North Devon Tributes

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Tributes to football's Albert TRIBUTES have been paid Devon Football Association president Albert Beer who died peacefully at his home in Bideford on Saturday morning. Mr Beer, aged 91 years, was also the president of the North Devon Football League and has served as the league s regi   Christopher King TRIBUTES are coming in for North Devon Guardsman Christopher King, aged 20, , who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Wednesday.   Tribute to Sean Griffiths 24/2/2009: DESPITE the heroic actions of a young policewoman, a 40-year-old Bideford man who jumped into the River Torridge to try to save a teenager has died in hospital.   Tribute to Bill Tanton 14/1/2009: BILL Tanton, former chairman of Torridge District Council and widely known as an amateur weather forecaster, has died at the age of 81.