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Research carried out by The Big Lunch has found that while feelings of loneliness are on the rise, the simple act of talking to neighbour is seen by those questioned in the South West as not only a way to brighten someone’s day, but as a lifeline for those who live alone.

The study - carried out by Lottery funded initiative The Big Lunch - the UK’s annual get together for neighbours – found that for some people in the South West, talking with a neighbour is one of the highlights of their day. More than a fifth of those questioned in the region say they are flattered by the interest...

Blackdown Radio Control Flying Club is set to star at a major regional hobby show taking place next month.

Based on the disused World War Two runway near Smeatharpe village - between Honiton and Taunton - the team will wow the crowds at the South West Model & Hobby Show with their range of scale model radio-controlled aircraft and 3D aerobatic performances.

The displays will feature top pilots across the UK, whose demonstrating include model aircraft can be used as glider tugs; towing up radio-controlled model gliders with radio-controlled model planes.

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The House Clearance team at Hospiscare in Exeter has won the Most Inventive Hospice Retail Initiative award for its work generating new income and also helping raise public awareness about the support the hospice offers bereaved families.

Kate Few-Singh, Director of Income Generation, and Helen Hutter, Head of Retail, at the hospice received the accolade on behalf of the team at the Help the Hospices Retail Conference 2014 held in Birmingham – an annual event hosted by the national hospice care charity to develop knowledge and best practice among hospice retailers.

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Detectives investigating the armed robbery at a Paignton jewellers have released CCTV of men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. One man, 21-year-old Zico Rawlinson of Barton, Torquay, was last week charged with robbery and possession of an offensive and appeared before magistrates. Now investigating officers are releasing CCTV film taken at the store in a bid to identify two other suspects. In the CCTV the men are seen to enter the store wearing hoody-style tops over white painter-and-decorator style disposable overalls.

Shortly after they are seen exiting...