Andy D'Agorne (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
This summer, as in most years since the eclipse in 1999, our family have spent a week camping in Devon on a biodynamic farm overlooking Totnes and the River Dart. There is something for all ages including the many children and teenagers. For details see http://www.sharphamfamilycamp.co.uk/ The vision of an annual community of friends old and new, started by the farmer Richard who...
Nostalgia at the Stone House (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
We've recently returned from a beautiful week spent in sunny Devon. Hubby and I took our youngest daughter and her best buddy for a relaxing break in this charming little Victorian cottage in Kingsweir. We had this stunning view from our bedroom window over the river Dart, with Dartmoor quay in the distance....yes, I could get used to waking up to that view every day..... Being based here, meant that...
Devon and Cornwall Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Just when you think you have seen it all along comes a story to prove your assumption wrong. This concerns 'Castle Cove' at the mouth of the River Dart in South Devon. There are signs there warning of falling rocks but more bizarrely a highway style sign on a metal post with a triangle within which there is an exclamation mark. The inscription reads "BEWARE OF INCOMING TIDE". Well fancy that! The tide...
British Royal Wedding (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
William starts his navy training - BBC News Prince William has begun a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy by learning boat handling skills. He joined other recruits practising manoeuvres on the river Dart near Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon… Royal Navy rite of passage that left Prince William all at sea - Daily Mail Generations [...]
Transition Culture (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
Quite suddenly and almost by accident, a wholly new political movement has exploded upon the scene. It erupted in Totnes, an ancient town on Devon's River Dart of only 7,500 inhabitants. Scarcely two years ago, a small group of its citizens took note of the announcement that the global supply of oil had ‘peaked', (meaning [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008
Police name a man who was killed when his car was driven into the River Dart in Devon.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 15/05/2008
A man dies when his car speeds off a jetty in Devon and plunges in to the River Dart.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Police officers and firefighters in Devon recover a man's body from the River Dart on Wednesday morning.
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 21/04/2008
4.10.08 Caught ferry to Dartmouth down the River Dart very scenic and peaceful. The commentator spoke near the entire time and I was interested that everyone was fascinated with near every bird and creature. Perhaps the downside of a long history if there is one is less wild lands. Busked more in Darthmouth. 4.11.08Stayed at the YHA in a beautiful coastal town called Salcomb. Classic town with
Evening Standard (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008
Police officers and rescue experts are searching for a teenage girl in a 'distressed state' who went missing in a country park. Up to 90 officers are searching a two-mile radius around the River Dart Country Park in Ashburton, Devon
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 19/02/2008
South East Division 1 East Devon A 4 Dawlish 3 A LATE goal by Ian Mackie won this game for East Devon and lifted them level on points with league leaders Dart. Exe did East Devon a favour by holding Dart to a 3-3 draw but East had ...
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
THE small, specialist UK shipbuilder Pendennis Shipyard has secured the £4m ($7.8m) contract to build a new cross-river ferry for the Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge Co. It will replace the existing Dartmouth Higher Ferry, which crosses the River Dart in Devon between Dartmouth and Kingswear, writes Mike Hood.
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
A series of six winter lectures on the local environment has been launched in East Devon. Bicton College, near East Budleigh, is giving people the chance to learn about their area. The lectures are at Dart's Farm, Topsham, ...
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 11/10/2007
Ordering a turkey for your Christmas dinner could also land you a new car if you go along to one Devon butcher today. Gerald David Butchers at Dart's Farm in Topsham is launching a Christmas prize draw. Each customer who orders a free-range ...
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 28/09/2007
The great celebration of all that is yummy in Devon has begun - and Darts Farm, near Topsham, proved to be the ideal starting point. It is the sixth annual Devon Celebration of Food at the farm that Michael Dart runs and he was delighted to ...
