Our story about Ottery St Mary shopkeepers bucking the trend and opening new shops made the BBC News at the weekend. The town was featured on both BBC Spotlight Radio Devon and on Spotlight News.
Link to the radio broadcast on Ottery St Mary Business Forum Facebook page.
We also featured on the BBC website.
Video copyright and courtesy of the BBC.
![BBC presenter and Councillor Lucas](https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ottery-on-BBC-Spotlight-6-768x1024.jpg)
![BBC presenter and staff from Roberts](https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ottery-on-BBC-Spotlight-5-1024x768.jpg)
![Councillor Lucas holding microphone with Ottery Church behind](https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ottery-on-BBC-Spotlight-4-768x1024.jpg)
![BBC presenter and Councillor Stewart](https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ottery-on-BBC-Spotlight-3-1024x841.jpg)
![BBC presenter and owner of Rabbit & Co](https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ottery-on-BBC-Spotlight-2-768x1024.jpg)
![BBC presenter and Owner of Grace Hairdressers](https://www.otterystmary-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ottery-on-BBC-Spotlight-1.jpg)
More details about how Ottery is bucking the trend can be found in our original article.