​Kate Haskell

It has the largest fishing fleet in Devon so it’s no wonder that Brixham is attracting top quality chefs to cook the fish straight from the sea. Kate Haskell meets the new boy in town Andy Sewell Andy Sewell is Head Chef at the Quayside Hotel Photographs: Matt Austin To say Andy Sewell is the new boy in town is a tad unfair because he has been living and working in Brixham far longer than any other top chefs that might have opened up shop in Brixham in recent years, but he is

In the latest of her series through 2016, Kate Haskell celebrates the people that make Devon work. This month: cider maker Jeremy Woods Photographs: Matt Austin It is clear within minutes of meeting Jeremy Woods that here is a man that can turn his hand to anything and when he does, he does it well. Originally from Bristol but a Devon boy now for nearly 24 years, Jeremy has done a variety of jobs from mechanic to builder to chef but these days there is just one true love and

They get to pose the difficult questions and put interviewees on the spot every day in ITV’s regional news programme, Westcountry News, but especially for Devon Life Kate Haskell turns the tables and gets the lowdown on presenters Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow They may both be married to other people but five nights a week Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow are united in an on-screen partnership and, for better or worse, it has to work for the viewer to welcome them into their livin

Kate Haskell goes back in time as she steps through the door of a unique Torquay building I have a little habit, quirk if you like, that when wandering around stately homes or historical places I like to touch the door handles as a way of reconnecting with the past and the people that might have touched that very handle hundreds of years ago. I used to think it was just me that had this rather peculiar routine but I have met my match in Richard Cumings. Within minutes of meet

Photographs: Matt Austin Throughout this year of meeting the people who make Devon work I have had the pleasure of discovering the ins and outs of the jobs that are vital to our communities and way of life. This month’s interviewee though has to take the crown because whatever happens in your life, whatever path you take, eventually you will need an undertaker. It is a fact, in this great big circle of life, so when the time comes it is important to know you are in safe, reli