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The Latest Breaking News from Dartmoor

William to launch regeneration fund to help village near Dartmoor prison

The £250,000 Princetown Community Fund will be unveiled by the prince during a visit on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Sep 12

Ann Widdecombe detectives probe if suspect was involved in arson attack on Nigel Farage's London home

Officers probing the killing of Ann Widdecombe at her Dartmoor bungalow are also now looking at an April 2025 incident at the Reform UK leader’s house

Evening Standard · Aug 10

The nine prisons battling to contain dangerous radon gas levels

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The Independent UK · Aug 5

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Hundreds more inmates and staff potentially exposed to cancer-causing gas in UK prisons

Exclusive: The shocking new data comes as Andy Burnham grapples with a growing prisons capacity crisis, raising fears over what will happen if more inmates need to be moved from toxic sites

The Independent UK · Aug 5

How the Ministry of Justice knowingly exposed hundreds to cancer-causing gas in Dartmoor prison

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: In the midst of a growing prison overcrowding crisis, men were piled into HMP Dartmoor. Officials had been warned parts of the ageing Victorian prison were filled with dangerous levels of a toxic gas linked to 1,100 lung cancer deaths each year. But in its desperate scramble…

The Independent UK · Apr 3

Duchy should cancel catastrophic jail lease

Letters: After the costly mistake by the Ministry of Justice over Dartmoor prison, Les Bright and Giselle Dye suggest ways Prince William could help

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m

MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detected

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

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Watch aerial footage of devastating wildfire burning UK's treasured Dartmoor national park during record-breaking temperatures

The blaze raged for 24 hours, but the cause is still unknown

Advnture · May 6, 2025

Doncaster prisoners could sue government over exposure to radon gas

Inmates complain of rashes and fever, echoing the events that led Dartmoor jail to close last year

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

Taxpayers give Prince William £1.5m-a-year for an abandoned Dartmoor prison – and former inmates say it gave them cancer

As ex-prisoners sue over claims that high levels of radon gas have led to serious illnesses, taxpayers continue to foot the rental bill

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2025

I raced the sun during the Winter Solstice – and learned a valuable lesson

Create your own DIY adventure challenges to keep your fitness goals on track (for free)

T3 · Jan 5, 2024

Steam trains, shipwrecks and Tarka the otter: a car-free break around Exeter, Devon

River cruises, rural buses and scenic rail routes come into their own when exploring the bracing shores, gorges and wildlife of this stunning area

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

Stephen Lawrence killer caught with mobile phone in prison cell for second time

Stephen Lawrence's racist killer was found to be illegally possessing a phone while in HMP Dartmoor, as fears are growing that corrupt prison staff member supplied David Norris with the device

Daily Mirror · Nov 28, 2022

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