South Devon’s Buckfast Abbey marked the centenary since its restored medieval artefact, the statue of Our Lady of Buckfast by placing it by the monks in the new Lady Chapel of the Abbey Church. The ...

A 79-year-old nun's huge mural of the rebuilding of a Devon abbey's church will be unveiled later. The work, which measures 26ft (7.9m) by 18ft (5.4m), has been painted by Mother Joanna Jamieson, ...

The tarpaulins have come off Buckfast Abbey church of St Mary's, the stonework underneath cleaned and restored. Lead workers, stonemasons, coppersmiths, glaziers and conservators have been busy ...

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This autumn Buckfast Abbey has welcomed a new recruit to their team who follows in his brother’s footsteps. Trainee electrician, Ryan Ware, will join the Abbey’s Works Department as a new apprentice ...

A new-look, state-of-the-art event hall, alongside extended conference centre facilities, has opened its doors at the heart of Buckfast Abbey ready to support businesses and event organisers seeking ...

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The elderly lady is stooped and moves slowly with the aid of a walking frame, yet there is vigour and pep in her eyes. She emerges from the café at Buckfast Abbey and I fully expect to see her move ...