The Latest Breaking News from Devon

Country diary: A paradise inside four walls

Tiverton, Devon: On days like this, there’s no finer place to be than in a walled garden, and this one is bursting with gooseberries, beans and buttercups

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025

How seaweed is a powerful, yet surprising, climate solution

Picture a place at the centre of a global seaweed revolution. I’ll bet the small English seaside town of Paignton in south Devon is not what comes to mind. A decade ago, I moved from the edge of Dartmoor to the coast. It was about a simple change in work-life…

The Conversation · May 30, 2025

The Salt Path taps into a long history of searching for healing on England’s south-west coast

Moth Winn was diagnosed with a terminal illness at the age of 53 and in the same week he and his wife, Raynor, lost their home. As the bailiffs arrived, the couple made a remarkable decision: to take a 630-mile year-long coastal walk from Somerset to Dorset, through Devon and…

The Conversation · May 29, 2025

Five ways to inspire ocean connection: reflections from my 40-year marine ecology career

For 40 years, I’ve worked as a marine ecologist and, since 1992, I’ve been based in Plymouth, Devon – a global hub for coastal marine research and teaching. As I think back to how our understanding of life in our oceans has changed over that time, here are five lessons…

The Conversation · May 23, 2025

‘Unprecedented’ marine heatwave hits waters around Devon, Cornwall and Ireland

Scientists warn of profound impacts as sea temperatures rise by up to 4C above average for springtime

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

Calls for wider access to nature after Supreme Court ruling on Dartmoor camping

Five justices ruled unanimously on Wednesday that the public does have the right to wild camp in the national park in Devon.

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

Supreme Court set to rule on whether public have right to wild camp on Dartmoor

Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging a Court of Appeal ruling that said the law allows the public to camp on the Dartmoor Commons in Devon.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

The ultimate attic sale: Earl of Devon sells Powderham Castle treasures at auction

Antiques, furniture and trinkets from the attic of Powerdam Castle have gone to auction

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Former acting police chief could still face misconduct proceedings

Jim Colwell was the acting chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police until his suspension.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

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