Latest local news from Mid Devon Star covering Devon, Exeter, Plymouth and North Devon, Torbay

Three-year-old gets finger stuck in workbench at Crediton

7:41pm Friday 14th June 2013

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Crediton last night (June 13) after a child got their finger stuck in a plastic workbench.

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Speech therapy initiative to help people with stutters

6:00pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

PEOPLE struggling to combat a stutter are invited to attend an open day for the McGuire Programme speech therapy initiative.

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Buddhist gathering on the Blackdown Hills

5:00pm Tuesday 11th June 2013

HUNDREDS of festivalgoers are expected to chill out at a Buddhist gathering on the Blackdown Hills this summer.

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Super Tiverton slimmer Paul Palmer loses 17 stone

7:00am Tuesday 11th June 2013

A TIVERTON man is enjoying a fresh lease of life after losing more than 17 stone in 14 months.

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£250,000 Crediton link road given green light

9:00am Monday 10th June 2013

A £2.9MILLION scheme to reduce congestion and improve air quality on Crediton’s roads has been given the green light by Devon County Council.

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Study shows debt problems cause marriage breakups

10:00am Sunday 9th June 2013

OLDER people who fall into ‘problem’ debt are twice as likely to see their marriages break down as those who do not, a report suggests.

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Study claims 11-15 children take up smoking every day

7:00am Sunday 9th June 2013

DOZENS of children aged from 11-15 in the South West take up smoking every day, a new study claims.

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