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Got any traditional Devon recipes?

Ye Olde Cookery Booke

Got any traditional Devon recipies? Like the Devonshire White-Pot, Devonshire Squab-Pie or the mysterious ‘White Ale’ of the South Hams? The Devon History Society had a request for some and came with with these and a few more. Do you know any?

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More things should be celebrated thus

social entrepreneur Zion Lights

The launch of Zion Lights’ new book More Thing Should Be Thought Out Thus was a community event in a true sense of creativity and sharing, which brought people together. For some tips on creating a successful event, check out Zion’s run-down

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David Laws incident highlights issues some still face with same sex relationships

Central Devon Lib Dem candidate Phil Hutty

The issues surrounding Chief Treasury Secretary David Laws’ claiming more than £40,000 in MPs’ expenses to rent rooms in homes owned by his partner, highlights the issues some people still face with same sex relationships, writes Phil Hutty, former Lib Dem candidate for Central Devon

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Torquay's other history: RA Records and Harry H Corbett

Torquay revellers

Torquay historian Kevin Dixon looks into Torquay’s famed RA Records, which cut the vinyl for Harry H Corbet of Steptoe & Son and Carry on Screamng fame

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Not Bad For a Girl: Katie Marie at the Devon County Show

Singer songerwriter Katie Marie

Katie Marie gets on down to the Devon County Show to play for the BBC. Not only does she perform on the BBC Introducing stage, but she also pops along to the Exmouth stage for a mini Exmouth show

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Protect Plymouth's libraries from further cuts

Plymouth Library

Stuart Bonar grew up in Plymouth diding out books for his schoolwork at Plymouth Libraries. Library usage is booming, but in Plymouth’s funding for libraries has dropped, so too has the number of books the libraries stock

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Green Party voices opposition to badger cull in Devon

Badger cull

The Devon Green Party has reacted with unequivocal opposition to a proposal on a large-scale badger cull in the county, set out by Holsworthy beef farmer Bill Harper on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today programme

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