Guy Boswell

A relieved mother was reunited with her young son after he briefly went missing at a West Devon riverside history visitor centre - sparking an emergency services search.

The smallest children laughed and sang Christmas songs when they had a special pre-Christmas visit from Santa at Tavistock Library.

Christmas creativity came to Tavistock Library when members of the care and share group of Tavistock Memory Cafe crafted festive decorations.

Three athletes from Tavistock have not only qualified for but excelled and exceeded expectations in one of the toughest multi-discipline sports at its biggest event – the two-day triathlon world championships.

Parents were entertained and reduced to tears of happiness by a Nativity play with a difference at Bere Alston Primary Academy.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Okehampton.

Energetic children at Horrabridge Primary School clambered up ladders and ran round their school hall dressed in festive jumpers to raise money for charity.

An MP has vowed to do all he can to keep Dartmoor Prison open long-term in Princetown as it closes temporarily.

Community champions and unsung heroes from West Devon and further afield have been celebrated in the King’s 2025 New Year Honours, published today.

A delegation of worried villagers will be speaking at a critical meeting next Friday (January 10) which is expected to confirm the closure of the Princetown Visitor Centre.