• Tavistock’s minor injuries unit will be closed for up to three months due to staff shortages, hospital bosses confirmed yesterday (Wednesday).
• New operators have taken over the running of Tavistock’s popular Ring and Ride service after the charity which has provided the service for nearly 30 years was forced to pull out.
• A local serviceman has raised more than £15,000 for charities in the past 12 months.
• Ten fire crews, along with other specialist units, were sent to tackle a large blaze in a hay barn in Princetown over the weekend, which took nearly 10 hours to get under control.
• Proposals to cut Tavistock Fire Station’s resources during the day have been causing concern among residents since they were announced back in June.
• Hollywood starlet Kate Winslet will pay a visit to Dartmoor Prison in next week’s episode of BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are?
• No-one in Tavistock should be going hungry during the holidays, Tavistock Foodbank has said, as it stresses that many do not realise they are eligible for food parcels.
• A new support service for people in the Tavistock area who are suffering from or have survived domestic abuse opened its doors last week.
• Church bells created almost 250 years ago for Calstock have been refurbished and are now back where they belong.
• Six pages of local sport, including coverage of Yelverton Bohemians Cricket Club’s relegation from the Devon C West division and much more.