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1 day ago · More than nine in 10 beds at Plymouth Hospitals Trust were occupied at the start of this month, new figures show, with many beds taken by patients fit to be discharged. It comes as health officials warned hospitals across England are "close to full" with norovirus increasing demand while a ...

1 day ago · Lindsay Ellwood, chair of the Warfleet Road Warriors residents’ group which launched the petition, said: “The number of people who have signed our petition and written to Devon County Council in support of our campaign shows the strength of feeling among the community for the urgent reopening of the road.

5 days ago · A body found in the River Dart on Friday, January 17, has been positively identified as 79-year-old David Evans, who went missing in Dartmouth shortly before Christmas. Mr Evans, a retired college lecturer, was last seen in person on the Dartmouth water taxi on the afternoon of December 16, although ...

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Dartmouth residents who have been at their wits’ end for almost a year after the collapse of a wall forced the closure of a key access road have launched a petition to pressure Devon County Council (DCC) into fixing the problem. An eight-metre …

1 day ago · Twice a week Dart RNLI carry out training sessions to keep the crew on their toes and the morning of Saturday February 8 was seemingly no different when Helm Rich Eggleton, crew member Will Davis and new crew member Liam Hassard went out on the 85 to carry out a passing out session for Liam.

The DoC, which owns the 215-year-old prison, leases the building out to the ministry of justice for £1.5m a year, but under the terms of the agreement (similar to the one the Duchy has with the Dartmoor National Park Authority for the Princetown visitor centre) it is not responsible for the upkeep of the facility.

A PARTNERSHIP aimed at protecting Dartmoor’s heritage has received more than £3million of funding. Dartmoor’s Dynamic Landscapes has been awarded £3,124,179 in funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The partnership, which brings together several organisations, not least Dartmoor ...