The Royal Devon and Exeter, Northern Devon Healthcare and South Devon Healthcare trusts each reported two never events.

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The pieces of gutta percha have been found on beaches in Cornwall, Devon, northern France and the Netherlands in the last year.

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The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust said no harm had been caused to the patient in each of its two cases.

BBC: Devon hospitals report serious surgical errors

Only a month ago, telecoms company Nortel Networks announced it was creating 1, 800 new jobs in Devon and in Northern Ireland.

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Apart from Yeovil, the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have all pulled out of the consortium plans.

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The NSPCC runs seven young witness support services - in Northern Ireland, Cheshire, Devon and Cornwall, Essex, Hull, Surrey and Swansea.

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"There are hundreds of stone rows in the British Isles and northern France and none have been accurately dated, " he told BBC Devon.

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