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It follows the tragic death of a 17-year-old farm apprentice who died in a head-on crash with another vehicle while riding an ATV on a Dartmoor country lane in 2007.Earlier this year - more than five-and-a-half years following the crash – his employer Philip Coaker, who farms near Postbridge, was cleared by a jury of breaching health and safety...More

The Community South West Campaign, in association with regional insurer Cornish Mutual, aims to highlight and encourage the fantastic community spirit that can be found within towns and villages across the region. It includes a competition searching for four inspirational communities (one each in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset) to win £1,500...More

South West insurer Cornish Mutual is donating £500 to the Farming Community Network after a successful scheme to encourage more Members to vote in its Annual General Meeting (AGM). The sum was raised when the Truro-based company pledged to give 20p to the charity for every proxy vote cast by a Member either online or by post. As a mutual...More