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Pitting my wits against the smarty-pants grey squirrel

CAUGHT IN THE ACT: A squirrel raids the bird table for tasty titbits.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Graham Andrews wonders just how bright grey squirrels reallycould be.

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FYI we like a bit of GIY

Thursday, March 04, 2010

OUR continued appetite for growing it ourselves will soon turn GIY into a better-known acronym that DIY.

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Time for a tip

Thursday, March 04, 2010

TIPS, tips and even more tips — 150 of them, to be precise.

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Sweetcorn passes the rodent taste test

SPARROW: Top of the cobs with humans and mice.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

MAN and mouse have never been best buddies — except, surprisingly, when it comes to which sweetcorn should become top of the cobs.

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Oke tells all on fuchsias

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Nationally-known fuchsia expert Geoff Oke is to make a 300-mile round trip to deliver a few secrets to North Devon Fuchsia Society in two weeks' time.

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Snowdrops keep falling on her head

A WELCOME SIGN OF SNOW: Jo Hynes among her snowdrop drifts.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

N early 25 years after snowdrops first began melting her heart, Jo Hynes' passion for these shy little celebrities shows no sign of waning.

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Arno, Jolimont and Illico are a glorious garlic trio

ARNO: With pink cloves and medium tang.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

There are no half-measures with garlic. You'll either relish it or run a mile.

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Snowdrop time at Cherubeer

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Snowdrop event at Cherubeer near Dolton.

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Never mind the name change, look at these beautiful blooms

CATCHING ON: The stunning blooms of the mandevilla are starting to woo the public.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Graham Andrews urges people to try mandevilla — once known as dipladenia.

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Potato taste tests

IN THE POTATO PINK: Highland Burgundy Red is striking.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Graham Andrews looks at the results of a test of "posh potatoes".

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Should North Devon Theatres receive any funding through council tax?


 
 


 
 

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Has the Government made the right decision on the future of councils in Devon?


 
 
 
 

  Some of the buildings are truly appalling and can't be worth preserving, even if a few might be worth retaining as specimens. 
MP Nick Harvey , Fremington


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Should Fremington Army Camp be listed?


 
 
 
 

  As we have such huge areas of public realm, some sort of national festival would attract a whole raft of people who have never been to Ilfracombe before. 
Cllr Ron Ley , Ilfracombe


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Is it a good idea to have a national Street Art competition in Ilfracombe?


 
 

North Devon police team

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Keep up to date with North Devon's neighbourhood pollce team. It has its own website where you can get information and contact the police for your local area. (Barnstaple and Torridge have their own separate websites)

Click here for the North Devon police website For the Barnstaple police website, click here Go to the Torridge police website
 
 

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Should people be fined for putting rubbish in the wrong bins?


 
 
 
 

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Do you think the 2004 Hunting Act should be repealed?


 
 

















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