Project Payback is a scheme in which convicted offenders repay their debt to society by carrying out unpaid work in the community.

The police and Probation Service are keen to hear from charities and other groups who would like to benefit from some free help.

Phil Rowe, clerk to Newton Abbot Town Council, explains how the town and its people have already benefited.

he said Bradley Leat is the historic waterway that once provided power for the town's many mills. It was a major factor in generating employment, goods and wealth.

But the years have not been kind and the now-redundant leat has become a dumping ground and suffered from neglect.

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