Thanks to a £1.5m government grant to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, Westward Housing customers are already enjoying warmer homes and cheaper energy bills. Credit: TDC
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Thanks to a £1.5m government grant to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, Westward Housing customers are already enjoying warmer homes and cheaper energy bills. Credit: TDC
Torridge District Council has set its 2026/27 budget, affecting thousands of residential properties across the region.
North Devon Council has set its council tax for the year but councillors heard finances are being squeezed, with a reduction of 10% ‘in real terms’. Credit: Lena Zajchikova/Adobe Stock
Barnstaple station, which recently passed the milestone of one million journeys in a year, has seen services halted most recently due to weather damage. (© Shaun Ferguson)
The annual International Women’s Day Exhibition will be held at Barnstaple Guildhall on Saturday, March 7. Credit: BTC
John Glen MP has served under three Prime Ministers and will be speaking in North Devon on Thursday, March 12. Credit: Office of John Glen MP
The budget for Devon in the coming year has been agreed at County Hall in Exeter. Credit: Lewis Clarke
Lidl GB has submitted a formal planning application for a new store off Tinever Road in North Devon (Image: Lidl GB)
Mike, Cherry, Jane and William Squire are hoping this is the Braunton restaurant’s year at the National Fish and Chip Awards. Credit: Squires
Barnstaple Library is bidding to become the South West region Library of the Year. Credit: Libraries Unlimited
Layla Moran MP with county councillor Frank Biederman and Young Devon service users during her visit to the Barnstaple YES Centre.
An aerial view of the site for proposed traveller pitches at Charles near Brayford. Credit: Google
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The one and two mile open water swims to raise money for the RNLI this August will set off from Clovelly harbour. Credit: Richard Croft
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Dawlish and its coast path took a pounding during Storm Ingrid. Credit: Jason FD Photography
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Thanks to a £1.5m government grant to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, Westward Housing customers are already enjoying warmer homes and cheaper energy bills. Credit: TDC
Barnstaple station, which recently passed the milestone of one million journeys in a year, has seen services halted most recently due to weather damage. (© Shaun Ferguson)
Torridge District Council has set its 2026/27 budget, affecting thousands of residential properties across the region.
North Devon Council has set its council tax for the year but councillors heard finances are being squeezed, with a reduction of 10% ‘in real terms’. Credit: Lena Zajchikova/Adobe Stock
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The annual International Women’s Day Exhibition will be held at Barnstaple Guildhall on Saturday, March 7. Credit: BTC
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Thanks to a £1.5m government grant to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, Westward Housing customers are already enjoying warmer homes and cheaper energy bills. Credit: TDC
Torridge District Council has set its 2026/27 budget, affecting thousands of residential properties across the region.
North Devon Council has set its council tax for the year but councillors heard finances are being squeezed, with a reduction of 10% ‘in real terms’. Credit: Lena Zajchikova/Adobe Stock
Barnstaple station, which recently passed the milestone of one million journeys in a year, has seen services halted most recently due to weather damage. (© Shaun Ferguson)
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Thanks to a £1.5m government grant to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact, Westward Housing customers are already enjoying warmer homes and cheaper energy bills. Credit: TDC
Torridge District Council has set its 2026/27 budget, affecting thousands of residential properties across the region.
North Devon Council has set its council tax for the year but councillors heard finances are being squeezed, with a reduction of 10% ‘in real terms’. Credit: Lena Zajchikova/Adobe Stock
Barnstaple station, which recently passed the milestone of one million journeys in a year, has seen services halted most recently due to weather damage. (© Shaun Ferguson)
The annual International Women’s Day Exhibition will be held at Barnstaple Guildhall on Saturday, March 7. Credit: BTC
John Glen MP has served under three Prime Ministers and will be speaking in North Devon on Thursday, March 12. Credit: Office of John Glen MP
Rock Park in Barnstaple will be the setting for the big community tree-planting and litter pick event on Saturday, March 14. Credit: Barnstaple Town Council
Young sleuths are invited to join the Easter Detectives Trail at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Torrington this April. Credit: RHS Rosemoor
Bernard Regan, author of The Balfour Declaration: Empire, The Mandate and Resistance in Palestine, will be speaking in Barnstaple.
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Is your child unsure what character they want to be for World Book Day? Why not head to one of your local libraries to find a costume? Credit: Libraries Unlimited
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A bid to increase council tax by £29m above the legal maximum of 4.99%, which would have required a public referendum, was defeated at County Hall. Credit: Devon County Council
Staff at Edenmore Nursing Home say former civil engineer Peter is ‘cheeky’ with plenty of humour. Credit: Edenmore Nursing Home
Councillor Frank Biederman, speaking on video, was left stunned by the motorcycle overtake along potholes on the B3233 between Barnstaple and Torrington. Credit: Frank Biederman
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Lizzie Hanks, Head of fundraising at North Devon Hospice.
The group tours Seckington Dairies at Higher Clovelly as they learn more about the challenges facing modern dairy farmers. Credit: TDC
Pharmacy staff at Tesco Extra in Barnstaple are offering free blood pressure checks for shoppers. Credit: Tesco
