Here are the big stories in this week’s Okehampton Times.

• A businessman has been found guilty of running a massive subterranean cannabis factory which was buried under a barn at Petrockstowe.

• Okehampton town councillors are calling for a consultation meeting in the town over proposed cuts to the town’s fire service.

• Four good causes in Okehampton have benefited to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds each with the winding up of a charity created more than a century ago to help needy people in the town.

• Floral art by children at Okehampton Primary School is currently on display at the Museum of Dartmoor Life.

• A hen welfare charity which rehomes hens in Okehampton has been given a boost from the town’s rotary club.

• The flags and bunting are going up in North Tawton as the town gets ready to celebrate the legend of Nanny Knight.

• Chagford Young Farmers have launched a recruitment drive to encourage more members to join the club.

• Community group Okehampton Men in Sheds held a successful community barbecue in glorious weather recently.

• A recent funding award from the Okehampton United Charities has allowed the One Okehampton Craft Club to move into new premises at the Ockment Centre. 

• SIX pages of local sport, including coverage of a generous donation by Okehampton Rotary Club which has provided a big boost for Okehampton Argyle FC in its goal to improve its Simmons Park facilities on and off the pitch.