alcohol price set to rise in England!

Alcohol abuse could be on the decline if the governments new plan for a minimum alcohol price comes to fruition, doubling the costs of some drinks in England. Under top medical advisor Sir Liam Donaldson's new proposal drinks could not be sold for less than 50 pence per unit of alcohol they contain

Gardening photoshoot success

TV celebrity gardener Carol Klein gives her Spring tips in The Lady magazine. Devon pr photographer Guy Harrop took

this photograph as part of a set he previously did featuring Carol and other gardeners of the westcountry.

Tax on chocolate?

Chocoholics around the uk might soon be paying tax on their snacks after a call from a Scottish GP to tax the comfort treat.GP David Walker, also a trained food scientist and nutritionist wants the tax to be similar to that on alcohol and cigarettes in a bid to curb increasing levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Snow returns to Westcountry closing roads.

Westcountry roads were again disrupted by winter weather as snow fell across the south west causing dangerous driving conditions.

Snow chaos on West Country roads

A hiker enjoys the wintry conditions walking along the B3223 nr Brendon on Exmoor. Weekend snow and ice forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles as weather fronts swept across the uk

More bad weather predicted

More snow predicted as weather conditions in the South West stay the same.

Perfect powder on Exmoor

Snowboarders and skiers enjoy the perfect snow conditions near Challacombe,Devon as the Westcountry experienced the worst winter weather in 18 years.

Hazardous driving conditions

Ice causes hazardous driving conditions in South west as UK weather stations advice motorists to leave cars at home. Pictured are cars struggling through the icy road conditions in Bratton Flemming, North devon

Is that a winkle on the beach?

An eyeful indeed - which is just what 81 year-old Muriel Pitts caught when she stumbled across a naked photo shoot on a North Devon beach. The Woolsery young farmers club minus their kit were helping launch a LoveMyDevon campaign where competitors compete against each other to generate as much publicity as possible for the county. The shoot was organised by one of the three finalists - former mayor of Torrington Anne Tattersall, and Muriel was only too happy to appear in their launch campaign. Westcountry photographer Guy Harrop helped capture the moment, kindly distracting Muriel's gaze as the lads got changed. A cracking start to the campaign.

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Record breaking monster scone

A giant scone believed to be the biggest in the world has been baked by a small family bakery in the west country. Weighing in at more than 110 Ib and measuring 3 ft in diameter, Sandford's bakery of Torrington created the monster to help raise awareness of Devon and its fine foods. The scone used a whopping 56Ib flour, 56 eggs, 14Ib fat, 20 pints of milk, 7Ib sugar, 3 Ib baking powder, 35 Ib clotted cream and 12 Ib jam.

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