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Farming families and much of Devon and Cornwall’s rural communities have been abandoned by the police.

That was the view of retired senior police officer Bob Spencer after he visited communities on Dartmoor during his campaign to become the next police and crime commissioner for the region.

Cuts to funding have meant the closure of police stations and reductions in the number of officers which is leaving vast swathes of countryside without police cover.

Margaret and Mike Rogers, who keep 200 sheep near Widdecome on Dartmoor, say they no longer bother to report...

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has been shortlisted for the Top Hospitals data quality independent award for its commitment to ensuring the quality of its data is of the highest standard possible.

The data quality award recognises the importance of clinical coding and data quality and the essential roles they play in ensuring appropriate patient care.

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital was shortlisted following an evaluation of depth of coding, percentage of uncoded spells and percentage of coded episodes with signs and symptoms as a primary diagnosis.

This award...

The city centre’s vibrant multi-artform venue Exeter Phoenix has been chosen to host the prestigious Radio 1 Academy, a week of inspiring creative industry events for young people, gigs and workshops, which will run alongside the Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The four storey arts venue, creative hub and café bar has been the arts and culture epicentre of the city since the 1990s, encompassing galleries, a cinema, a large music auditorium and theatre space, recording studios, a print workshop, digital learning suites and studio spaces, all under one roof. The venue will be pausing its usual...

The National Trust is launching an Outdoor Explorer Club for kids at the Killerton estate near Exeter. The club is all about adventures and exploring – with no parents allowed.

The importance of outdoor experiences in childhood is part of the National Trust’s strategy to engage young people with nature as part of its Land, Outdoors and Nature programme. One of the goals the Trust has set itself is to re-connect children with nature, which benefits physical and mental wellbeing.

Rebuilding the connections between children and nature is also vital to ensuring we can continue...