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A fine example of a traditional butcher’s bike will go under the hammer on November 2.

The vintage 1930s bike was once used by a family-run butcher’s shop in Topsham to deliver orders to local people, before its practicality was made redundant with the advent of van deliveries in the 1950s.

People from a certain generation have fond memories of this style of bike, also known as a baker’s bike, particularly from the much-loved Hovis bread advert of the 1970s. Interestingly, this advert has only recently been remastered by the British Film Institute after being announced as...

So you have decided to move to the UK. When we travel to a different country, we only experience a fraction of what immigrants adapting to a new culture may encounter.

Many immigrants have small children or older kids still in school that come to the UK for a better education.

Coming across articles such as these bring in a bit of warmth and ease the feeling of uneasiness most immigrants face. For many people, the language is a huge factor that affects adjustment.

So what can we do to soften the blow of culture shock that comes hand in hand with immigration?...

Devon & Cornwall Police and Dartmoor National Park Authority are working closely with partners through the Dartmoor Rural Crime Initiative, an arrangement which was formally adopted on 25 October 2019.

A working group brought together by the partnership arrangement is focussing on issues that have been identified as areas of concern by local communities.

These are reducing antisocial behaviour and increasing safety around illegal raves, reducing incidents of speeding where animals are injured or killed, general road safety on the moor and fly tipping.

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Earlier this week, the daughter of an RAF pilot who was killed in a flying accident in 1998 joined the RAF Benevolent Fund to celebrate the charity’s 100th anniversary. It marked the occasion by hosting an afternoon tea at the RAF Club followed by a reception at St James’s Palace hosted by the charity’s President, His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. The charity brought together 10 generations of beneficiaries for a one-off photoshoot, including 25-year-old Natasha Haward, who comes from Honiton. Natasha’s father, Group Captain David Haward, died when she was just four years old. The RAF...