Road pricing, carbon emissions, and the future of farming were among the issues tackled by the Shadow Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister in Hemyock last Wednesday.

Heathland in the Blackdown Hills and surrounding area is the subject of a new book on sale now.

A highly successful coffee morning held at a Hemyock couple's home has raised more than £600 for the charity Vranch House Exeter.

The Shadow Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister, Jim Paice, MP, will be visiting Wallace's Farm Shop, Hemyock, on Wednesday, March 7.

The closure of Culmstock Post Office should only be temporary, says the Royal Mail.

Young people setting up new businesses in the Blackdown Hills are being urged to act quickly if they want to get European funding.

21 years of business has flown by for the owner of Spar in Hemyock.  Christine Stepney celebrated the shop's coming of age with a food and drink tasting and a giveaway of 21 carrier bags containing ingredients for an English breakfast.

The famous kissing gate on Station Road in Hemyock is to stay in the village, the parish council has reassured residents.

Back in December Mid Devon District Council said it would be replacing the gate with a more modern and accessible barrier system.