Police given dispersal powers for Barnstaple fair
Officers and PCSOs will be able to use the power, sanctioned by North Devon Council, at the Seven Brethren fairground, at Rock Park and in the town centre.
View ArticleChumleigh farm loses A 2,000-worth of sheep in 'commercial scale' theft
Police are investigating a spate of sheep rustling incidents, including one instance in Chumleigh which saw over A 2,000-worth of lambs stolen from a secure field.
View Article'Streetz' sessions dance into Green Lanes
A Torrington-based dance group is holding classes in Barnstaple's Green Lanes shopping centre to promote health and fitness through dance to young people.
View ArticleBeautiful four-bedroomed Avongrove is late Georgian, dating from the early 1800s
Just four miles from the lovely estuary town of Kingsbridge in the South Hams, The Old Rectory at Woodleigh really does have it all.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Devona s new air ambulance completes 9 missions in 12 days
The new 4.5 million state-of-the-art helicopter, which is based at Eaglescott airfield near Umberleigh, replaces the G-DAAT aircraft, which was leased by the trust.
View ArticlePlymouth plastering firm fined after worker loses thumb in horror accident
A PLYMOUTH plastering company has been fined for safety failings after an agency worker seriously injured his hand on a poorly guarded screed mixer.
View ArticleBarnstaple's Queen's Theatre unveils 600,000 improvement works
The A 600,000 scheme has seen the construction of a new mechanised stage extension and the installation of a computer controlled flying system.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Devona s new air ambulance completes 12 missions in 12 days
The new 4.5 million state-of-the-art helicopter, which is based at Eaglescott airfield near Umberleigh, replaces the G-DAAT aircraft, which was leased by the trust.
View Article'Bra-vo' for North Devon bra appeal
Gaenor Barker, Karen Black and Sarah Mawson are urging ladies to continue to donate unwanted bras to bra banks at Bon Marche in Barnstaple and now the Vivian Moon centre in Braunton.
View ArticleRoads closures are causing delays around Mid Devon
Devon County Council said a 26-mile diversion, which will divert traffic via South Molton following a closure between Umberleigh and Kingford Bridge, was "necessary" to allow workers to build a new...
View ArticleWestern Morning News published Wind array protesters pin hopes on harbour...
One of the world's smallest marine mammals could scupper plans for an enormous off-shore wind farm near the North Devon Coast.
View ArticleGardening guru Eddie began planting and growing at 12
Indeed, if a picture can paint a thousand words, filling this page with all-star adjectives would be simplicity itself.
View ArticleBarnstaple ready for big carnival day
BARNSTAPLE is the place to be this Saturday, with colourful floats and costumed characters set to give the town a real carnival atmosphere.
View ArticleAll the fun of Barnstaple fair
Barnstaple pleasure fair, pictured here in 1934, was situated at North Walk from 1877.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Barnstaple Fair Proclamation takes place at the Guildhall
Various dignitaries, councillors and businessmen from across North Devon gathered for the event which sees the four-day fair officially opened.
View ArticleFirst students to study BA Honours degree start at Petroc in Barnstaple
The 35 students will be embarking on one of three BA Professional Development Degrees, specialising in either Childhood Studies, Business and Management or Creative Industries at Petroc's Brannams...
View ArticlePicture special: Barnstaple Fair opening ceremony
Councillors, guests and dignitaries filled the Guildhall for the annual Proclamation of the Ancient Fair, an event still eagerly awaited and thought to be as old as the town itself.
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Teen sent abusive texts to ex-partner
A MAN who sent a series of abusive text messages to his ex-girlfriend has been given a restraining order and curfew.
View ArticleMemorial erected to remember Horwood plane crash 70 years on
SEVENTY years after a plane crashed just outside of Barnstaple, a stone memorial has been unveiled to remember those who died in the tragedy.
View ArticleBarnstaple music club celebrates five decades
Barnstaple Keyboard and Light Music Club committee members : Peter Rodway , Keith Thorn, Alec Thorne , Geoff Broster , Colin Bowman , Clive Free and Freda Free .
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