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In 2015-16 Ben Smith completed 401 marathons in 401 days. He's now announced his next epic challenge.

It will be a dry night for most of the region with clear skies.

Thursday evening will be wet in parts of Cornwall but this will clear and it will be a mostly dry night across the South West.

The Dame Hannah Roger's Trust has announced they will be closing their Sealey-Hayne site because of financial difficulties.

Truro Big Issue vendor Nick was determined to turn his life around after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

Pupils from Truro Nursery School have been visiting the care home in the hope of bringing the community closer together.

They're familiar faces on our walks to work, around around our local towns and cities - but who are our Big Issue vendors?

All money raised from the festive display is being donated to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance.

Tiverton Police want to re-locate the man with his "pride and joy".

Rail passengers are being warned of possible disruption to South Western Railway services. Credit: South Western Railway

Rail passengers are being warned of possible disruption to South Western Railway services at the end of December due to strikes.

The services run from London Waterloo to Exeter, Weymouth and Bristol via Yeovil.

The operator says the exact number of services that will run on Thursday 27 and Monday 31 December are yet to be made clear.

They say commuters should expect a reduced service.