LOCAL heroes were acknowledged at the ‘Heart of Buckfastleigh’ awards.

The awards were given by the town council to those who’d gone ‘above and beyond’ within the community. They were presented on the same night as Buckfastleigh’s third community SOUP event, when local charities pitched for funding while residents decided who to give the money to while eating steaming bowls of homemade soup.

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