A trip back to the 1970s here with a mixed bag of images of what was making thecnews in that heady decade

Clearing the River Lemon in Newton Abbot below the junction of Marsh Road and Lemon Road in May 1978
Health and safety in a different era. Clearing the River Lemon in Newton Abbot below the junction of Marsh Road and Lemon Road in May 1978 (MDA)
SInging group the Bachelors let the train take the train at Ashburton carnival fete in July 1973
SInging group the Bachelors let the train take the train at Ashburton carnival fete in July 1973 (MDA)
Pupils, staff and guests at the opening of Ipplepen's new Primary School in January 1971
Pupils, staff and guests at the opening of Ipplepen's new Primary School in January 1971 (MDA)
Ashburton Carnival royalty from May 1978 Pictured here are attendants Gillian Mountford and Jackie Holland with Queen Sheila Whiteway
Ashburton Carnival royalty from May 1978 Pictured here are attendants Gillian Mountford and Jackie Holland with Queen Sheila Whiteway (MDA)