RHIANNON Ions of Shebbear (pictured above) has graduated from the University of Coventry, with a first class BSc(Hons) degree in adult nursing. 

Rhiannon was also awarded with the faculty prize of excellence as a result of her academic achievements, papers being published in medical journals and promoting health issues at various health conferences. 

Rhiannon is a former pupil of Black Torrington Primary School, Holsworthy Community College and North Devon College.  She is currently working as a staff nurse in the critical care unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich.