Totnes Times

The Totnes Times is a community newspaper that caters to the residents of Totnes and the nearby South Hams region in Devon. It is part of the Tindle Newspapers group. This publication is released every Thursday and has a reputation for its generally right-leaning perspectives.

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450 years of Totnes Museum history

2 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Richard Harding

The hand loom (Richard Harding)Totnes Museum has now re-opened for the season and it is a special year commemorating 450 years since the building in which it is housed was first constructed. This is an opportunity to time travel backwards and forwards through the years and get a real appreciation of the town’s history and the people who made it. The building is in fact two neighbouring Elizabethan houses now linked by a gallery.
Spoils are shared for Totnes & Dartington 1st XI in the SDFL Premier Division

2 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Jamie Rooke

South Devon Football League Premier Division. Paignton Saints versus Totnes& Dartington SC. A two goal draw was the final score at Coach Road ground (Steve Pope/MDA)TOTNES & Dartington FC could have overtaken Paignton Saints in the South Devon Football League Premier Division standings with a win on Saturday, April 5 but the pair shared the spoils at Coach Road. James Blackshaw and Josh Squires struck for the visitors who remain eighth, one point behind Paignton, as a result.
Devon councillors defend high salaries amidst service cuts

2 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Donna Manson - LDRS (Donna Manson - LDRS )Local politicians have given a mixed reaction to the news that Devon County Council’s chief executive is one of the highest-paid local government officials in the country. Figures from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), a right-wing pressure group, show Donna Manson is ranked 45th out of more than 3,900 council workers in the UK based on her salary of £207,000 from the 2023/24 financial year. That puts her in the top two per cent nationally.
Food hygiene ratings given to 26 South Hams establishments

3 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Sonja Tutty

Credit by (Victoria Jones) (PA Archive)New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 26 of South Hams’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.
More than 80 lives saved by RNLI last year, figures show

3 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Ethan Heppell

More than 80 lives were saved by the RNLI in the South West in 2024 (Image sourced via UnSplash - Alexander Andrews)THE Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) responded to more than 6,000 incidents across the South West last year, saving 80 lives. The charity’s lifeguards responded to 6,892 incidents, aided 9,178 people and saved 43 lives, while volunteer lifeboat crews launched 1,475 times, saving 39 lives and spent a total of 10,342 hours at sea.
Register helps recover stolen JCB listed on Facebook Marketplace

3 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Ethan Heppell

The Equipment Register helped recover the stolen JCB loader, which had been listed on Facebook Marketplace (Image sourced via UnSplash - Lajos Szabo)A THREE and a half tonne JCB loader has been successfully recovered after a check made with The Equipment Register (TER) identified it as having been stolen from the Devon and Cornwall police force area.
Isle of Mull Cheese recalls Hebridean Blue due to E. coli

3 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Tom Ladds

Isle of Mull recall notice (Isle of Mull recall notice )Isle of Mull Cheese has issued a recall for its Hebridean Blue cheese due to the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Also in the newsThe affected batch has the code 8051224 and a best-before date of April 10, 2025. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores selling the product, explaining the recall and advising customers on what to do if they have purchased it.
Dartmouth desperate for two points for Devon One survival

3 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Conrad Sutcliffe

Dartmouth RFC (Dartmouth RFC)DARTMOUTH need two points from their home game against Withycombe on Saturday to be sure of Devon One survival. Also in the newsAlthough Plymouth Argaum are doomed, and Exmouth Quins have it all to do to avoid joining them, either Tamar Saracens (31pts) or Dartmouth (35) will fill the third drop spot. Dartmouth officials will be keeping a close eye out for the outcome between Tamar and namesakes Exeter Saracens when results start coming in on Saturday tea time.
Caroline Snow | Can we afford net zero?

3 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Caroline Snow

Kemi Badenoch - Parliamentry Photo (Kemi Badenoch - Parliamentry Photo)Kemi Badenoch has joined politicians on both sides of the Atlantic in telling us that net zero is too expensive. Although she does not offer a figure for the costs of failing to limit climate breakdown, for which the huge economic losses will likely be the least of our problems. However, a brief look at what we have achieved so far may guide us on the economic feasibility of achieving net zero.
Antonia White brings modern Feng Shui to Devon homes

4 weeks ago | totnes-today.co.uk | Tom Ladds

Antonia White Feng Shui consultant (Antonia White Feng Shui consultant)Antonia White, a Modern Feng Shui consultant, is helping people across Devon transform their homes into spaces of positive energy and prosperity. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice focused on harmonizing individuals with their environment by balancing the flow of energy, or 'chi,' in living and working spaces. It aims to improve various aspects of life, including health, wealth, and relationships.