A cowboy builder from Newton Abbot has pleaded guilty to unfair trading and fraud offences following an investigation by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.
Exeter Crown Court heard today how Jonathon Mills of Heathfield Newton Abbot (6 May 1967) cheated an elderly Devon resident out of nearly £120k by overcharging her for various building works at her property, including some work which was also unnecessary.
Devon County Council launched the investigation, supported by Devon and Cornwall Police and the Regional Trading Standards Scambuster Team, following...
Libraries across Devon are encouraging residents to ‘think differently’ this month as part of a project to inspire creativity.
A series of events and activities associated with experiment, discovery, play, learning and reflection will be held throughout June aimed getting people to try something new.
Designed for those of all ages, they include activities such as learning to use a smart phone, creating treasures at a free play table, cake decorating, knitting and discovering how e-book readers work.
Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for...
A Newton Abbot school has become more environmentally friendly with the installation of a school biomass boiler heating system, supported by Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking.
Stover School, founded in 1932, is an independent co-educational day and boarding school teaching three to 18-year-olds. The school incorporates historic buildings that were part of the original Stover Estate as well as a modern building added by the school more recently. The school is set in 64 acres of parkland.
The ever increasing cost of energy led the school to convert to green technology and biomass...
Witnesses are sought to a serious assault in Newton Abbot which left the victim with a broken jaw. The assault happened between 2.30am and 3.30am on Sunday (14 April) close to Gorman Metals in Kingsteignton Road. The 20-year-old victim, from Newton Abbot, was walking from Enigma Nightclub with a friend when he was involved in a brief verbal altercation with an unknown man. He was then assaulted by the man and had to be taken to Torbay District Hospital with a fractured jaw, and facial cuts and bruises. Police are appealing for witnesses and are seeking a suspect who is described as white,...
The recently completed Town Quay Bridge linking Newton Abbot and Kingsteignton is already proving popular.
Almost 3,000 cycling trips have been made over the bridge since it opened to the public just under a month ago, with 1,300 of those in the first week.
The bridge and the section of the Teign Estuary Trail were officially opened by Devon County Council Chairman Jerry Brook and Sustrans’ South West Regional Director Adrian Roper at a special ceremony today (Friday 8 March).
The route, with Town Quay Bridge as its centrepiece, has cost around £3 million in total....
Remodelling work will begin this summer on the first of the county’s dementia care Centres of Excellence in Newton Abbot.
Mapleton Care Home, on Ashburton Road, already provides care for people with dementia, but will be completely redeveloped over the next 18 months to meet local demand.
The plans have been finalised following open days held earlier in the year, which gave residents, their families, as well as staff and others, an opportunity to see how the proposed plans will transform their care home.
Mapleton will the first of up to ten Council homes to be...
‘Business Biscotti’, an informal gathering with no restrictions, is free to join online and free to attend the meetings.
Jacqui Shaw, owner of Coralline Health and Steve Bulman of WBW Solicitors, are launching the new group to bring professionals from Newton About and the surrounding areas together to meet, to talk and network to build business relationships.
The philosophy of Business Biscotti is to network within neighbourhood communities, and to make a commitment to help other members, by offering advice, sharing tips and building strong meaningful business relationships...
FA Disability Cup Southern Section first round (Sunday 24 February) Exeter City Ability Counts 7 AFC Bournemouth Ability Counts 1 Exeter City’s Ability Counts team beat their counterparts from AFC Bournemouth by a 7-1 scoreline, to reach the Southern Section semi-final in the inaugural FA Disability Cup. The Grecians are now due to face Plymouth Argyle’s representative side on Sunday 24 March. The tie against AFC Bournemouth was played at the Coach Road ground at Devon County FA headquarters, in Newton Abbot. There are a total of 16 teams in this year’s tournament, and the final will be...
Update: Stephen Walker has been found safe and well.
Devon & Cornwall Police are trying to locate the whereabouts of Stephen Walker, aged 49, who was last seen on Fisher Road, Newton Abbot at around 2pm on 9th February 2013.
Stephen is desribed as a white male of stocky build and approximately five feet ten inches tall. He has brown/black-coloured hair that is starting to turn grey. He is thought to be wearing jeans, a navy T-shirt, a green/blue tweed coat and green wellington boots.
Anyone who has information about his whereabouts should ring police using the...
