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High demand and short supply for rented housing in Teignmouth

High demand and short supply for rented housing in Teignmouth

Miles DavisDevon political reporter, TeignmouthBBCEmma Foreman is lettings director at Complete Estate Agents in TeignmouthHigh demand and short supply for rental housing in Devon are expected to continue, according to people in the industry.The Renters Rights Act - a huge shake-up of the rental market - became law on Monday.The legislation is designed to level the playing field between landlords and tenants as people renting say it has become prohibitively expensive and very difficult to find rental properties.A…

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Five children bailed after Bideford arson arrests

Five children bailed after Bideford arson arrests

Five children arrested after a house fire which left a person missing have been released on bail, police said.Four boys and a girl aged between 13 and 15, from north Devon, had been held on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the fire in Bideford.Police said they were treating the fire at a terraced house in Honestone Street on Tuesday evening "as a suspicious incident with murder as one of several hypotheses being considered". A…

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Award-winning documentary on off-grid Devon life receives limited run in November thanks to University

A documentary that records the lives and experiences of people in North Devon who have chosen to live without mains electricity is to have an exclusive, limited run in two cinemas in November. The film, where is heaven?, took a decade to film and has won awards and played to sold-out venues despite technically being in its pre-release phase. Now, five screenings have been confirmed for two cinemas in Devon thanks to the University of Exeter and its…

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Man, 94, dies from injuries sustained in Exeter M5 crash

Man, 94, dies from injuries sustained in Exeter M5 crash

A man has died from injuries sustained during a car crash on a motorway, police have said.Devon and Cornwall Police received reports of a crash involving a blue Ford Fiesta, a grey Land Rover Discovery and a grey Mazda CX-5 on the southbound slip road at junction 29 of the M5 in Exeter at about 11:00 GMT on Tuesday.A 94-year-old passenger of the Ford suffered serious injuries and died in hospital on Thursday, the force said. A second…

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New name chosen for Devon Sanctuary’s rescued Icelandic foal

New name chosen for Devon Sanctuary’s rescued Icelandic foal

A charity which asked supporters to name one of 13 rare-breed Icelandic horses and foals in its care has announced the winning name. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary said the five-month-old colt would be called Flint, reflecting his "steely coat and bright, striking eyes". Flint arrived at the sanctuary with his dam, Mavis, just after he was born in May. His carers said his coat had darkened as he has grown but his eyes have remained a "beautiful…

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Woman dies in Saltash supermarket car park crash

Woman dies in Saltash supermarket car park crash

A woman in her 70s died after crashing into three parked vehicles in a supermarket car park. Devon and Cornwall Police said its officers, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to Waitrose in Saltash, at 11:45 GMT on Thursday. The force said said a blue Volvo V40 crashed into a Suzuki Swift, a Ford Focus, and a Mercedes Sprinter van which were parked and unattended.Officers said a 78-year-old woman from Saltash, who was driving the Volvo, was…

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Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for Exeter debut

Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for Exeter debut

That professionalism was one of the big plus points for Exeter boss Steve Salvin when he recruited Rule before this year's World Cup.The prop went on to help the Black Ferns win a bronze medal as she took her tally to 31 caps, scoring two tries for New Zealand along the way. "The way she approaches her game in terms of taking notes, asking questions, challenging, all the things you would expect from someone of a professional mindset,"…

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Amy Rule: New Zealand prop reflects on journey as she prepares for first Exeter start

That professionalism was one of the big plus points for Exeter boss Steve Salvin when he recruited Rule before this year's World Cup.The prop went on to help the Black Ferns win a bronze medal as she took her tally to 31 caps, scoring two tries for New Zealand along the way. "The way she approaches her game in terms of taking notes, asking questions, challenging, all the things you would expect from someone of a professional mindset,"…

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Views sought as council considers future of Barnstaple’s quays

Views sought as council considers future of Barnstaple’s quays

Boat owners and water users have been asked to give their views on whether three quays should remain in use.North Devon Council has said it would need to find £500,000 to ensure all marine facilities at Castle Quay and Rolle Quay in Barnstaple and Fremington Quay comply with the new port and marine facility safety code.The council said decommissioning the sites would cost less than a fifth of the cost of removing boating-related equipment but it would mean…

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Kent coroner given ‘limited information’ on fatal Egypt boat fire

Kent coroner given ‘limited information’ on fatal Egypt boat fire

Mohammed KaddahThe fire happened on 11 June 2023 in the Egyptian Red SeaAn inquest into the death of a British man who died in a boat fire off the coast of Egypt has received "limited information" about what caused the blaze, a coroner has said.Steven Hill, 73, from Ashford in Kent, died on a scuba vessel off the coast of Marsa Alam on 11 June 2023.He, and two other Britons, had chosen to stay in their rooms while…

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Millbrook funeral director accused of blocking burial

Millbrook funeral director accused of blocking burial

A former funeral director from Cornwall is set to appear in court accused of fraud and stopping a body from being buried.Jack Weekes, 32, of St Johns Road in Millbrook, has been summonsed to Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Friday. He faces two charges following a police investigation in 2024.Devon and Cornwall Police said the first charge relates to preventing the lawful and decent burial of a dead body between 16 October and 4 December 2023.The second accuses Mr…

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Five teenagers arrested in Bideford fire murder probe

Five teenagers arrested in Bideford fire murder probe

Five children have been arrested as one person remains unaccounted for after a house fire, police have said.Four boys and a girl – all aged under 18 and from north Devon – have been held on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following the blaze in Bideford.A murder investigation was launched following the fire at a terraced house in Honestone Street on Tuesday evening. A man remains unaccounted for, and his next-of-kin have been informed, police…

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