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Wearing a white shirt, Debbie Hollinson is seen on the left, smiling, while daughter Darcy Hollinson is on the right, with long brown hair, necklaces and a blue velvet dress.

Mum's 22-mile mission in memory of daughter

Debbie Hollinson plans to walk from Tavistock to Plymouth in Devon in memory of her daughter Darcy.

A pothole on Dolvin Road in Tavistock with a passing navy blue car

How should Devon's potholes be tackled?

Potholes are the number one issue on the doorstep ahead of Devon County Council elections.

Sophie Roberts and Sophie Tea stood together in the street. Miss Tea is holding a blue circular box. Mrs Roberts is wearing a pink jumper and is holding a pink mug, while Miss Tea is wearing a white top with paint on it. They are both smiling.

The artist shining a light on charity shops

A surprise visit from from Sophie Tea more than doubles a Devon charity shop's takings.

People queuing at a water station in Tavistock. There is a lorry filled with crates of bottled water in the distance with a person wearing hi-vis stood next to it. On the right, there is a parked red car.

Water outage households to get £200 compensation

South West Water says it aims to reconnect water supply to all homes by Wednesday morning.

The outside of a house, with orange flames inside and a deep orange glow in the building. All that remains of the roof is rafters and there is a lot of dark grey smoke at one end of the building.

Woman escapes house fire after dogs wake her up

The whole roof and first floor of the two-storey home was alight when fire crews arrived.

A woman looks directly at the camera. She is wearing a brown jacket and has short brown curly hair.

By-election to be held after councillor resigns

West Devon Borough Council calls a by-election at the same time as the county council elections.

A Google street view image of Tavistock Guildhall car park. Inside the car park are several cars. In the background is an old grey building which looks similar to a castle.

Council tackles anti-social drinking in public

The PSPOs are issued after problems with excessive drinking in Tavistock and Okehampton.

A woman with swept back hair and a blue top is smiling at the camera. Her head and shoulders are visible and the background is indistinct, grey/blue.

Nurse honoured with humanitarian medal from King

Paula Tobin, 57, says it is "lovely" to have her work in Gaza recognised.

An artist's impression of the planned new waste and recycling centre in Tavistock. It shows a road surrounded by trees and grass and next to the road is space for cars to park, behind that are large bins at a lower level with space for lorries to come in and take them away.

New recycling centre 'paused' due to lack of funds

Devon County Council said the old recycling centre was "no longer fit for purpose" in 2022.