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Communities across Devon are being called on to vote for this year’s recycling heroes.

The fourth Recycle Devon Thank You Awards is being held next month, and this year residents can vote online.

Vote for your favourite shortlisted candidate at: http://www.recycledevon.org/have-your-vote up until 8 February.

This year there have been 61 nominations in categories Your Recycling Hero, School Recycling Hero, Community Group recycling hero, Collection Crew/Operative, Recycling Centre Operative staff and Small Business Champion.

These entries have been...

Five local jobseekers have successfully completed an intensive employability training course with Prospects and received recognition from local MP, Ben Bradshaw. The course equipped them with the skills needed to get a job, as well improving their English and maths functional skills. Ben Bradshaw MP visited the training and presented the five successful participants with their completion certificates and a brand new 7” tablet computer.

Ben spent time getting to know all of the participants on the course and hearing about how they came to join the Work Programme. He also spoke to...

More than 50 people turned out on Saturday to plant a community orchard in Cowick Barton Fields.

Families, local residents and tree enthusiasts all braved the mud and cold wind with shovels, wheelbarrows and 15 native, locally grown trees in hand.

The orchard is part of a project funded by Alcoa that has seen Active Devon team up with Exeter City Council to create an activity trail across Cowick Barton Fields.

This means that, rather than being a conventionally shaped orchard, the trees – including pear, mulberry, damson and cherry – run in a line that will allow...

A driving instructor who founded Devon Freewheelers, a team of 50 volunteer motorcycle riders who deliver blood and life-saving medical supplies in emergencies has been named a Point of Light by Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Devon Freewheelers work with local hospitals in the county for the emergency transport of blood, human tissues for transplant service, urgent medications, donor breast milk and any urgent medical equipment that can be transported by motorcycle.

The entire service is provided completely free of charge and the charity receives no payment or funding...