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Boy awarded medal after raising more than £570,000 with camping challenge

A 12-year-old boy who raised enough money for his local hospice to hire 16 extra nurses through a camping challenge has been recognised in the New Year Honours. Max Woosey, from Braunton in Devon, has raised more than £570,000 for North Devon ...

01 Jan 2022 at 00:25

Hosepipe ban extended to large parts of Devon

A hosepipe ban has been extended across large parts of Devon. South West Water, which introduced a ban in Cornwall and a small area of North Devon last August, made the decision to “replenish” depleted water supplies. It said that, while ...

25 Apr 2023 at 11:20

Health

GB athlete told during run ‘you should be in coma’ due to blood glucose levels says ‘diabetes doesn’t stop me competing’

An athlete who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was asked by her GP “How are you running? You should be in a coma”, because her blood glucose levels measured more than four times the normal concentration, has said “I don’t let ...

27 Jun 2023 at 14:09

Tory MP: Test bathing waters all year round

Testing for bathing waters should be extended to cover the whole year, a Tory MP has said. Currently local authorities must provide water quality information for designated bathing water sites during the bathing season, which runs ...

30 Mar 2023 at 13:35

Guinness World Record for boy who camped in garden to raise money for hospice

A 13-year-old boy who spent three years camping in his garden to raise money for a local hospice has set a Guinness World Record for the biggest sum raised by camping. Max Woosey has raised £700,000 for the North Devon Hospice ...

29 Mar 2023 at 10:08

‘The Boy in the Tent’ to end charity camping challenge after three years

A 13-year-old boy who has camped in a tent for the past three years is ending his challenge after raising more than £600,000 for charity. Max Woosey, from Braunton in Devon, has directly funded 15 nurses for a year at North ...

01 Mar 2023 at 13:33

Quirky

Nomad who lives off-grid in a van uses art to promote ‘respect’ of the ocean after seeing plastic waste on her travels

A sustainable artist who lives off-grid in her campervan uses her illustrations to encourage others to “respect” the ocean after her own experiences scuba diving and seeing plastic waste inspired her to campaign for a ...

11 Jul 2023 at 08:43

Boy who camped in tent for three years is ‘a true hero’, says charity

A 13-year-old boy who has camped in a tent for the past three years has been described as a “true hero” by the charity he has raised more than £700,000 in aid of. Max Woosey, from Braunton in Devon, has directly ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:05

UK’s largest ever wildflower grassland to be created

The largest ever wildflower grassland in the UK is to be created by the National Trust. The project will see pockets of a rich savannah sown across 70 miles of the north Devon landscape by 2030. In the past few ...

03 Nov 2022 at 10:34

Local News

Anne Tattersall - Torrington’s Queen of Mischief

Torrington’s Queen of Mischief and former Ambassador for Devon Anne Tattersall has been ferociously raising money for charity for decades becoming one of the town’s best known characters. This week Anne, 64, ...

26 May 2024 at 14:33

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