A huge new neighbourhood is set to be built on the outskirts of Barnstaple in North Devon over the next decade. Housebuilder Lovell and housing association LiveWest have agreed a joint venture to acquire a plot of land for up to 820 homes.

In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he feared the government's new farm tax, coupled with existing economic headwinds, will ruin his family

Court of Appeal grants injunction to prevent Andrew Cooper cultivating land that contains ancient archaeological artefacts and D-Day relics

They said Parkhouse watched the dogs starve and subjected them to terrible, prolonged suffering. There was a failure to seek help from other agencies and evidence of dogs eating w

Last year, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government announced in order to find vital new revenue, some farms would no longer be exempt from inheritance tax, a long-standing measure designed to facilitate the family handover of farms.

After a bruising opening, the visitors took a deserved lead when scrum-half Manatu Leleifi chipped ahead after advancing from halfway and won the race to the line. Full-back Sione Matakaiango added the conversion before slotting a penalty on 13 minutes for a 10-0 advantage.

Sainsbury's has announced plans to close all remaining in-store cafés, causing more than 3,000 people to lose their jobs. The supermarket chain will also close all remaining hot food, pizza, and patisserie counters across the country, relocating these products to normal aisles.

There is anger over a decision by the Government to delay the rebuilding of North Devon District Hospital for at least a decade. North Devon MP Ian Roome has led the outcry - labelling the news a “devastating blow and major setback for North Devon”.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said parts of the new hospital programme would be delayed because the money was not available

Andrew Cooper became the tenant of National Trust-owned Croydon Hoe Farm, in North Devon - and received £200,000 for leaving his fields uncultivated.

Cornwall-based chain posts turnover of £14.8m for its latest financial year, although higher overheads saw profits halved

SAINSBURY’S shoppers are rushing to buy clearance sale items and prices start from just 10p. The supermarket has dropped prices in one of its branches with stationery, crockery and candles