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Devon: Lyme Bay

Blackdown Hills

Cornish clotted cream

$Ilfracombe$

Lynmouth harbour

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Pope Francis remembered in Devon and Cornwall • Apr. 26, 2025, 4:11 AM ET (BBC)

Devon schools reopen after all water supplies restored • Apr. 23, 2025, 11:25 PM ET (BBC)

Dawlish cliff fall leads to closure of coastal footpath • Apr. 23, 2025, 8:49 AM ET (BBC)

Murder inquiry after woman dies in Kingsbridge road incident • Apr. 23, 2025, 8:25 AM ET (BBC)

Hospital order for man who stabbed uncle to death in Devon • Apr. 22, 2025, 7:58 AM ET (BBC)

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Devon: Lyme Bay

Blackdown Hills

Cornish clotted cream

Lynmouth harbour

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