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Life can be seriously challenging, and sometimes that means that we can go down the wrong path. When that happens, it can be hard to turn around and go back the other way, especially if it means admitting we were wrong. However, it is never too late to change your life around if you need to, and here are some ways you can do it and live your life better.

Think About Your Health

Your health is the most important asset you have, so it’s crucial that you think about it and do whatever you can to make it right. You will feel better not only physically when you do this, but...

-Philip St Lawrence writes about how Alfred helped him rediscover DEVON Since as a boy I saved my pocket money, all of thirty shillings to buy my beloved copy of H.E. Marshall’s 'Our Island Story', I have been fascinated by British history. From heroes such as Drake, Wellington and Richard the Lionheart, not forgetting Robin Hood himself, I revelled in their noble and sometimes not so noble stories. In fact, when it came to Robin Hood I became so intoxicated with the tales, I remember drafting in long hand a book of a hundred pages or so at about the age of twelve. It was never to see the...

A patient has become the first at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust to undergo day case hip replacement surgery, after being discharged just eight hours after surgery.

Christopher Bennett suffered from painful osteoarthritis in his hip. After trying to settle his pain with non-operative measures, he came to the conclusion that his quality of life was affected enough to warrant surgery. Following his procedure in May, Christopher quickly completed all physio goals and, after a discussion with his family, physio team and doctors, it was decided that he was well enough...

Two busy Devon railway stations, Cranbrook and Honiton, are to benefit from the installation of Co Bikes electric bike stations, allowing for seamless – and zero carbon – onward commuting options.

The investment by South Western Railway is due to them successfully securing over £1 million in grants from government, local authorities and third-party funding sources to improve cycle-rail connectivity across their network.

In Devon, match funding is through a partnership between Devon County Council and East Devon District Council, alongside the Exeter and East Devon...