devon

Devon auction featuring 300 years of clock history

Devon auction featuring 300 years of clock history

Chilcotts Auctioneers and ValuersChilcotts Auctioneers and Valuers said it took three days to move the collection to their officesA collection of clocks and barometers that make up "300 years of history" are set to be sold at auction on 15 November. Chilcotts Auctioneers and Valuers said it took three days to remove the entire collection, made up of more than 60 clocks and barometers spanning the late 17th Century to the 20th Century, and take it to their…

Continue ReadingDevon auction featuring 300 years of clock history

South West stories you may have missed

South West stories you may have missed

Nova WilliamsFaye Williams helped staff at Corfu Airport control the crowdA woman from Devon who helped control the crowd at a Greek airport, and a car which fell into a sinkhole which suddenly appeared in a car park in Cornwall, were some of the stories we reported on this week.We have selected six articles from the past seven days for Devon and Cornwall.Mum steps in to control crowd at Greek airportNova WilliamsFaye Williams said she saw an airport…

Continue ReadingSouth West stories you may have missed

Torquay United ‘magnificent’ in 2-1 Maidenhead United win – Paul Wotton

Torquay United ‘magnificent’ in 2-1 Maidenhead United win – Paul Wotton

Torquay United manager Paul Wotton says his side were "absolutely magnificent" in their 2-1 win at Maidenhead United. The Gulls recorded back-to-back away wins for the first time this season after victory at Farnborough on Wednesday night.The win moves Torquay back up to third place in National League South - two points behind second-placed Weston-Super-Mare and eight behind leaders Hornchurch. Callum Dolan gave Wotton's side a 40th-minute lead before Remi Clerima headed Jordan Young's cross past his own…

Continue ReadingTorquay United ‘magnificent’ in 2-1 Maidenhead United win – Paul Wotton

Five-day hospital doctors strike follows failed talks on pay and training provision

Five-day hospital doctors strike follows failed talks on pay and training provision

A five-day strike by resident doctors in England - formerly known as junior doctors - is to begin on Friday after the failure of talks over pay and training place shortages held last month with health secretary Wes Streeting.The strike, which starts at 7am on Friday 14 November and ends at 7am on Wednesday 19 November, involves resident doctors from the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust which operates hospitals across the county including those in Heavitree,…

Continue ReadingFive-day hospital doctors strike follows failed talks on pay and training provision

Former school site in Barnstaple removed from heritage risk list

Former school site in Barnstaple removed from heritage risk list

GoogleOnce an elementary school, The Old School Coffee House on Church Lane in Barnstaple is now affordable housing A 17th century school which transformed into a restaurant is among a number of UK sites to have been removed from a heritage at risk register. Formerly known as Horwood's School, the Grade II-listed building in Barnstaple served as the borough's first elementary school after being founded for poor children in 1659. For the last several decades it had been…

Continue ReadingFormer school site in Barnstaple removed from heritage risk list

East Devon volunteers help rare wildflower recovery

East Devon volunteers help rare wildflower recovery

A rare wildflower has shown signs of recovery thanks to the work of volunteers and landowners, conservationists have said.The East Devon National Landscape team said heath lobelia, a plant with purple-blue blooms, had declined due to the loss of open heathland and grazing.It said volunteers and local landowners had worked to restore the species by planting it, seed collecting and managing sites around Shute and Kilmington.Ruth Worsley, nature engagement co-ordinator, said volunteers had "worked tirelessly throughout the year…

Continue ReadingEast Devon volunteers help rare wildflower recovery

Exeter’s taxi fares could rise by 25% under plans

Exeter’s taxi fares could rise by 25% under plans

A consultation has been launched on increasing taxi fares in a Devon city by about 25%.People are being asked for their views on the rises in Exeter, which could see the fares going up for the first time in three years and potentially coming into effect by Christmas.If the changes go ahead, Exeter would have the most expensive two-mile fare level in Devon and would move into the national top 10, with a two-mile journey costing between £9.50…

Continue ReadingExeter’s taxi fares could rise by 25% under plans

‘Huge milestone’ as rare leopard cub born at Dartmoor Zoo

‘Huge milestone’ as rare leopard cub born at Dartmoor Zoo

Dartmoor ZooThe cub's birth was captured on CCTV A rare leopard cub has been born in a zoo in a "huge milestone" for the critically endangered species.Bosses at Dartmoor Zoo in Devon announced the successful birth of the Amur leopard cub to parents Lena and Freddo.The species is described as the "world's rarest big cat" with only an estimated 120 remaining in the wild, and staff said zoological records showed only 15 Amur leopards had been born in…

Continue Reading‘Huge milestone’ as rare leopard cub born at Dartmoor Zoo

Devon ‘Frankenstein trees’ offer safe haven for wildlife

Devon ‘Frankenstein trees’ offer safe haven for wildlife

Dead trees and branches have been bolted together to make homes for wildlife.Conservation charity the Woodland Trust said the "Frankenstein trees" were hauled from Kingsettle Wood in Dorset to Yonder Oak in Devon and placed along the flight path of barn owls, sparrowhawks and kestrels.They said the deadwood would offer a safe perch for the "magnificent" birds of prey.Sam Hamer, the charity's site manager, said: "By bolting on extra branches from other dead trees and then slashing them…

Continue ReadingDevon ‘Frankenstein trees’ offer safe haven for wildlife

Lyn Parry: Amateur golfer aged 74 makes three holes-in-one within a month

Lyn Parry: Amateur golfer aged 74 makes three holes-in-one within a month

An English amateur golfer in her mid-seventies has made three holes-in-one in a month.Lyn Parry achieved the feat during October with two at her home club Downes Crediton in Devon, before completing the hat-trick at Tiverton Golf Club.Parry had previously made two holes-in-one since taking up the sport aged 58, lifting her tally to five.The odds of three in a month were estimated at 1.95 trillion to one by England Golf."The holes-in-one have just come along a bit…

Continue ReadingLyn Parry: Amateur golfer aged 74 makes three holes-in-one within a month

Warning of ‘chaos’ as Devon council carve-up row deepens

Warning of ‘chaos’ as Devon council carve-up row deepens

Miles DavisDevon political reporterExeter City CouncilExeter and Plymouth both want to expand in local government reorganisation and see an expanded TorbayCouncillors are putting party political interests above the needs of communities and risk creating "chaos" in the biggest local government shake-up for 50 years, according to a council leader.Devon County Council leader Julian Brazil, Liberal Democrat, accused rival councils of "gerrymandering" - manipulating boundaries for their own political benefit.Local authorities are drawing up plans for where new boundaries…

Continue ReadingWarning of ‘chaos’ as Devon council carve-up row deepens

Sneezing Devon driver who killed pedestrian avoids jail

Sneezing Devon driver who killed pedestrian avoids jail

BBCTruro Crown Court heard Mr Williams immediately tried to help at the sceneA driver who killed an 83-year-old man after a suffering a sneezing fit at the wheel has received a suspended sentence.A court heard Colin Williams, from Horseshoe Drive, Newton Abbot, Devon, had a sneezing episode but did not slow down or stop his BMW before he struck David and Daphne Clark in St Ives, Cornwall, in April 2024.The 43-year-old admitted causing death by careless driving and…

Continue ReadingSneezing Devon driver who killed pedestrian avoids jail