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Residents from across Devon have been inspired to recycle more food thanks to a series of composting roadshows.

More than 1,000 pledges to recycle food waste were made by residents visiting one of the 11 road shows across Devon.

Composting is the most effective way to reduce waste - at least 30% of the contents in an average household bin can be composted.

The roadshows, run by Recycle Devon, aimed to inspire more people to either compost food or garden waste at home, or make use of their food waste collection in areas where they have one.

The 600 people who...

The Fire Service were called to a report of a property fire in Kingsteignton Road, Chudleigh at 20.44 yesterday.

Initially three fire appliances were mobilised from Bovey Tracey and Newton Abbot along with an Operational Assurance Officer. On arrival crews confirmed the property was well alight and requested a further fire appliances which proceeded from Ashburton, Torquay and Teignmouth.

Below is the fire service report to date:

21:05 A water bowser was requested which proceeded from Torquay.

21:15 Crews confirmed this is a detached building well alight,...

Dartmoor Zoo, renowned for its international conservation and education programmes, has welcomed 167 young women and schoolgirls to an evening of inspiring talks, expert advice, and close-up encounters with some of the zoo’s smaller amphibian and invertebrate residents.

Arranged by Women in STEM Plymouth (WISP), and sponsored by Babcock International, the event, which was designed to encourage school girls and young women into careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), was heralded as a tremendous success.

Individuals and families from Plymouth,...

Panto is coming back home to the Exeter Northcott Theatre with a new production by one of the country’s leading pantomime directors.

Dick Whittington is set to open next month, marking a spectacular return to the theatre’s tradition of producing its own pantomimes.

The show follows Dick as he leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune, his faithful Puss by his side.

The first Northcott panto since 2009, it promises plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter as Dick reaches the big city...