Cottage left teetering on the brink of 400ft drop after Jurassic Coast cliff fall The thatched cottage is now just 40ft away from the edge of the unstable Sidmouth cliffs in Devon The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024
Devon cliff collapse leaves Sidmouth cottage teetering by 120-metre drop Council closes coastal path and warns beachgoers to stay clear after earlier landslip at Jacob’s Ladder Beach The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
Cottage left teetering on cliff edge following massive landslip The thatched cottage is now just 40ft away from the edge of a 400ft drop at Sidmouth cliffs in Devon. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024
Teenager who carried out public school hammer attack in Devon named for first time Thomas Wei Huang was publicly identified after a High Court judge lifted an order preventing his naming Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
Boy who attacked sleeping students with hammers at school sentenced to life Teenager detained for 12 years minimum for attempted murder at private Blundell’s school in Devon The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024
Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
How did China Fleet Country Club Get Such An Unusual Name? I Headed To This Bustling Resort To Find Out Jeremy Ellwood sneaks over the border from Devon into Cornwall to spend a couple of nights at this popular country club in Saltash by the Tamar estuary Golf Monthly · Oct 10, 2024
‘My friends call me the tree hugger’: a day in the life of a woodland ranger From tagging ancient trees in Devon and Somerset, to checking on a forest ecosystem, Woodland Trust site manager Joe Middleton explains how he spends a typical day on the job The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024
Pine martens return to Dartmoor after 150-year absence Fifteen of the nimble, tree-climbing mammals were released last month at secret locations in Devon The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2024
‘This is our culture’: what Earl of Devon thinks hereditary peers bring to Lords As Labour looks to stop all dukes and earls sitting in second chamber, Charles Courtenay defends the ‘long view’ they represent The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024
A new blue carbon map of the UK gives mud new meaning I recently spent a sunny morning aboard Falcon Spirit, a University of Plymouth research vessel. As the boat motored along the south Devon coast, I spoke to Joan Edwards, director of marine policy for The Wildlife Trusts, about some exciting new research that maps blue carbon habitats in UK seas. The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024
Walks with a focal point: five of the best UK hikes with extras From a wire bridge near Ben Nevis to a wild swim in Devon, these walks come with a unique manmade or natural element to look forward to as you stroll The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024
The quaint Devon town where billionaire former Spurs owner has moored his £250m superyacht all summer The superyacht is on the move around the UK after Joe Lewis’ sentencing for inisder trading in April The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2024
Ten-month-old girl dies in hospital after horror crash in Devon as police arrest man Devon and Cornwall Police ahve arrested a man over the fatal two-car crash near Tavistock in Devon The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2024 Beavers transform Devon’s River Otter – but their return across England and Wales has stalled ‘Beaver bombing’ – covertly releasing them in wild – on rise as the Wildlife Trusts call for more planned releases
Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024 Lympstone Manor, Devon: a Michelin star haven overlooking the Exe Estuary — with its own vineyard Michael Caines’ five-star, Grade II-listed property boasts a shiny new pool house, an on-site sculpture garden and homemade English sparkling wine. Katie Strick checks in
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2024 London leavers: 'We rent out our Brixton flat to pay for our £1,200 a month rent on a house in Devon' Living near the sea means Tabitha Osborne-Fox can spend more time with her young family — and afford a bigger home
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024 Environment Agency considering legal action after sewage spill at Devon beach South West Water could face prosecution after sewer burst at nearby treatment plant
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024 Holidaymakers warned not to swim on popular Devon beach after sewage leak Residents are outraged over the leak disrupting trade for local businesses at one of the busiest times of the year
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024 Pair of Chilean male flamingos hatch egg at Devon zoo Curtis and Arthur probably adopted abandoned egg, curator says, in Paignton zoo’s first successful same-sex hatching
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024 ‘Terrifying’ Boardmasters crowd crush leaves festival-goers injured Devon and Cornwall Police said a small number of people were injured during the ‘terrifying’ crush
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2024 Devon fisherman catches Lego shark lost at sea almost 30 years ago ‘Sharky trawled up 20 miles south of Penzance on fishing vessel FY848 Defiant,’ fisherman says
Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024 Several police officers injured as 'sustained violence' breaks out in Plymouth ‘This is not a protest anymore...this is sustained violence,’ said a Devon and Cornwall police inspector
The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024 Britain’s ‘broken’ water system: a history of death, denial and diarrhoea In the spring of 2024, residents of the south Devon harbour town of Brixham kept falling ill. Their symptoms – including “awful stomach complaints, bad diarrhoea and severe headaches” – went on for weeks. A retired GP who ventured to the pub after finally recovering from the illness recalled that,…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024 Country diary: Mending the last thatched roof in the village Ardersier, Moray Firth: I’ve come all the way from south Devon and my colleague from the Outer Hebrides, such is the dearth of thatchers in Scotland now