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Mrs Julie Rickets, a retired resident from Sourton near Okehampton, is looking forward to a run of good fortune having been through the trauma of having her house flooded by a burst pipe, and receiving the shock news that her rural bungalow needed a new roof.

On top of having had trouble with her car, Julie needed a boost, which is exactly what she got last week when she discovered...

Exeter MP, Steve Race, visited Bowhill Primary School on Friday 27th March 2026 to show his support for Little Green Change's Biodiversity in Schools Project, which provides free environmental education and biodiversity improvements to state-funded primary and secondary schools in Devon, Dorset and South-West Somerset, thanks to funding from The Nineveh Charitable Trust, The People's Postcode...

The Plymouth and Truro District of the Oddfellows Friendly Society has marked another milestone with a highly successful Annual Summoned Meeting, its equivalent of an Annual General Meeting, highlighting a year of progress, stability and growing community engagement.

Members travelled from across Cornwall and Plymouth to Plympton to attend, beginning the day in a welcoming atmosphere...

Pupils in years 3 and 4 at St Michael’s C of E Academy , part of the Learning Academy Partnership, enjoyed an unforgettable field trip this term on the steam train from Buckfastleigh to Totnes Riverside to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway.

The visit coincided with the award-winning Railway 200 Exhibition Train, ‘Inspiration’, which was at Totnes Riverside station on the...