Out-going South West MEP and Conservative PPC for Tiverton Neil Parish hasn’t quite kicked the Euro-soil from his shoes and got in touch to tell us about the repeal of the EU’s wonky fruit and veg laws

Not content with being the people’s choice of one of the happiest places to live, Teignbridge Council has also picked up an award from the prestigious local government magazine the MJ in the MJ Achievement Awards, bagging the Facilities and Asset Management Achievement of Year Award.

First the Telegraph picks up our Twitter-gate story, now the Daily Mail has followed our example and dipped into the world of community-generated content – it’s great to be trail-blazer in the media world.

Oh, the joy of South Devon – well, Teignbridge to be exact. Apparently the people who live there are among the happiest in the country, and they are especially happy with their bin collection.

With temperatures set to rise again this week, offices and workplaces are sure to get even stickier and more uncomfortable – but you’re just going to have to stick it out because there’s no maximum workplace temperature.

The wonderfully titled Dreamscheme project in Tiverton aims to get youngsters reaping the rewards community work.