Dartmoor

Canoeist pulled from river dies

A 46-year-old canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, Devon and Somerset Fire Service has confirmed. The man, from Reading, was pulled from the water by members of the public after...

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Treatment works makes £200K

The buyer is not planning to change the treatment works An old South West Water (SWW) treatment works on Dartmoor has sold at auction for £200,000. The 6.7 acre plot and works at Bala near Didworthy was bought by a neighbour...

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Roger Kendrick: prison governor

The years between 1960 and 2000 were especially traumatic for the prison services across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The rise in the number of prisoners, serious security lapses, industrial relations...

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Visit Near and Far at High Moorland Visitor Centre

A stunning new exhibition opens at Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre in Princetown on 20 November 2009. Near and Far is a collection of images by regional photographers Ross Hayward, Lee Pengelly,...

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New partnership to restore Dartmoor’s leats

A partnership between the Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority is set to help secure the future of some of Dartmoor’s important leats (artificial water courses). A joint-funded programme will identify and restore...

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The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes

All of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Mysteries in One Volume Published in 2009, 150th anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birth, this new edition of his Sherlock Holmes mysteries includes all four novels and 56 short...

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Captain Joy- Bonavista Bay- Stunin Cullen

All-conquering harness racing gelding Captain Joy, small in stature but big in heart, has the ability to beat giant Victorian pacer Bonavista Bay when they clash for only the second time in the $50,000 Ross North Homes...

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Quartano victory lifts Greatrex

Cheltenham and Plumpton may both be left-handed but that is where the similarity ends. Oaks, though, have to start somewhere and, after a veritable forest of talent spread its branches over some valuable prizes in the sport's...

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Recap: Doctor Who S 12 E 3 The Sontaran Experiment

"It's absolutely typical of Harry. Deciding to do a favor for the people of the Nerva Space Station, the Doctor decides to drag his companions down to Earth to check out if it's safe for the Nerva Space Station people to...

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Ohoka Rebel a real Fremantle Cup hope

Lightly-raced New Zealand-bred six-year-old Ohoka Rebel emerged as a Fremantle Cup hope when he gave a powerful harness racing performance to win the D'Orsogna Champagne Ham Pace over 2902m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

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