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Peter Moore: A generation game played for high stakes

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Peter Moore: A generation game played for high stakes

In the early 1970s, I sat in on a family planning clinic as a part of my training. Before prescribing the contraceptive pill, the doctor ensured that every woman was married or planning to get married. This is not an approach I continued when I was ...

14 Nov 2024 at 12:00

Medical Matters: Prioritise your well-being in 2025

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Medical Matters: Prioritise your well-being in 2025

New Year, new you? We all start the year with the best of intentions. Many of us decide to create a list of resolutions that we are absolutely going to stick with, and in no way do we set ourselves up to fail. Far too many of us make the common ...

25 Jan 2025 at 10:00

Stargazing: Chase the moon for National Astronomy Week

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Stargazing: Chase the moon for National Astronomy Week

The planets provide a good show, both this month and next. In fact, so good that the beginning of February has been designated a National Astronomy Week. From February 1 to 9, the week, sponsored by the Federation of Astronomical Societies, ...

18 Jan 2025 at 08:00

Peter Moore: How DNA testing is redefining identity, family, and medicine

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Peter Moore: How DNA testing is redefining identity, family, and medicine

I’ve been living a myth my whole life. My great-grandfather was from Ireland, and my grandfather was born in Dublin. I was always proud of my Irish roots. I have now had my DNA checked. It turns out I am only 4 per cent Irish, but 20 per ...

21 Dec 2024 at 14:30

Dave Thomas: Challenging cost of Christmas is food for thought

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Dave Thomas: Challenging cost of Christmas is food for thought

As we turn our attention to Christmas, which is less than 13 sleeps away (I am reliably informed!), many of us will be focusing on the food we need to get or make available for friends and family who may be visiting us over the festive ...

12 Dec 2024 at 14:30

Pat Duke: Natural antidote to January's gloom

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Pat Duke: Natural antidote to January's gloom

Many people feel that January is the most depressing month for gardening with its monochrome outlook, soggy ground and freezing temperatures. In fact, you might decide that once you've recovered from the ubiquitous winter flu that’s ...

28 Jan 2025 at 14:31

James McInnes: Labour's Scrooge moment to rural Devon

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James McInnes: Labour's Scrooge moment to rural Devon

This will be my last column of 2024 so I would like to wish you a peaceful Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year. Unfortunately my subject this week doesn't really allow me to continue in the spirit of the festive season. ...

23 Dec 2024 at 17:00

Peter Moore: My first and last reflection on politics

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Peter Moore: My first and last reflection on politics

When I first started writing a column in the 1980s (yes, I am that old) the editor gave me some advice. “Try to avoid politics, especially party politics. In South Devon there are three main parties, Conservatives, Labour and the ...

19 Jan 2025 at 08:00

The Storyteller: When local legends and nightmares collide

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The Storyteller: When local legends and nightmares collide

When I joined forces with the writer, Stephanie Austin, to do our Halloween Ghost Walk, I was intrigued to find out how living in Ashburton, the town she writes about, had inspired her writing. Then we joked about the “Midsomer ...

29 Dec 2024 at 12:00

Implementing London ideas in the Bay

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Implementing London ideas in the Bay

Last week, I was hosted by the Safer Business Network to see how they leverage the power of partnership working to tackle antisocial behaviour in London. Joined by members from my office involved in the Street Focus: Torquay ...

03 Dec 2024 at 10:01

Paul Jolly: Approach these cars with care

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Paul Jolly: Approach these cars with care

Described by some as the only sportscar you will ever need. The Porsche 911 is the longest continuous production car still available brand new today after introduction in 1964. The original VW Beetle ceased production but ...

28 Dec 2024 at 12:00

Community Matters: A warm, flowery, Paignton welcome

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Community Matters: A warm, flowery, Paignton welcome

I always feel cheered when I see the sunny yellow daffodils in the shops. I particularly love the tiny, highly scented narcissi from Cornwall that you see around at this time of year. As I type this I’m sat in my kitchen ...

26 Jan 2025 at 08:00

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