It’s back to school and a new normal for students at Okehampton College

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It’s back to school and a new normal for students at Okehampton College

Posted by Eric Partridge on Sep 18, 2020

It’s back to school and a new normal for students at Okehampton College

Okehampton College returns after lockdown. At the beginning of the month pupils across the UK returned to their classrooms for the start of a new school year. Despite many months of uncertainty, a summer of discontent coupled with mixed and confusing messages emerging from Westminster, one man already had it nailed. Mr Derrick Brett and his formidable team at Okehampton College had been planning this day with military precision. Mr Brett explained: “From the very beginning things started very, very quickly. We had to make sure we were open for the vulnerable students and children of key workers and we...

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A very British farming revolution: Challacombe Farm

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A very British farming revolution: Challacombe Farm

Posted by Ben Fox on Sep 18, 2020

A very British farming revolution: Challacombe Farm

Despite the vocal nature of Brexit over the last four years, on the sidelines, there has been a quiet revolution occurring in British farming. Earlier this year the Government set out in the Agriculture Bill its radical proposals about how farmers...

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The sky’s the limit for Dartmoor daredevil Maureen

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The sky’s the limit for Dartmoor daredevil Maureen

Posted by Laura White on Sep 18, 2020

The sky’s the limit for Dartmoor daredevil Maureen

A thrill-seeking pensioner who lost her husband to cancer has braved an...

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Working together to keep Dartmoor special

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Working together to keep Dartmoor special

Posted by Laura White on Sep 18, 2020

Working together to keep Dartmoor special

L-r Ally Kohler – DNPa, Pc Martin Beck, Alison Hernandez –...

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