World shove ha'penny championships return to Barnstaple
The Shove Ha'penny World Championships will be held at Barnstaple Conservative Club on Saturday - only the third time it has taken place in the town. Barnstaple's own two-time world champ Kevin Barrow...
View ArticleNorth Devon youth football round-up: Braunton's perfect start
BRAUNTON Wanderers Under-16s beat Kilkhampton 4-1 to maintain their perfect start to West Country Cleaning Services North Devon Youth League season. Doubles from Sean Hudson and Ollie Stevens gave...
View ArticleAsda, hotel and nearly 2,000 jobs to be created at Barnstaple's...
PRESERVATION TRUST: John Alexander and Jon Rodney-Jones. @Picture: Mike Southon.
View ArticleNorth Devon League Premier Division: Emilio Bennett wins Bideford...
Appledore 2 Bideford 3: It was a debut to remember for Emilio Bennett as the Bideford player sprung from the bench and earned his side a match-winning penalty. Phill Kelly and Greg Holland scored for...
View ArticleBarnstaple Nandos and Disney Store top Anchorwood Bank wishlist
Gazette readers have been getting in touch to say which companies they'd like to see come to Barnstaple's Anchorwood Bank. While Asda is set to open a new store on the site by Christmas 2016,...
View ArticleGame Of Thrones star Kit Harington interviewed by Barnstaple...
MAD schoolgirl had an exclusive one-to-one interview with heartthrob actor Kit Harington, best known as Jon Snow in the hit TV series Game of Thrones. Dorothy McCormack, 14, who attends Pilton...
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A COUNCILLOR was asked to apologise by fellow members after making a "disappointing" comment about ethnic cleansing in a public meeting. Speaking at Fremington Parish Council's September meeting,...
View ArticleBarnstaple girl talks to Games of Thrones star
Dorothy McCormack, 14, who goes to Pilton Community College, was speaking to Kit, who plays Jon Snow in the hit series, about his new World War One film Testament of Youth. She is no stranger to...
View ArticleIlfracombe woman, 25, jailed for criminal damage
An Ilfracombe woman has been jailed after causing more than A 3,000 worth of criminal damage to a flat. Kelly Camm, 25, of Pebble Court, Ilfracombe, was sent down for 16 weeks after pleading guilty to...
View ArticleThe Overtones to perform at Barnstaple Christmas lights switch-on
The five-piece harmony group will top an all-day bill of live entertainment on the Square on Sunday, November 23. The former decorators were discovered by a Warner Brothers talent scout near Oxford...
View ArticleBarnstaple awaits decision on A 2m funding bid for replica ship
As revealed by the Gazette in April , it is hoped that a replica of The Prudence will improve Barnstaple's heritage offering and boost visitor numbers in the town centre. North Devon Council has now...
View ArticleCourt listings: Find out who has been sentenced in North Devon...
Steven Woodger, 23, of Greenbank Road, Barnstaple, was given a four-month curfew requiring him to remain at home between 6.30pm and 6.30am each day after being convicted of assault and damaging...
View ArticleIlfracombe soldier's Great War medal reunited with his family
A long-lost World War One medal has seen a touching reunion with the family of the Ilfracombe soldier who earned it a century ago. A chain of random events led to the commemoration medal of Private...
View ArticleBabcock apprentices to rebuild historic steam train
Apprentices at Babcock International in Appledore are to construct the frames for a steam locomotive which is being recreated for the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. Now apprentices will be constructing...
View ArticleWar veteran,92, sells poppies with Barnstaple's Royal British...
A 92-YEAR-OLD who fought in the Second World War is helping the Royal British Legion sell poppies ahead of Remembrance Sunday. Walter Norman from Pilton will be helping members of Barnstaple's Royal...
View ArticleFive North Devon ghost stories for Halloween
There are many North Devon ghost stories and haunted hotels and pubs, and as it's Halloween, we thought we would share a few. From spooky pubs to things that go bump in the night, here's our top five...
View ArticleFive North Devon ghost stories for Halloween
There are many North Devon ghost stories and haunted hotels and pubs, and as it's Halloween, we thought we would share a few. From spooky pubs to things that go bump in the night, here's our top five...
View ArticleWar veteran,92, sells poppies with Barnstaple's Royal British...
A 92-YEAR-OLD who fought in the Second World War is helping the Royal British Legion sell poppies ahead of Remembrance Sunday. Walter Norman from Pilton will be helping members of Barnstaple's Royal...
View ArticleTeamwork takes Pilton care home back in time
Residents at a Barnstaple care home are making use of a newly-redecorated reminiscence room, thanks to the work of a group of Petroc students. A group of 16 students involved in the Prince's Trust...
View ArticleMajor fire devastates Ilfracombe family home
A MAJOR blaze has "devastated" a family home in Ilfracombe which has seen firefighters from across North Devon descend on the property. Crews were initially called to the three-story building on...
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