A HUGE amount of work by a team at Chudleigh Youth Centre under the wing of its chairman Bill Keen – backed by the town council, organisations and individuals – has saved it from closure.

The centre, which has won praise for its work with youngsters, and from police who say it has seen a reduction in crime in the town, looked doomed due to swingeing Devon County Council Youth Service cuts.

That saw the county reduce its backing to just eight youth centres across Devon with Teignbridge's hub at The Junction, Newton Abbot.