to 9pm to enjoy festive treats, fashion advice and competitions as well as late night shopping.

The Light up Your Style evening focuses on fashion and gift advice with roaming models sporting the latest autumn/winter fashion trends, style spotters and photographers taking pictures of Exeter’s fashionistas and choreographed fashion scenes popping up all evening. Mannequins will model Princesshay’s top ten winter looks with the chance to win shopping vouchers and...

Stagecoach announces Boxing Day service

Stagecoach South West has announced that it will be operating Boxing Day bus services on certain routes across Exeter this year, helping both visitors and locals alike to get to the sales.

For visitors from outside of the city, the operator will be running a daytime Sunday timetable on the RED Park & Ride service. For local residents services A (Thornpark Rise, Heavitree, St Thomas, Alphington), T (Pinhoe, Countess Wear, Topsham) and 50 (Exeter bus station, St David’s, Cowley Bridge, Crediton) will also be operating a daytime Sunday timetable, ensuring coverage for the main...

Recycling rates remain high in Devon

Devon is in the top three performing counties in the country when it comes to recycling its waste, thanks to many of you who make the effort on a daily basis. With a recycling rate of 55%, it remains slightly behind Oxfordshire and Leicestershire in the recycling league tables.

Residents in West Devon have the best recycling rate in the county at 57%, followed closely by Teignbridge (56%) and South Hams (54%) Devon residents are doing very well when it comes to recycling, however householders still produce more waste on average per person when compared to other counties.

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Job hunting on the High Street

A homeless man in Exeter’s city centre has been attracting some attention for his imaginative approach to job hunting.

Ken Jones, 44, accompanied by his German Shepherd Bailey is refusing to take any cash from charitable passers-by and is instead looking for employment.

Holding a sign reading “Have you any work 4 me? Farm-Labour, Industrial Cleaning, Re-Cycling, Demolition, Builders Prep, will do Night watch”

Ken said: “I’d like to get a place on a farm for the winter. Get work and a place to stay. I’m from a farming background originally, from Wales.

“I’m...

Celebrating 60 years at Stephens Scown

A former senior partner of leading South West lawyers, Stephens Scown LLP, recently celebrated 60 years of legal expertise with the firm.

Ian Waite, 83, has spent his entire legal career with the firm and helped it become the success it is today within the region and beyond.

Joining Stephens Scown in Cornwall in 1953 as an articled clerk, Ian moved from London to learn the ropes and become a qualified solicitor. His father paid the princely sum of £300 so that he received this training – a concept very different from the one experienced by today’s trainees.

Starting...

Water company fined for sewage spills at Devon holiday resort

South West Water has been ordered to pay £60,300 in fines and costs for polluting two beaches at Salcombe in South Devon. The case was brought by the Environment Agency.

Sewage spills occurred in August 2012 during the Salcombe annual regatta.

On August 6 the Agency responded to reports of pollution at South Sands. It found sewage leaking from a corroded inspection hatch and flowing down the beach.

South Hams District Council responded to the pollution by erecting a sign at the entrance to the beach advising people not to bathe at South Sands. South West Water...

Solar farms to play vital role in boosting local rural economy in the South West

As solar farms begin to play an important role in addressing the UK’s electricity needs and aiding the drive towards cheaper, cleaner electricity bills for the consumer, this maturing industry now plays a vital role supporting the economic stability of the agricultural sector and creating full time employment for local communities in the South West.

Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK’s leading solar energy generator currently operates over 40 solar farms in the South West of England with an Operations satellite office based in Bath.

Mark Turner, Operations Director for...

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Devon County Show Confirms 106,000 Visitors in Another Record-Breaking Year

Taxis answer 999 calls in South West

South West Water suggests potential price rise

BBC Radio Devon's festive celebrations

Princesshay unveils new Christmas shopping event

Stagecoach announces Boxing Day service

Recycling rates remain high in Devon

Job hunting on the High Street

Celebrating 60 years at Stephens Scown

Water company fined for sewage spills at Devon holiday resort

Solar farms to play vital role in boosting local rural economy in the South West

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