News feed - This Is North Devon

Barnstaple police town centre drugs search

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:46 GMT

Police in Barnstaple searched 30 people suspected of carrying drugs in the town centre.

Demolition plan for Barnstaple school's classrooms

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:00 GMT

Temporary classrooms at Park Community School in Barnstaple will be demolished.

Torrington teenager killed in Land Rover crash

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:21:01 GMT

A teenage boy died in a Land Rover crash near Torrington on Friday.

No sign of Westward Ho! promised developments

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:39:00 GMT

Months after Westward Ho! residents complained of derelict sites and dirty streets — improvement plans are still to develop.

Traders' anger at rise in parking permit cost

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Ilfracombe traders see car permit increases as another knock back to their local economy.

Lost dog walkers rescued from Braunton Burrows

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:53:49 GMT

A couple and their dog were rescued by helicopter after getting lost on Braunton Burrows.

Land Rover driver dies in crash near Torrington

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:57:07 GMT

A man died in an accident near Great Torrington.

Roads ungritted as thieves steal salt from bins

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Rural areas should be on their guard during freezing weather — because of grit salt thieves.

Vehicles damaged in Chapelton barn fire

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:01:27 GMT

A barn containing vehicles caught fire near Umberleigh.

Lorry and two cars crash near Bideford

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:57:29 GMT

A lorry and two cars collided at Horns Cross, Bideford.

Arson suspected in North Devon school blaze

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:31:55 GMT

A fire at a private school near Barnstaple may have been started deliberately.

Investigation into North Devon beach sewage problem

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

A £70,000 investigation is being launched into poor bathing water quality at Combe Martin.

Moves to list Fremington Army Camp could end housing plans

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

Fremington Army Camp could become a listed site unavailable for development.

Pregnant horse gets stuck in a gully

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:26:57 GMT

A pregnant horse was rescued from a gully.

New North Devon Lidl to open this year

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMT

After nearly five years of supermarket store wars in Torrington, Lidl is set to open before the end of the year.

Marines tackle Tesco shoplifter

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:02:59 GMT

Police praise two marines who tackled alleged shoplifter from Tesco Braunton

Woolacombe surfer scarred for life by glassing

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The mother of a surfer who was attacked with a glass in a North Devon nightclub talks of the impact it had on him

Truanting prosecutions almost doubled in a year

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The number of North Devon parents prosecuted for truancy has almost doubled

Postman refuses to deliver in cobbled street

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:59:00 GMT

Health and safety fears are hindering postal deliveries to the last cobbled street in Bideford.

Honour for Bideford hero Sean Griffiths

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:58:00 GMT

The mother of a Bideford man who drowned trying to save a friend on how he will be honoured for making the ultimate sacrifice.