The week in pictures: Devon

1 of 7 More than 400 Royal Marines from 42 Commando arrive back in Devon from the war in Iraq.

2 of 7 There were many emotional moments when the troops returned.

3 of 7 Members of the Territorial Army based in the South West also arrived back from action.

4 of 7 The University of Plymouth has decided to save the Seale Hayne agricultural college, whose future was in doubt.

5 of 7 One of Dartmoor's most famous landmarks, Vixen Tor, has been closed to the public by its new owner.

6 of 7 Ocean rower Simon Chalk has been blown off course in his record attempt to cross the Indian Ocean.

7 of 7 One of the South West's most popular spring flowers, the bluebell, is under threat from its Spanish cousin.