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Just days after Glastonbury, Devon staged its very own music festival with the 10th Schools’ Music Mix.

More than 3,000 people spent the day at Westpoint near Exeter enjoying large scale musical workshops, professional performances and a variety of activities.

Pupils and students from over 75 schools took part in the day.

Among the highlights were the Big Sing where everyone gathered together to sing, some World War One themed drama sessions and a tea dance.

Staff from the Babcock LDP School Library Service supported the World War One zone in period costume...

Police are asking for the public’s help to trace a 28-year-old man missing from Tiverton. Officers are concerned for the welfare of Matthew Foot who was last seen at his home in Loxbeare around 5pm on Thursday 3 July. The disappearance is out of character and police are urging anyone who sees him to contact them. He is described as white, of medium to large build with brown hair and stubble. He is thought to be wearing black work trousers and a blue hoody. He is believed to be driving a white Vauxhall combo van, registration CVO6 UCP. Local police units, including the Force helicopter and...

Devon and Cornwall Police have formally identified Alex Peguero Sosa as the 17 year old boy whose suspicious death is being investigated.

Alex was a student in the sixth form at Kingsbridge Community College.

Superintendent Chris Eastwood said: “This is a very difficult time for all concerned and our deepest sympathy goes out to Alex’s family and friends. Police are working closely with his family to provide emotional support following this tragic incident.

“We are working in partnership with the college to support students and staff and local officers will be at...

There has been a wealth of sport on the TV this weekend with the Wimbledon Finals, World Cup quarter finals and the British Grand Prix, but for many of us it’s as close as we come to taking any form of exercise.

In a YouGov survey commissioned by The Salvation Army, 77 per cent of respondents in the South West of England said they watch sport on the TV, but 47 per cent admitted that they exercise less than once a week, and 28 per cent said that they never do any exercise or sports at all. Nevertheless, a whopping 84 per cent of adults in the South West who took part in the...