By STEVE PEACOCK Health bosses have awarded a pounds500,000 National Health Service contract to a Totnes dentist, wiping out a 500-long patient waiting list in one stroke.

An old church which has been turned into a unique pounds1million job-creating an 'apprentices' restaurant and bar complex has been given the go-ahead to fly the flag, despite claims that the 'flag' is all a bit too modern for Dartmouth.

By STEVE PEACOCK Youngsters have been on the airwaves in Dartington to learn how to run a student radio station that could soon be broadcasting across the Totnes area.

By PHILIP R BUTTALL Classical Music Writer IF the mere mention of recorders conjures up images of a noisy class of youngsters all vying to out-blow each other, then you need a dose of Consortium5.

By LINCOLN SHAW The bells of St Peter's, the village church at Cornworthy near Totnes, will soon be ringing out loud and clear once more thanks to an astonishing fundraising campaign by the parishioners.