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Lighthouse light stolen in spate of burglaries in Ilfracombe area

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Joseph Bulmer

Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Ilfracombe area and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

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Omicron Business Grants applications now open

Faye Hedden North Devon Council

Croyde Beach

7 Ways to work on North Devon's beaches in 2022 - Stephanie Conway

Stephanie Conway

Exeter Chiefs drop Native-American brand with nod to Devon's history

Joseph Bulmer

Announcement for Fremington Local Nature Reserve Practical Conservation Day

Nature conservation work in Fremington requires volunteers

Faye Hedden North Devon Council

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Coronavirus

Face coverings no longer mandatory indoors as England returns to Plan A

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Two vehicle crash blocks Link Road near Barnstaple

Joseph Bulmer

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Taw Valley first team

Hockey

Taw Valley Ladies battle their way to deserved draws

Tim Herbert

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What does 2022 have in store for North Devon property?

OPINION: Predicting the present - Simon Smith

Simon Smith

Family Notices

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Local Directory

Planning Applications Near Me

Maisie Frost, former MYP in Devon

Young Devon politicians wanted for Youth Parliament

Ollie Heptinstall LDRS

Northam Burrows Visitor Centre

OPINION: An introduction from Torridge council leader Ken James

Ken James

Hundreds of Christmas trees have been recycled to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West. Picture: CHSW

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Hundreds of Christmas trees recycled in Barnstaple for children’s hospice

Nikki Belso

Original Cottages Devon donation to Children’s Hospice South West

Holiday firm's New Year gift for hospice

Tim Herbert

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Hundreds of Christmas trees have been recycled to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West

Hundreds of Christmas trees recycled in Barnstaple for children’s hospice

Joseph Bulmer

Ali Hunt

How your legacy can make a difference to our future

Ali Hunt

The Cancer and Wellbeing Fern Centre at North Devon District Hospital

2021 was breakthrough year for Cancer and Wellbeing Fern Centre

Joseph Bulmer

'Our Environment' is the theme of this year's competition

Environment News

Prize photography competition open for entries

Nikki Belso

David Hockney (b. 1937) Jungle Boy, 1964, Etching and aquatint in black and red on mould-made paper

World famous artists feature in new Burton Art Gallery exhibition

Joseph Bulmer

Philip Milton and Norman Rider as the Emperor and Empress

Croyde Pantomime to make eagerly awaited return with Aladdin

Joseph Bulmer

Devon County Council

Education News

Devon's special educational needs funding ‘broken’

Ollie Heptinstall, local democracy reporter

A D812 train at Ilfracombe in August, 1968, two years before the line closed. Picture: Bernard Mills

Remembering much-loved and once-heaving Ilfracombe train station

Dave Griffin

Person reading the natural gas meter in the boiler room of private house, counter for distribution d

Those energy bills - what has gone wrong?

Tim Jones

The cast of Cinderella at the Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple

Charity Fundraiser

Queen's Theatre panto audiences raise £3,200 for local charities

Nikki Belso

COTIDAL project

Help turn tide with Appledore community film

Tim Herbert

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Barnstaple struggle to break losing streak

Rugby

Losing run continues for a frustrated Barum

Conrad Sutcliffe

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Lighthouse light stolen in spate of burglaries in Ilfracombe area

Joseph Bulmer

ndg-policeman

Two vehicle crash blocks Link Road near Barnstaple

Joseph Bulmer

Northam Burrows Visitor Centre

OPINION: An introduction from Torridge council leader Ken James

Ken James

Croyde Beach

7 Ways to work on North Devon's beaches in 2022 - Stephanie Conway

Stephanie Conway

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Selaine Saxby and Housing Minister Chris Pincher

North Devon holiday home tax dodgers face crackdown

Jim Parker

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Town character who has died

Popular character Joan dies at 92

Jim Parker

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A file photo of a care home using PPE during the Covid pandemic

Covid outbreaks in Devon’s care homes at highest level since pandemic began

Ollie Heptinstall LDRS

William Tyacke, Market Supervisor

South Molton's top 10 rating for pannier market

Tim Herbert

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News

Exeter Chiefs drop Native-American brand with nod to Devon's history

Joseph Bulmer

Exeter Chiefs have today (January 27) announced they will be dropping the current Native-American branding and logo and replacing it with a new brand which honours the history of Exeter and the wider Devon area.

A file image of Devon and Cornwall Police car

Lighthouse light stolen in spate of burglaries in Ilfracombe area

Joseph Bulmer

A man wearing a face mask on Oxford Street, London, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that coron

Coronavirus

Face coverings no longer mandatory indoors as England returns to Plan A

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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What does 2022 have in store for North Devon property?

OPINION: Predicting the present - Simon Smith

Simon Smith

A bar serving drinks, dining out in a restaurant and a hairdresser

Omicron Business Grants applications now open

Faye Hedden North Devon Council

Things to do

World famous artists feature in new Burton Art Gallery exhibition

David Hockney (b. 1937) Jungle Boy, 1964, Etching and aquatint in black and red on mould-made paper

Joseph Bulmer

Works of art by renowned artists from the past century feature in the British Museum touring exhibition Living with art: Picasso to Celmins, now on display in the Burton at Bideford Art Gallery and Museum.

Funnyman Jason Manford

Theatre

Exercise the 'chuckle muscle' with comedian Jason Manford

Nikki Belso

The Sensational 60's Experience

The Sensational 60’s Experience comes to Barnstaple

Joseph Bulmer

The cast of Cinderella at the Queens Theatre, Barnstaple

Pantomimes

Spectacular opening night for Cinderella at Queen's Theatre

Nikki Belso

The Plough Arts Centre in Torrington

Christmas Cavaliers bring a season of good will to The Plough

Joseph Bulmer

Sport

Taw Valley Ladies battle their way to deserved draws

Taw Valley first team

Hockey

Tim Herbert

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After the Christmas break, Taw Valley Ladies came out with determination for the second half of the season and both teams held top of the league opponents to a draw.

Sporting success at Petroc

Petroc potential on display with a fine sporting week

Tim Herbert

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Hockey club team

Hockey

ND Hockey pushing for titles on two fronts

Tim Herbert

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Barnstaple struggle to break losing streak

Rugby

Losing run continues for a frustrated Barum

Conrad Sutcliffe

Jono Slee breaches a gap in the Honiton defence to make big yards

Rugby

Snell returns to inspire comfortable win for Bideford

Conrad Sutcliffe

Lifestyle

Stylish Victorian property offers many period features

Trelawney House is on the market with guide price of £300,000

Hot Properties

Nikki Belso

This stylish five-bedroomed, Victorian property is ideally located, close to schools and local shops.

The Exmoor view from the balcony

Property of the Week

Property of the Week: Some of the finest views of North Devon's coast

Nikki Belso

Deer Park is a relatively modern property enjoying a high degree of rural tranquillity and seclusion

Property of the Week

Property of the Week: The very best of old and new

Nikki Belso

A meteor during the Perseid meteor shower seen over Happisburgh lighthouse, Norfolk.

First meteor shower of 2022 to light up the night sky in early January

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Regency's Property of the Week in South Molton

Property of the Week: A New House in Bishops Tawton

Joseph Bulmer