Additional funding should continue growth in cycling in Devon
NEW funding has been secured for cycling in Devon, as the County Council announces that cycle trips in parts of the county have risen by over 20% in the past year. Devon County Council has received a...
View ArticleArson suspected after Tawstock barn fire
Police are currently undertaking enquiries after a barn containing 300 bales of hay went up in flames yesterday afternoon. Three fire crews from Barnstaple and Braunton, as well as a water carrier,...
View ArticleFake Disney Frozen goods seized in Barnstaple and Ilfracombe
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards said it had seized hundreds of items including highly flammable costumes and potentially toxic dolls. Investigations are continuing, but the authorities have issued...
View ArticleNorth Devon chemo car raffle nears the finish line
With just 45 days left until the draw, at the new unit in North Devon District Hospital on Friday, March 27, if you haven't already purchased your tickets, there is still time. At A 1 a ticket, the...
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Shaun Hill, 31, of Spring Flower Avenue, Barnstaple, was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay A 500 compensation and A 50 court costs, for criminal damage to a car. Ruaraidh...
View ArticleIlfracombe 'among best' for holiday homes
Ilfracombe is the fourth best place in the South West to own a holiday home, according to Blue Chip Holidays. Self catering specialist Blue Chip Holidays has revealed that Ilfracombe is among the best...
View ArticleTiny Barnstaple baby born with three heart defects was due to...
Grace and Richard Brown's daughter Honey was born on October 30 2014 weighing five pounds and was later diagnosed with congenital heart disease . Grace, from Barnstaple, said if it was not for her...
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Mark Daniels gets into the swing of being Michael BublA© at the Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple. Ellen Cook was there.
View ArticleGet to know North Devon candidates at Barnstaple rugby club hustings
Most of the declared North Devon candidates are set to attend the event at Barnstaple Rugby Club, starting at 7pm. Liberal Democrat Nick Harvey; Conservative Peter Heaton-Jones; Labour's Mark Cann;...
View ArticleGastro raffle offers the chance of North Devon foodie heaven
Geoff Morton of Fatbelly Fred's in Barnstaple, one of more than 60 North Devon restaurants taking part in the Eating Out Experience in aid of North Devon Hospice. Picture: Andy Keeble More than 60...
View ArticleBarnstaple dad who appeared on Jeremy Kyle Show in court for...
A BARNSTAPLE dad who went on the Jeremy Kyle Show to work things out with his girlfriend has appeared in court charged with assaulting her. Gareth Evans, 24, of Sunflower Road, had pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleBusinessman in custody convicted of running cannabis-growing...
A businessman has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of running a commercial cannabis growing operation at his failing shop in Barnstaple. Anthony Scouler set up in business as a drug...
View ArticleMillions allocated for improvements to A361 North Devon link road...
MILLIONS of pounds of funding has been allocated for designing improvements to the A361 North Devon link road and the A39. Devon County Council approved its budget on Friday and in doing so allocated A...
View ArticleGovernment minister impressed by Barnstaple company
Pictured at Aero Stanrew Ltd are Sarah Grigg of North Devon Plus, Nick Boles MP, Peter Heaton-Jones and Clive Scott Aero Stanrew CEO. A Government minister has said North Devon 'has a great deal to be...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal Business Services
North Devon Journal list all of the business services in Barnstaple. If you are looking for business services in the local area then you can find a good business and deal with North Devon Journal! Why...
View ArticleMan and two dogs rescued from Umberleigh house fire
Fire fighters arrived at the Umberleigh property last night to hear shouting coming from the house with a fire on the ground floor. On arrival at Warkleigh at 11.50pm, fire crews from Barnstaple and...
View ArticleBarnstaple bedsit tenant denies robbing neighbour in revenge...
A BARNSTAPLE bedsit tenant has denied robbing a former neighbour of a mobile phone in a revenge attack after accusing him of theft. Andrew Geddes told Exeter Crown Court he had punched and kicked...
View Article'Fify Shades of Grey' burger comes to the UK
Are we losing our burger mojo? America used to be on the cutting edge of novelty burgers, yet here comes a second UK burger playing off the awful " Fifty Shades of Grey " buzz. The Custom House in...
View ArticleInvestment to get North Devon Link Road 'shovel ready'
A series of major upgrades for the North Devon Link Road could be 'shovel ready' in the next two years. The A39/A361 will benefit from part of a A 2.25million highways investment announced by Devon...
View ArticleWilliam Hague to visit Barnstaple's Anchorwood Bank
Demolition contractors are changing the landscape at Anchorwood Bank in Barnstaple, ready for major redevelopment of the site. Picture: Andy Keeble The former party leader and foreign secretary has...
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