Two more companies with stores in North Devon have fallen victim to the credit crunch.
Woolworths shops in Barnstaple and Bideford will be closed by January 4 and all staff will lose their jobs, it has been confirmed.
How times have changed. Take a look at a 'shopping list' from the 1930s to see what was on the menu
Shoppers flocked to Woolworths in Barnstaple expecting to pick up bargains at its closing down sale but many were disappointed
Unemployment in North Devon is 82% lower now than it was at the time of the last recession, latest figures reveal.
OAKWELL care home in Bickington is one of the council-run homes which could be developed as a result of the sell-off. Local district and county...
Plans for the privatisation of care homes in Devon have been hit by the credit crunch.
Shoppers queued outside the Barnstaple Woolworths store this morning after news spread of a major sale.
The aisles were packed today in the Barnstaple branch of Marks & Spencer as shoppers flocked to a pre-Christmas, credit crunch sale.
Removal firms in North Devon and Torridge are facing severe hardship because of the economic recession, the
Journal
has learned.