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The board – launched less than three weeks ago ago – is proving “hot property”, the makers said today with a THIRD print run due to get underway later this week. And with just under two months to go until Yuletide, the board's makers reckon that by Christmas Eve the only boards around will be those on Santa's sleigh!

Dan Taylor, from the board’s makers Winning, Moves says: “We are now on our second print-run and a third one is poised.” Mr Taylor, Monopoly Development Director for Winning Moves UK - makers of the board under license from Hasbro - added: “The popularity of the board...

Police are to embark on a six-month trial of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more commonly known as drones, in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset to aid officers in a number of policing matters including missing people searches and crime scene photography.

Starting on the 2nd of November, police in Devon and Cornwall will be able to call upon the services of two DJI Inspire 1 Drones which are equipped with high definition (HD) cameras which can capture both video and still images.

Dorset are currently undertaking final preparations and will be trialling in their area from 26th...

Police have made an arrest in relation to an aggravated burglary that left a 77-year-old man unconscious in his home in Newton Abbot.

Brian Newton suffered a suspected fractured eye socket as well as bruising and had his wallet that contained £120 stolen from him during the aggravated burglary on Sunday 25 October.

Following the appeal to the public, police have arrested a 24-year-old local man in connection with the aggravated burglary. He has since been bailed until 13th January pending further enquiries.

If anyone has any information, please contact the police...

Cyclists joined Alternatiba Exeter’s cycle parade though Exeter on Saturday the 31st of October.

Cycling with colourful flags representing the beauty of our natural world they were raising awareness about the Alternatiba Festival which is happening on the 21st November and the importance of the climate change talks happening in Paris later this year.

Climate change is having huge implications on many societies across the world, through rising sea levels and increases in disastrous weather – it is one of the biggest challenges of our time. On 30th November 2015, countries...

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce that Exeter Foyer is the latest beneficiary of their Well Built Community Fund. The centre will be receiving £1,000 worth of building materials from RGB’s Exeter branch enabling them to create a fitness room to help improve the health and wellbeing of the young people they support.

Exeter Foyer is a supported housing project providing safe, secure and affordable accommodation for young and vulnerable homeless people between the ages of 16 and 21. It is designed as a preventative service to long term homelessness giving young people the...

The South West Coast Path is fast becoming known as a vital link between South West tourism businesses.

Every year, it attracts nearly 9 million outside visitors who come to walk this world class route, each of whom contributes to a total spend of £436m.

This is a staggering statistic that doesn’t include the everyday walkers such as dog owners and local residents, who frequent the various places to eat, sleep and drink on a more regular basis. Alistair Handyside, Chairman of the South West Tourism Alliance says the Coast Path is “regularly described as the region’s best...

Directors, shareholders and others connected with an insolvent company can now have their acquisition of its business through a ‘pre-pack’ sale reviewed by an independent ‘pool’ of experts – in a move to improve transparency in UK business rescue. Pre-packs, which involve the sale of a struggling business being negotiated before it is put into administration and being completed by the administrators shortly after their appointment, are the subject of a package of reforms being launched today. The reforms follow the recommendations of an independent review into pre-packs for the government...

Free Sunday car parking has been re-introduced in Teignmouth, Shaldon, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren car parks for the winter months.

From Sunday November 1 the seaside communities have rejoined the successful scheme which sees all 35 of Teignbridge District Council-owned car parks free of any charges on a Sunday.

The Council's free parking scheme, introduced in 2011, is aimed at boosting local trade and cutting costs to motorists. Charges are dropped in all urban and rural parts of the district with the exception of Teignmouth, Shaldon, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren through the...

Shelter analysis of government statistics reveals that over 2,100 children will wake up homeless this Christmas day in the South West. And worryingly, with councils feeling the pressure of our affordable housing shortage, the number of families across Britain living in B&Bs – accommodation which is often cramped and unsafe for children – has more than trebled over the last five years. Shelter is calling on the public for urgent support this Christmas, as its advisers struggle to cope with demand for help from the growing number of families battling to keep a roof over their heads. To...