Dart Freemasons Lodge have recently presented a cheque for £500 to the Dart Trekkers, a recently formed organisation in Dartmouth. It was established some 4 years ago by Terri Walker when, due to funding problems the local academy decided not to send a team to the Ten Tors Race on Dartmoor.

The group meet at Townstal Community Hall and are instructed in survival techniques including map reading, these are practiced regularly by visits to Dartmoor. Chris Tucker, the Worshipful Master of Dart Lodge said,” this is the type of group that we like to support, it creates in young people...

Cricket brownies and “chocolate chirp cookies” were served at a meeting about the future of edible insects.

Insects are eaten in many parts of the world, and if people in countries such as the UK and US could get over the “yuk factor” it would open a “new frontier in food”, experts said.

Insects are a rich source of protein and can be produced using far less land and water – and with a far smaller carbon footprint – than meat such as beef.

Scientists, insect producers and other experts discussed the key issues at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall...

Eleven former East Devon district councillors who have carried out an extraordinary 215 years of public service between them, have been appointed as Honorary Aldermen in recognition of their valued contribution to the communities they represented and to the council they served.

Roger Giles served on the council for 24 years representing Ottery St Mary and held a number of positions of responsibility, including chairman of the scrutiny committee (2007/2009 and 2015/2019).

Peter Burrows represented Seaton for a total of 13 years, and among some of the senior posts he held,...

Doctors in Devon are providing essential advice to people across the county on how to choose the right service for them if they feel unwell over the New Year period.

Devon’s NHS leaders are asking people to do what they can to prevent themselves becoming unwell and make sensible to decisions when it comes to choosing the right NHS service if they need help.

All parts of the NHS system are very busy in Devon at this time of year.

If it’s not an emergency or life-threatening condition, help the NHS to help you by choosing the right service for your needs:

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Devon’s residents are being urged to hang on to their broken possessions over the Christmas holidays so they can be fixed at what promises will be the largest repair café ever held.

The Big Fix 2020 will be held on Saturday February 15, and will see up to 109 repair cafes across the UK being held simultaneously.

The national event is being coordinated by Devon County Council and follows the success of The Big Fix last year when volunteers broke the record for the number of items repaired at a single repair café.

Both events are examples of Devon County Council’s...

Three women whose relatives were involved in the Battle of the River Plate had a chance meeting at a recent exhibition.

The ladies - pictured above - were visiting an exhibition at Exeter Guildhall to mark the 80th Anniversary of HMS Exeter's involvement in the Battle of the River Plate in the South Atlantic during the Second World War.

Whilst watching a film as part of the exhibition they got talking. They soon realised that their relatives had been involved in the Battle.

Claire Higginson (pictured left) is the great granddaughter of Charles Cloke, the leading...

There’s nothing in life quite as complicated as human relationships. Whether it’s with your parents, friends, or loved ones, there are often problems and misunderstandings that could easily lead to the faltering of those relationships. One of the worst and most difficult things a person could go through is a divorce . It is an emotionally charged time where spouses divide their assets, and they go through all the complications of separation. It is never easy to go through this process, and if children are involved, things are even more difficult. It is important that you know what to do...

It’s fair to say that bingo has a fair few stereotypes attached it. Mention the game and immediately we think of a night out with our granny.

However, those days are long gone as Mecca Bingo is well and truly part of the ‘in’ crowd of Devon thanks to their hip hall in the heart of Exeter.

The North Street bingo hall is really capitalising on the bingo revolution and it’s welcoming more young adults through the door than ever before.

Online bingo has played a big part in that, with thousands upon thousands playing Mecca Bingo online every day, and they’re now making...

Amid warnings that new cases of flu could peak over the busy Christmas period, the parents of a nine-year-old boy from Devon who died from the illness in January last year, are calling on parents to vaccinate their children.

The request follows the release of data from Public Health England (PHE), showing that GP consultations across the country for Influenza-like illness have risen in the last few weeks.

In Devon, community clinics are being scheduled for school age children, who missed their initial school appointment for a nasal flu spray. Parents who would like to book...

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