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Tributes to popular Torrington teenager

TRIBUTES have been pouring in to the Facebook social website and in floral form by the roadside near Torrington for popular teenager Daylin Brown, who died in a road accident there on Friday afternoon. Daylin, 16, was driving a Land Rover when the acciden... » MORE

Drug users targeted in Barnstaple stop and search swoop

TRAINED drugs dogs helped police to stop and search 30 people suspected of carrying illegal substances in Barnstaple on Friday night. Officers visited eight town centre pubs and clubs in the Police Against Drugs crackdown. One arrest was made for posses... » MORE

Sheep 'traumatised' in Tawstock dog attack

POLICE are appealing for information following a sheep worrying incident near Tawstock, Barnstaple. One sheep drowned and six suffered bite injuries following a suspected dog attack at Hollamoor Barton, Eastacome, between 11.30am and 1pm on Thursday. Two... » MORE

Vehicles damaged in Umberleigh barn fire

FIREFIGHTERS from Barnstaple and Torrington dealt with a barn fire in the early hours of Saturday morning. Crews used breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire at Fishleigh Barton, near Umberleigh at around 1am. The barn and two vehic... » MORE

New group for young North Devon Tories

YOUNG Tories are being invited to join a new political youth organisation being launched in North Devon later this month. The Conservative Future group, open to anyone under the age of 30, is being launched by the party s North Devon prospective MP, Phi... » MORE

Langtree Chimney Fire

A FIRE crew from Torrington was called to put out a chimney fire in Langtree yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Firefighters used small tools and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the blaze thought to have been caused by a wood burning stove.... » MORE

Bideford lunch aids homeless project

MORE than 80 people attended a lunch at St Mary s Church in Bideford on Sunday to mark Homelessness Week and raise money for the Harbour homeless project. Donations raised nearly £1,000 towards the setting up and running of a day centre in Bideford. Jea... » MORE

Musical theatre at Calvert Trust Exmoor

EVOLUTION and Revolution was the theme of a two-day musical theatre workshop at Calvert Trust Exmoor. The workshop run by Share Music South West brought together 25 people with disabilities who worked alongside musicians and voluntary helpers to create... » MORE

The North Devon AONB needs you

THREE community representatives are being sought to help preserve and shape the future of the coastal landscape of North Devon and Torridge. North Devon Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership has three vacancies for the posts. Applic... » MORE

Aussie rules at Heanton Nursing Home

IT was Aussie rules at Heanton Nursing Home near Braunton as staff and residents got together to celebrate Australia Day. In the colder climes of Devon, residents celebrated the day with an Aussie lunch including Anzac biscuits, a selection of Australia... » MORE

Keeping up council standards on Torridgeside

TORRIDGE District Council has one vacancy for an independent representative to serve on its Standards Committee. The role of the committee is to provide and maintain high standards of conduct, ethics and probity through the operation of the national code... » MORE

Farmer helps firefighters rescue horse from gully

FIREFIGHTERS from Holsworthy and Okehampton were called out yesterday (Friday) to help release a horse which had become stuck in a ditch. The in-foal mare was discovered trapped upside down in an eight feet gully between a bank and a building at Northcomb... » MORE

Barnstaple school's Haiti fundraiser is the whiskers!

FACIAL hair circa 1974 made a comeback 2010 style at Pilton Community College today (Friday). The Barnstaple secondary school held a Tash for Cash day to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti, with staff and students paying a pound to sport a mous... » MORE

The early bird gets the ticket at GoldCoast Oceanfest

THE headline music act for this year s GoldCoast Oceanfest at Croyde is due to be announced soon - and that means any who want to take advantage of the special early bird ticket offer need to act quickly. Final negotiations are underway to secure what is... » MORE

Police launch weekend blitz on the roads

POLICE will be launching a blitz on thoughtless drivers this weekend. Devon and Cornwall Police will join police forces around the country on Saturday and Sunday in a crackdown on motorists who flout the law and endanger lives. The majority of Special Con... » MORE

Be alert for bogus council tax callers in North Devon

PEOPLE in North Devon and Torridge have been warned by police to be on the alert for a telephone council tax scam. Residents have reported being contacted by callers claiming to be from the district council, saying they have credit on their council tax ac... » MORE
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