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Designs On Devon...

This month our columnist PAT KEENOR is wondering if she might find herself at the cutting edge of fashion at last.

Boxing Clever

Dartmoor-based musician David Hill is forging a living out of busking and crafting bespoke guitars out of cigar boxes. He tells FRAN MCELHONE why he’ll never vie for the big stage again.

Living On The Edge

Being kidnapped by pirates isn’t the only dramatic incident in the life of diver Philip Durdey, discovers CATHERINE COURTENAY.

A Peek Performance

SU CARROLL talks to a young Plymouth actor being rewarded for his endeavours 

Canine Heroes

The Veterans With Dogs charity provides unique support for former service personnel. CLAIRE SAUL talks to founder Craig MacLellan

World At Her Feet

England and GB Women’s hockey star, Giselle Ansley, looks back at a whirlwind 18 months since winning Gold at the Rio Olympics and tells Devon Life of her delight at the impact the team’s success has had on the sport

Sporting Chance

STEVE GIBBS profiles the sports stars from Devon who will be hoping for medals on the other side of the world in the Commonwealth Games next month

Get On Your Bike In Our Cycle City

Bike-friendly Exeter is a great place to explore on two wheels. CHRISSY HARRIS talks to the cyclists helping to promote pedal power in the city

Annie Get Your Gun!

Devon lady guns is a group of female sharpshooters with their sights set on attracting new members and encouraging more women to take up the pastime. Sharon goble got fired up to meet them.

Turning Exeter Green

A verdant hue is spreading across exeter...We have the devon wildlife trust’s emily stallworthy and her army of volunteers to thank, writes Fran Mcelhone.

Counting on Caroline

In the latest in her series throughout 2017 profiling inspirational women, KATE HASKELL talks to someone who is debunking the myths about her profession

Ready for Valentine's Day?

Our columnist isn’t raising her romantic expectations too high

Fashion & Femininity

A new fashion exhibition at a landmark Devon National Trust property will give a timely insight into the links between fashion and suffrage

The Branscombe Project

Branscombe residents have seen it all over the years: smugglers, ghosts and one of the most extraordinary shipwrecks the world has ever seen. CHRISSY HARRIS meets a woman helping to preserve the history of this fascinating village…

Recycling, Back To Its Roots

Donkeys are helping gardeners, as ELIZABETH EDWIN explains

Help Save Our Crayfish

A call has been made for the public to help save the white-clawed crayfish which is at risk of global extinction. KATE WILLIAMS finds out why

Snowdrops In All Their Glory

A North Devon garden comes into its own during winter

Doggie Heaven In South Devon

If you want to take your dog out for the day, head for the South Hams.

Forging Ahead

A 300 year old forge on Dartmoor has been restored to its former glory and is back in business. SHARON GOBLE went to Widecombe to meet farrier Nick Rule

A Whole Branch Of A Species To Ourselves...

IAN PARSONS reveals that Devon is home to its own native tree – with a quirky explanation for how it got its name

Truckling With Joy

As Quicke’s Cheese launches a groundbreaking partnership with a Cornish food producer, CATHERINE COURTENAY heads to the farm to meet its inspirational figurehead

Pathway Of Prosperity

CATHY SAYERS reveals how a noble family commissioned the building of a drive stretching nine miles around a beautiful part of the South Devon coastline

Schooled In Performances

SU CARROLL goes behind the scenes and talks to the Artistic Director of Dartington’s programme of summer events

A Not-So-Secret Society

There are some 5,500 freemasons across 138 lodges in devon. But how much do we know about them? As freemasonry celebrates its 300th anniversary, chrissy harris went to meet some members of this fascinating organisation.

A Spoonful Of Toads' Elixir Keeps The Colic At Bay

This month our columnist Pat Keenor  is looking into ancient remedies...And isn’t liking what she finds.