Devon News

Bradley GerrardLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceLewis ClarkeMid Devon District Council said three of its leisure centres had some form of renewable energy provision A council has said it is investigating expanding its use of solar panel after the installation of panels on its leisure centres helped to combat emissions. Mid Devon District Council's cabinet heard three of its leisure centres had some form of renewable energy, including solar panels and heat pumps, which had reduced running costs and lowered…

A library has collected dozens of bookmarks left inside returned books to create a Museum of Lost Bookmarks.Staff at South Molton Library, in Devon, have created the wall display.Emma Ward, library assistant, said: "We think we will need a bit more room for it to grow as there are always more bookmarks coming into the library."We'll do what we can to reunite them with people but if not, we will honour them by putting them on display," she…

Matthew Hill Health CorrespondentBBCJamie told a care manager to tell his mother he loved her before fatal fallThe mother of a 25-year-old man with autism has accused his carer of unprofessional conduct before he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Tenerife, an inquest heard.Jamie Cole from Bristol was accompanied on holiday by a carer who he left after reportedly becoming upset about the cost of a restaurant bill on 14 January 2025. He was found…

Plans to build an Aldi store have been refused by councillors due to concerns over its impact on neighbouring properties.More than 1,200 people supported the application for the site in Ivybridge, Devon, which the supermarket's real estate director Elliot Saunders said was the highest level of support for one of its UK stores, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.South Hams councillors backed planning officers who said the store off Rutt Lane, near the railway station, would be "overbearing"…

Caroline RobinsonSouth WestBBCA total of 27 flaming barrels were carried throughout the eveningA clean up was under way on Thursday, the morning after this year's edition of an event where people run through the streets carrying flaming barrels of tar.The Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels attracted 20,000 people, more than doubling the size of the rural Devon town, on Wednesday evening.The festivities did not finish until just after midnight, with roads reopened at 01:00 GMT on Thursday.The clean…