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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Flying the Devon flag

3 Westcountry women had temperatures soaring as they donned nothing but a devon flag painted on their bodies. The photshoot was to raise awareness and to promote the region as part of LoveMyDevon campaign.