SALMON DEAL SIGNED
The Leaping Salmon officially has a new owner, following completion of the sale yesterday. The buyer is understood to be a local man who intends […]
Month: July 2017
HECK OF A ROW NEXT DOOR
Burrator Parish Council is making national headlines for its part in changing the village war memorial at Meavy. The council was somehow persuaded to add […]
ONE FOR THE DIARY
There are trophies, which are presented and then taken back into the custody of The Whody for another year. Free bbq and drink for all […]
SINGER BUYS PUB
Michael Mathieson, singer of popular Plymouth band Mad Dog Mcrea, has been named as the new owner of The White Thorn Inn at Shaugh Prior. […]
EDDYSTONE SEA LIFE RECOVERING
Restrictions on trawling the Eddystone reef, 12 miles off Plymouth, have led to promising signs of sea-bed recovery, according to the Marine Conservation Society. The […]
DIARY HIGHLIGHTS
Coming up … * Dartmoor Prison Museum re-opens this Saturday, July 15, 9.30-4.30, after being shut in March by the uncovering of asbestos during works […]
DARTMOOR YOMP UPDATE
A previous report on this site suggested the route of the annual Dartmoor Yomp with Royal Marines, veterans and friends and family, had been modified […]
PHONE MAST DILEMMA & PAVILION MOVES AT COUNCIL MEETING
Individual villagers and Horrabridge Parish Council were warned last night (Tues July 11) that they have less than a week to comment on a planning […]
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MARTIN & A SWALLOW?
Find out at Yelverton Memorial Hall, Meavy, Lane, this Thursday (July 13), from 8 pm. Local naturalist John Walters will give a free talk on […]
MAGPIE BRIDGE EXCLUSIVE
There has been some grumbling about the A386 approaching Magpie Bridge from Horrabridge, where hedge cuttings and soil have built up to blur the foot […]