Devon News in Brief

Delay in decision for Brixham Town Hall transfer

No decision will be made regarding the transfer of the Town Hall at the Brixham Town Council meeting to be held on Thursday,… »

Deli Shack Food Heroes – Anne Wigmore, Reading

The Deli Shack's Iain Thompson takes a bite out of Wigmore Cheese and finds another food hereo Read more…… »

Otters will soon be living in the heart of Torquay

Torquay's Living Coast will be home to a pair of European otters Read more…… »

Torridge and West Devon MP hails success in water charge campaign

Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon, has expressed "great satisfaction" at the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George… »

Medieval Christmas crafts at Exeter Underground Passages

Medieval Christmas Craft workshops are taking place Exeter’s Underground Passages on Sunday, December 18 between 11.30am-4pm.… »

Training company saves Christmas for Plympton Rotarians

Plympton based PSC Training and Development Ltd has come to the rescue of the Rotary Club of Plympton by providing a vehicle… »

Bideford Town Council in court over council prayers

Bideford Town Council is being taken to court over its insistence on having prayer in local council meetings. Read more…… »

Dartmouth Macmillion coffee morning huge success thanks to students’ hard work

More than 40 people went along to Dartmouth Academy’s Sixth Form Centre for a coffee morning as part of the Macmillan Biggest… »

Devon charities chip in for a greener future

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust combine for sustainable woodchip project Read more…… »

Eye operation for Paignton Zoo elephant

Paignton Zoo’s African elephant Duchess is to have an operation to remove an eye. Read more…… »

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Deli Shack Food Heroes |

Deli Shack Food Heroes – Vulscombe Goats Cheese, Devon

Vulcombe goats cheese video

Iain Thompson of the Deli Shack continues the pick of his food heroes with Graham Townsend, owner and maker of the renowned Vulscombe Goats Cheeses

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business |

Newton Abbot Recruitment agency, SES, is celebrating more than Christmas this December

Newton Abbot Recruitment agency, SES, is bucking the economic downturn, with continued business growth and a 10-year celebration for director Helen Watson.

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Paignton |

Paignton Zoo is putting the chance to name a red panda on eBay

Paignton Zoo is calling for people to help name name a red panda on eBay. People can bid for the right to select a winner from a shortlist of names.

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Deli Shack Food Heroes |

Deli Shack Heroes – Daisy & Co, Somerset

Daisy and Co cheese

Daisy & Co’s creamy brie has won a place in the heart of the Deli Shack’s Iain Thompson. And the cool, fun names of the different flavours just add to the enjoyment

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Newton Abbot |

£2m training centre in Newton Abbot to be official 'topped out'

The new £2m training centre being built on Newton Abbot’s Brunel Industrial Estate will be officially ‘topped out’ on Tuesday, December 13. The Brunel Campus, which will be run jointly by Teign School, Coombeshead Academy and Newton Abbot College, will offer catering and construction courses for post-16 students.

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Devon |

Get married in a Devon zoo

Get married in a Devon zoo. Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts have been granted wedding licences

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Newton Abbot |

Drop off service offers child-free Christmas shopping

Late-night Christmas shoppers in Newton Abbot can enjoy less stressful shopping this year thanks to an evening activity scheme now running at Newton Abbot Leisure Centre.

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Devon |

Community Courses on offer from St John Ambulance Devon

Devon’s St John Ambulance has unveiled a suite of community first aid courses aimed at encouraging more people to learn the basic skills that can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.

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Kingsteignton |

Free walking groups in Kingsteignton and Shaldon with Teignbridge’s Walk This Way scheme

People in Kingsteignton and Shaldon in South Devon are already benefitting from new free walking groups launched as part of Teignbridge Council’s Walk This Way scheme, with another set to follow.

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Holsworthy |

Torridge and West Devon MP quizzed by Holsworthy Pupils

Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon, visited Holsworthy Community College to be briefed by the principal, David Fitzsimmons, about progress at the college and to speak to staff and pupils. The MP also held a question and answer session with pupils on his role in parliament and the constituency and on political subjects of topical importance.

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