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Three dead in sea and river tragedies as warm weather sparks safety warning

Two men were pulled from the sea off Torbay in Devon while a 15-year-old boy has lost his life in a Cumbria river

Evening Standard · May 28, 2023

Two men in their 20s dead after being pulled from water off Devon coast

Emergency services rushed to Oddicombe, Torbay, Devon, yesterday morning, following reports of concern for two people in the water. Tragically, they both died, Devon and Cornwall Police said

Daily Mirror · May 28, 2023

Two men dead after being pulled from sea in Devon

Emergency services urge ‘everybody to be vigilant to dangers of coast’ over Bank Holiday weekend after men drowned in Torbay

The Independent UK · May 28, 2023

Boost for Devon locals and holidaymakers as large EV charging hub opens

The flagship 1.6 acre site on the A38 will serve high volumes of seasonal traffic

Birmingham Post · May 25, 2023

Gidleigh Park review: a star shines bright on the edge of Dartmoor

Good things come to those who navigate – at least that’s how it feels getting to Gidleigh Park. Dartmoor’s devious hedge-lined lanes are a riot of potholes and passing Land Rovers, of blind and winding bends that lead you so deep into Devon’s dark green that you’re not sure where…

The Week · May 24, 2023

Devon manufacturer Wippell & Co set to close after 220 years of trading

The manufacturer of clerical clothing and academic gowns was founded in Devon in 1789 as a grocery store

Birmingham Post · May 24, 2023

Bus driver celebrates £1m Lotto win with doner kebab and plans to buy first home

Steve Goodwin scratched the card outside the Co-op in Holsworthy, Devon, while waiting for his tea at a neighbouring kebab shop and wept with joy when he saw he'd won

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

'Much loved' teen who fell from cliff after 'trying to stop dog chasing rabbit' is named

Keeleigh Plant, 18, was reportedly out walking with her boyfriend near Hope Cove, Devon on Friday afternoon when she tried to stop her dog from chasing a rabbit and tripped

Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023

The farm shop that's the best in the West Country

Set just off the A39 at St Kew Highway this unassuming Cornwall farm shop is quickly becoming the place to be

Bristol Post · May 22, 2023

Tragic teenager falls to her death from cliff after 'trying to stop dog chasing rabbit'

The 18-year-old girl died after she fell off a cliff in Devon on Friday afternoon

Irish Mirror · May 21, 2023