24 May 2013 Last updated at 08:31 ET

Yachtsman saved by call to JewsonsIlfracombe yachtsman rescue, May 2013

A builders' merchant in land-locked mid Devon helps save the life of a yachtsman who fell overboard off the French coast.

Exeter Crown Court'Brutal' security doormen jailed

Three men employed as a security team for a tattoo convention in Devon are jailed for a "brutal" attack on two guests.

Residents fear a 'student ghetto'

People living near a Devon university are worried the area is becoming a "student ghetto".

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'Flood took me at speed of a rocket' Devon flood survivor Vanessa Glover thanks RNLI Chris Missen and Paul Eastment with Vanessa Glover Listen

Submarine returns after 11 months In Pictures: HMS Trenchant back in Plymouth HMS Trenchant preparing to dock

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