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Dartmoor has become a draw for thousands seeking outdoors spaces for their health and well-being during the pandemic, with the much-loved iconic Dartmoor pony a huge draw. But a leading charity has warned their future is at risk unless additional funding is found.

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (DPHT) is a charity which works to protect the future of true Dartmoor ponies in their natural, native environment. It carries out important conservation projects within 450 hectares holding it manages at Bellever, in the heart of Dartmoor, an area very popular with visitors, where a...

A trio of challenges in memory of a much-loved ‘petrol-head’ dad who died from Covid-19 will raise funds for the Honiton-based Devon Freewheelers.

Mum-of-three Kelly Lawson, aged 42, of St Leonards, in Exeter, is gearing up for a busy spring when she tackles her own Challenge 62, as a tribute to dad David Meyer, from Chelston, in Torquay, who died from coronavirus in March 2020.

Married Kelly, an accountant, will celebrate her 62-year-old dad’s life by swimming, running and cycling during April and May, in what she expects to be an emotional and poignant challenge....

A new care home development in Exeter celebrates a major milestone, reaching the topping out stage, marking the completion of the latest phase of the construction programme for the 65 bed project.

The new home, officially named Cumberland Grange Care Home, has been built by Halsall Construction and will be operated by Barchester Healthcare. The home will provide personalised residential and dementia care for older people in Exeter and the surrounding areas. The first residents will be able to move into the home this summer.

The luxury new home has a café for residents to...

Home Instead Exeter and East Devon have recognised the outstanding work of two of their Caregivers during 2020, by awarding them both Caregiver of the year.

Francesca White from Exeter and Gill Vosper from Sidmouth were nominated by their colleagues for the top-quality care and support they have provided to their clients during an extremely difficult year.

Francesca joined the company in June 2019 and quickly became a highly valued member of the team. Some of the reasons her colleagues gave for nominating Francesca were her warm, friendly and upbeat manner, the person-...