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8 hours ago · The Tea Hut and Bandstand continue to offer space for appropriate community events (the tea hut includes five trestle tables to be used for fundraising efforts), and the Council is open to discussions about alternative venues for cancelled events within the Old Market Square and beyond for public gatherings.

Dartmouth residents who have been at their wits’ end for almost a year after the collapse of a wall forced the closure of a key access road have launched a petition to pressure Devon County Council (DCC) into fixing the problem.

14 hours ago · JOSEPH Dweba says he wants to be part of ‘something special’ after his much-anticipated move to the Exeter Chiefs was confirmed by the Devon club. The 29-year-old hooker will arrive ahead of the 2025/26 season from the DHL Stormers, whom he has featured for since 2022. The South African ...

1 day ago · THE bitter taste of Sunday’s 48-14 defeat in the Premiership Rugby Cup final against Bath must now become fuel for Exeter Chiefs as they look to salvage pride in the closing stages of a challenging league campaign. That was the blunt assessment of skills coach Ricky Pellow, who saw his side’s ...

1 day ago · It mobilised eight fire engines immediately along with a water bowser, aerial ladder platform, a command unit, a welfare unit and several supporting fire officers. When they arrived, they found a thatched roof “well alight” and got to work to try to extinguish it. They called for backup and two ...

A man in his 80s has died after the car he was driving fell in the River Dart in Dartmouth.

Lindsay Ellwood, chair of the Warfleet Road Warriors residents’ group which launched the petition, said: “The number of people who have signed our petition and written to Devon County Council in support of our campaign shows the strength of feeling among the community for the urgent reopening of the road.

6 days ago · Just two-thirds of patients who arrived at accident and emergency at Plymouth Hospitals Trust last month were seen within four hours, new figures show. It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in Hull NHS England, the governing body of the NHS, will be scrapped to "cut bureaucracy ...

“Covid-19 can still be dangerous for those most vulnerable, so it is vital people come forward for a top up jab if eligible – the NHS is making it easier than ever to get vaccinated with the new joint booking option, and it’s not too late.