Dartmoor News

The latest from around the moor, gathered from local news outlets. Tap any headline to read the full story at its source.

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  Motorists warned of two mile oil spill on A3072

  • 8.30pm UPDATE: A section of the A3072 will be closed temporarily to allow clean up of an oil spillage. This is likely to be closed for 60-90 minutes as our contractors carry out their work. There will be operatives ...

  30 Sep 2026 via Okehampton Times

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  ‘Extremely disappointed’: George Park and Ride charges face fresh fight

  Plymouth City Council's plans to charge long-stay users at George Park and Ride have prompted a new petition, with the issue also drawing criticism from Plymouth Moor View MP Fred Thomas

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Viral social media star flies to UK from Tennessee for award-winning Devon pub

  Kalani Ghost Hunter, a social media star from Tennessee, visited the historic NoBody Inn in Devon to try their award-winning food and was impressed by the pub's decor and rich history.

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  New Dartmoor challenge raises more than £3,500 for Ashburton rescue team

  Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton Team welcomed participants from across the UK for its first fundraising challenge, with teams facing steep hills, navigation and five search and rescue-style tests

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Independent Okehampton restaurant reveals Exeter expansion plans

  Pizza Bros, the venture linked to Okehampton’s Brothers Lounge, has submitted plans for a new Sidwell Street premises in the centre of Exeter

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Round Table to hold cycle fundraiser to support hit-and-run victim

  Okehampton District Round Table is hosting a fundraising cycle ride this Saturday (October 4) to raise money to support of a hit-and-run victim and his family.

  30 Sep 2026 via Tavistock Times Gazette

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  Musical 'madness' lifts the spirits

  Spirits have been lifted by a lively community musical festival in Princetown.

  30 Sep 2026 via Tavistock Times Gazette

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  Devon celebrities back new Mare and Foal Sanctuary centre near Totnes

  A new purpose-built centre for vulnerable horses and ponies has opened near Totnes, with Devon-born comedian Josh Widdicombe, broadcaster Angela Rippon, actor John Nettles and former Strictly Come Dancing champion Fla...

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Ivybridge A38 collision triggered major westbound delays towards Plymouth

  Drivers faced major A38 delays near Ivybridge after a collision on the westbound carriageway, with one lane closed and traffic moving slowly

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Appeal launched to replace 288 defibrillators used by South West volunteers

  A £400,000 fundraising appeal has been launched to replace and upgrade 288 defibrillators carried by Community First Responders (CFRs) across the South West.

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Devon libraries charity tight-lipped on job losses as staff consultation gets underway

  There are fears an internal consultation being carried out by Libraries Unlimited could see job cuts at Devon libraries

  30 Sep 2026 via The Moorlander

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  Hundreds expected at town's remembrance parade

  Hundreds of people are expected to line the streets for this year’s Tavistock Remembrance street parade and moving service.

  30 Sep 2026 via Tavistock Times Gazette

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  West Devon’s free community event returns with new focus

  ‘People have said our previous fairs helped them discover services they didn't know existed.’

  30 Sep 2026 via Tavistock Times Gazette

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  Minister hears farmers' concerns face-to-face

  Upland farmers made their views known on controversial government policies affecting their livelihood at a face-to-face meeting with the farming minister in West Devon.

  30 Sep 2026 via Tavistock Times Gazette

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  Visitors to Dartmoor are being warned not to feed the ponies

  Charlotte Faulkner is chair of the charity Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony

  24 Sep 2026 via BBC News, Devon

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  Secret Devon

  The Drizzlecombe Dragon used to stand guard on Dartmoor looking after the minerals.

  6 Aug 2026 via BBC News, Devon

Headlines are gathered from each outlet's public news feed and link straight back to the original article. Every story remains the work and property of the outlet that published it.