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The Latest Breaking News from Devon

Outdoor activities centre in Devon acquired by education provider

Brighton-based Inspiring Learning has made its second purchase in the area

Birmingham Post

Britain's oldest silverback gorilla celebrates 40th birthday with cake and gifts

Pertinax has today celebrated his 40th birthday. In 1998, a year after arriving at Paignton Zoo in Devon, Pert, as he is lovingly known by staff, met the Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Daily Mirror

UK beaches banning dogs from May 1 - full list including Devon and Cornwall hotspots

Many beaches across the UK impose restrictions over the summer months to tackle overcrowding, with some Devon and Cornwall beaches banning dogs between May 1 and September 30

Daily Mirror

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Furious Brits waiting to host Ukrainian refugees say UK visa system 'adding to torture'

Lauren Corbishley, 43, from Dawlish, Devon, was one of the first to sign up for the 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme last month and has slammed Lord Harrington after waiting weeks with no news

Daily Mirror

Thieves reportedly steal £250,000 of fuel from Royal Navy base

It is believed diesel was unlawfully taken from HMNB Devonport in Plymouth over the course of several weeks

Wales Online

Navy 'furious' as £250,000 of fuel allegedly stolen from warship by brazen thieves

The diesel was meant for HMS Bulwark, but was reportedly stolen from HMNB Devonport in Plymouth

Daily Mirror

Zoo in Devon will no longer keep elephants as it cannot meet their needs

A zoo in Devon has announced it will no longer keep elephants as it is unable to meet their needs.

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Parkdean Resorts announces £280,000 Devon holiday park investment

The cash injection is part of the operator’s largest ever investment programme

Birmingham Post

Cody Ackland's evil murder of teen Bobbi-Anne - from bus stop snatching to body in woods

Bobbi-Anne, 18 and from Plymouth, disappeared after leaving to catch a bus close to her home on November 20 last year, and her body was found three days later close to a beach in Bovisand, Devon

Daily Mirror

Paignton Zoo will no longer be home to elephants after beloved animals die

Paignton Zoo in Devon used to have two elephants – Asian elephant Gay, who died in 2010, and African elephant Duchess, who died in 2019, but the attraction has announced they will not be replaced

Daily Mirror

Kirstie Allsopp hits out at parents who give young kids mobile phones

Kirstie Allsopp hit the headlines in 2018 when she admitted she had smashed her children’s iPads because they were spending too much time on them while on a family holiday in Devon

Daily Mirror

Burrington Estates acquires land to develop Devon business park

Oak Tree Business Park, near Newton Abbot, will provide 80,000sq ft of units suitable for business, industrial, storage and distribution

Birmingham Post

Country diary: An unassuming chapel, full of death and life

Ayshford, Devon: It sits alone, tucked between canal and motorway, with centuries-old carvings that remind us of our mortality

The Guardian - UK

Husband and wife found dead with ‘DNR’ written on their foreheads ‘took their own lives’ inquest hears

Peter Norris and wife Marguerite were found dead in their home in Devon in April last year

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Devon man's crusade to close loophole costing temp workers billions in lost holiday pay

Jacob Bellas forms Contractor Voice campaign as umbrella firms withhold holiday pay from freelancers and contractors

The Independent UK

Devon pub accused of ‘wokeness’ after renaming ploughman’s lunch to ploughperson’s

The name change was intended as a ‘fun’ nod to the women farmers in the region

Daily Mirror

Elderly couple with chronic pain took their own lives after writing DNR on foreheads

Peter Norris was found dead on a bed in one bedroom at the large detached property in Modbury, Devon, one day last April, and his wife Marguerite Norris was found dead lying on a bed in another bedroom

The Guardian - UK

Devon pub reaps Twitter storm after adding ploughperson’s to menu

Renaming of traditional lunch labelled ‘woke’ online, but was playful nod to local female farmers, says landlord

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Wales Online

King Edward VIII's very rude feelings about Devon in royal visit aired in letter

The future king hit out at Ashburton, Newton Abbot and Princetown before calling Bishop of Exeter 'mad and revolting'

The Guardian - UK

Devon’s ‘boy in the tent’ heads indoors after two-year camp out

Max Woosey, who raised more than £700k for his local hospice, will be spending less time under canvas – to his family’s relief

Birmingham Post

Devon's growing Flapjackery to open store in listed Plymouth building

Company set up by two women in their kitchens now turns over more than £1m a year and is taking on the former Yarmouth Stores outlet in the Barbican

Daily Mirror

Mum left homeless with her four children after being evicted from house blames Airbnbs

Trudy Lincoln and her family, who had lived in Hartland, North Devon, have been left 'sofa-surfing' - and the mum-of-four said second home owners are to blame

Birmingham Post

Devon's Bear Trail attraction reopens after £350k investment

The Bear Trail and subsidiary Bear Town now employ 25 people and is becoming a roaring success

The Guardian - UK

Artwork that will be UK’s tallest ceramic sculpture takes shape in Devon

Earth Goddess – touted as south-west England’s answer to the Angel of the North – will be unveiled in Cornwall in April

Daily Mirror

Amish reality TV series contestant details life on set amid mass walk-out rumours

Channel 4's new reality series The Simpler Life saw a group of Brits spend their summer on a remote Devon farm to live like the Amish

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