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Whether it's Frank ‘Mad Axeman’ Mitchell or Harold ‘Rubber Bones’ Webb, Dartmoor Prison hasn't always been able to keep prisoners locked up since it opened back in 1809

Trade was very strong at this years Goose Fair Sheep Sale at Tavistock Livestock Market.

Trade was very strong at this years Goose Fair Sheep Sale at Tavistock Livestock Market.

Trade was very strong at this years Goose Fair Sheep Sale at Tavistock Livestock Market.

Trade was very strong at this years Goose Fair Sheep Sale at Tavistock Livestock Market.

Giant Dartmoor fire damaging miles of land was an accident The wall of flames lit up the night sky and could be seen by huge numbers of people across Devon and even by some over in Cornwall 19:15, 16 FEB 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Do you want to read just our finest work? Get the features that really matter to Plymouth, without all the rest. From hard-hitting investigations to exclusive photojournalism, our FREE Weekend Report is sent to you every Saturday mornin...

The week of huge wildfires that blazed across Cornwall and Devon Some of the fires were suspected arson and were made much worse by strong winds and bone-dry moorland Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for ot...

A huge fire has broken out on Dartmoor.

The blaze, a few miles north east of Tavistock, is estimated to be around 5km wide

Dartmoor turns black as shocking pictures show scale of damage caused by three mile fire The massive blaze took almost 18 hours to extinguish and has left a trail of destruction in its wake The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Do you want to read just our finest work? Get the features that really matter to Plymouth, without all the rest. From hard-hitting investigations to exclusive photojournalism, our FREE Weekend Report is sent to you every Saturday morning.Invalid EmailSomething we...