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Margaret Shepherd: Devon nurse wins $250,000 award for work improving diabetes care

‘I was the first diabetes specialist nurse looking at rare genetic forms of diabetes to ensure the correct diagnosis’

The Independent UK

Devon nurse wins £250,000 global prize for work improving diabetes care

Margaret Shepherd, from Exeter, said she was left ‘shaking’ after winning the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2023.

The Independent UK

Devon visitor attraction, billed as UK's 'oldest home', up for sale

Kents Cavern in Torquay has been owned by the same family since 1903

Birmingham Post

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Devon bolthole: caves for sale billed as ‘Britain’s oldest home’

Kents Cavern, described as ‘the most important prehistoric cave complex in Britain’, is up for sale for £2.5m

The Guardian - UK

Devon groundworks contractor acquired by Canadian firm

Exeter-headquartered Belowground Contracts has been bought by GoliathTech in a seven-figure deal

Birmingham Post

Life in 'UK's Magaluf' - drugs on beaches, police raids and £1million houses

Newquay in Cornwall used to have a reputation for being a party town but in recent years that has changed, but locals insist things are as bad as ever as drug taking runs rampant

Daily Mirror

Somerset: major incident declared after flash flooding

Heavy thunderstorms cause dangerous driving conditions, blocked roads and damage to homes

The Guardian - UK

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Best places to live in the UK revealed - top 10 towns for your county

A list of the top 250 best places to live in 2023 offers plenty of rural charm alongside some cosmopolitan choices, while one lucky town has been crowned 'national winner'

Daily Mirror

Dad loses all EIGHT fingers in metal machine - and can't hold his newborn son

Dean Delahaye, 35, from Devon, lost eight fingers in a horrific work accident using a metal rolling machine leaving him unable to hold his newborn baby and needing 24 hour care

Daily Mirror

Bustling seaside town used to be 'UK's Magaluf' but is now overrun with drug users

Newquay in Cornwall boasts inviting waters and golden beaches but was blighted as the "British Magaluf" and, in recent years, has faced further challenges to its reputation

Daily Mirror

UK solar energy firm offers ‘shared’ scheme that could save £200 a year

Company behind Devon venture hopes it will become a blueprint for projects owned by consumers

The Guardian - UK

‘Who’d have thought it?’: north Devon named UK’s first world surfing reserve

Eighteen miles of coastline win formal protection, joining 11 sites globally including Malibu and Santa Cruz

The Guardian - UK

Mum bitten by tick left with horror disease that felt like 'being stabbed over and over'

Olivera Marshall from Brixham contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick on a family picnic in 2020 and has spoken to DevonLive about the devastating symptoms

Daily Mirror

Boys, 3 and 9, trolled over waist-length hair as mum accused of 'wanting daughter'

The family, from Torbay, Devon, share their beach-side adventures on Instagram, but the luscious, long locks of two of her boys have caught the attention of some outspoken followers

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Exeter not to blame for Wales’ Joe Hawkins missing World Cup – Rob Baxter

The five-times capped centre was left out of Warren Gatland’s preliminary squad on Monday following his move to Devon.

The Guardian - UK

At last, England’s dying rivers are an election issue – and the danger isn’t just sewage

Tackling water pollution means unpicking a complex web of assaults from source to sea, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Birmingham Post

Devon housebuilder signs contract for 20 social and affordable homes at Okehampton site

Housebuilder Persimmon has agreed a contract with Teign Housing for the purchase of 20 homes at is Fatherford View site

The Guardian - UK

Andy Christian obituary

Other Lives: Artist and educator who set up a craft and business course in Cumbria and directed the Guild of Craftsmen in Devon

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Bristol Post

Privately-owned village less than three hours from Bristol among UK's 'most beautiful places'

Clovelly ranks number 26 in a list of the country's top 50 most beautiful places

Daily Mirror

UK's best and worst seaside towns for summer revealed - as voted for by Brits

Bamburgh in Northumberland, Dartmouth in Devon and Portstewart in Londonderry all ranked highly in Which? magazine survey of the best seaside towns across the UK

Birmingham Post

Plans for 1,400 Devon homes approved for major development near Exeter Airport

Housebuilder Persimmon has been given the green light by East Devon District Council for the scheme in Cranbrook

Wales Online

Hosepipe ban extended across hundreds of thousands more homes in Devon and Cornwall

It is hoped the move will 'replenish' water supplies

Evening Standard

Hosepipe ban extended in Cornwall and Devon amid rainfall shortages

Breaches could result in a £1,000 fine

The Guardian - UK

Hosepipe ban affecting swathes of Devon could last until December

Customers face fine of up to £1,000 for breaching ban that South West Water blames on below-average rainfall

Daily Mirror

Nearly 400,000 homes hit by hosepipe ban - is your area affected?

For months the country has suffered with lower than expected rainfall, as parts of England have remained in drought status throughout the winter amid fears for the coming summer

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