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Pride of Britain Awards 2013
The Pride of Britain Local Hero Award 2013 for the West Country is Anne Scarfe from Plymouth.
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Pride of Britain pensioner back home
It's been just a day since Anne Scarfe from Plymouth was honoured at the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain awards with the ITV Local Hero national award.
She returned home to Plymouth today, no doubt feeling a little exhausted after an extraordinary 48 hours.
Our reporter Seth Conway caught up with her.
Devon pensioner is the Pride of Britain
A west country pensioner is the Pride of Britain.
Anne Scarfe volunteers as a street pastor helping revellers in need. She also runs a lunch club for the homeless and works at two soup kitchens.
She's a Local Hero and Anne has been named Britain's best volunteer.
Seth Conway reports.
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Anne celebrates award win with Phillip Schofield
Anne Scarfe became the national winner of the Pride of Britain Local Hero category.
Anne volunteers as a street pastor in Plymouth, but last night it was her turn to celebrate as she was joined by television presenters Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley:
Plymouth pensioner is the Pride of Britain
The national winner of the Pride of Britain Local Hero category is an inspirational lady who makes us all feel tired just thinking of the amount she does, and she's in her eighties.
Anne Scarfe from Plymouth volunteers as a street pastor, she works at two different soup kitchens in the week as well as help run a lunch club for homeless people.
Claire Manning has her story.
Pride of Britain Awards 2013 tonight in London
The Pride of Britain Awards take place this evening at a star-studded ceremony in London.
86 year old Anne Scarfe will be there representing the West Country. Anne volunteers as a street pastor, helping out in soup kitchens for the homeless. She'll be competing for the Local Hero Award.
Pride of Britain Local Hero Award winner announced
The Pride of Britain Local Hero Award 2013 for the West Country is Anne Scarfe from Plymouth.
Anne is in her 80s and volunteers as a street pastor, works at two different soup kitchens in the week and helps run a lunch club for homeless people.
Claire Manning went to give her the good news:
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Pride of Britain: The man who helps unwell children go on once in a lifetime trips
Nominated for this year's Pride of Britain awards is Luke Tillen.
He's a remarkable man from Torquay who runs a charity that allows children and families - many of who have terminal illnesses - to go on holiday.
He does all this despite working full-time running a family business.
Claire Manning has his story.
Pride of Britain: the man behind an Exeter boxing club
We've been to Exeter to meet our fourth and final nominee in the Pride of Britain 'Local Hero' Award.
Neil Parsons set up Lympstone Boxing Club 45 years ago and devotes around five days and nights a week to the club, which is now based in Exmouth - and he does all this unpaid.
Claire Manning went to meet him:
Pride of Britain: The pensioner with four jobs
One of the Pride of Britain finalists is an inspirational lady who makes us all feel tired just thinking of the amount she does, and she's in her eighties.
Anne Scarfe from Plymouth volunteers as a street pastor, she works at two different soup kitchens in the week as well as help run a lunch club for homeless people.
Claire Manning has her story.
Pride of Britain nominations close at midnight
You only have until midnight TONIGHT (Friday) to nominate someone for a ITV Pride of Britain award.
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Deadline looms for nominations
The closing date for entries is Friday 16th August at midnight.
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Nominate your local hero for the Pride of Britain Awards
ITV News West Country is once again joining forces with the Daily Mirror to find our Local Hero of 2013.