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Newton Abbot

A man on his knees, wearing high visibility clothing, a yellow hard hat, glasses and red gloves. There is a yellow bucket in front of him with weeds. To his right is another man in high visibility clothing. There is concrete underneath him. Behind is a temporary metal fence.

Work under way to upgrade town square

Work is under way to keep a town square in Devon "attractive and safe".

Arty, a 12-year-old piebald cob, stands next to a fence in a field after being rescued from the roadside. He is a white horse with black patches.

Horse abandoned on road 'quickly won our hearts'

Arty is said to be doing "really well" after receiving specialist care in Devon.

Three firefighters are working next to a badly smashed up car with open driver and passenger door, missing bonnet and wrecked windscreen that is sat in front of a forklift truck.

Man arrested after forklift hits multiple vehicles

Police arrest a man in his 50s after a forklift truck damaged vehicles in Newton Abbot.

Charles Baughan wearing a black polo top while sat in an office with white walls and a cork notice board behind him with newspaper articles and quotes pinned to it. He has a white moustache and white hair on the sides of his head.

'Exports halved after Brexit - I support new deal'

A food producer has said the new UK-EU deal will reduce paperwork for exporting goods.

A wide shot of the Blue Skoda crashed into the garden shed.

Electric car crashes into garden shed

Emergency services were called on Sunday afternoon to the property on Cowslip Crescent.

A close-up of a fox cub's face. Its fur is short and is brown and has hits of ginger. It is being held in someone's hand and has dark eyes and nose.

Animal charity rescues first fox cub of the year

An animal rescue charity in Newton Abbot says the fox cub, called Rowan, is about four weeks old.

A woman wearing a purple sweatshirt and blue leggings is lifting weights.
She is looking towards the left of the picture.

'Fit and healthy' woman survives rare aortic tear

Marie Anne August became ill during an exercise session with a life-threatening aortic tear.

The front of Newton Abbot Magistrates' Court. It is a modern single-storey brick building with a road and a large tree in front of it.

Man in prison admits further shoplifting offences

The man, who was jailed in connection with 16 offences, pleads guilty to another five.

A police mugshot of Anthony Moss.

Knifeman who threatened teenage shop staff jailed

The court heard the bakery staff were "terrified at the time" and are receiving counselling.