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Page last updated at 06:20 GMT, Wednesday, 2 December 2009


HISTORY

FROM BBC NEWS >>
Fuel giant fined over pollution
An oil company and a fuel depot operator are fined after a major petrol leak causes a "critical" pollution incident in Plymouth.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Daley shortlisted for BBC award
Devon's world diving champion Tom Daley is named on the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Salvaging 'Little Poland'
One woman's quest to salvage items from what's left of Little Poland at Ilford Park, which is currently being demolished.


NATURE & OUTDOORS

The dormice counter
Devon Wildlife Trust volunteer Janet Chapman heads off into the woods


MORE LOCAL NEWS

FROM BBC NEWS >>
Firefighters tackle cottage blaze
Crews from across east Devon tackle a blaze at a two-storey cottage on a farm site in East Anstey.

FROM BBC NEWS >>
British yachtsmen 'freed by Iran'
Five British yachtsmen captured by the Iranian navy on 25 November have been released, state radio has reported.

FROM BBC NEWS >>
Poets' Corner call for Ted Hughes
Poet Ted Hughes should have a plaque in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney says.


HISTORY

Making history
It's 90 years since Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman MP


RELIGION & ETHICS

Sacred snapshots
In pictures: images taken by young Polish migrants in Plymouth


MORE LOCAL SPORT

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter
Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Bristol Rovers and Exeter in League One.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Torquay 3-0 Cheltenham
Torquay secure their third win of the season over Cheltenham to move above their fellow League Two strugglers.

FROM BBC SPORT >>
Tykes criticise abandoning game
Barnsley manager Mark Robins criticises the decision to call off his team's match against Plymouth after 58 minutes because of heavy rain.


THINGS TO DO

It's panto time - oh yes it is!
Everything you need to know about the four major pantomimes in Devon during the 2009 festive season.

BBC Devon on Twitter
We're making it easier than ever to get all the latest content from BBC Devon - see how you can become a follower on Twitter.


PEOPLE & PLACES

A way with words
A Devon woman has been asking famous people to let her know their favourite sayings and mottos for more than 20 years.

BBC South West Sports Awards 2009
The BBC South West Sports Awards honour the region's top sportsmen and women in 2009 - all the results.


ARTS & CULTURE

Profile of Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes could be honoured at Westminster Abbey - we profile him


BBC INTRODUCING

Back catalogue
Listen to some of the unsigned bands featured on BBC Devon Introducing


PEOPLE AND PLACES

Devon webcams
Take in views of Devon with our webcams around the county


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