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Six young bands will battle it out at Woolacombe Village Hall on Saturday, November 21. Clockwise from top left: ELF, Iceberg, Cliffhanger, The Anomaly, Indecisive and Explosion. placeholder image

Young bands to battle it out at Woolacombe’s first Battle of the Bands

Six North Devon bands, with members from Year 4 up to college age, will compete for a £500 prize in front of a panel of music industry judges

Hear about Apache the pony and other People4ponies success stories as well as much more at the For The Love Of Animals fair in South Molton this Saturdayplaceholder image

For The Love Of Animals fair returns to Quince Honey Farm tomorrow

Organisations across Devon are without email today following the global Microsoft outage.placeholder image

Services across Devon hit as Microsoft outage continues

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North Devon MP Ian Roome (right) with Rail Minister Lord Hendy (left) following talks over the future of the Tarka Line.placeholder image

MP meets Rail Minister over Tarka Line winter fears

North Devon District Hospital’s A&E is “significantly off” the national target for waiting times, according to Royal Devon placeholder image

North Devon A&E waits ‘significantly off’ target

The collision happened on the A361 near Rackenford on Thursday, July 30placeholder image

Young boy left with broken collarbone after Barnstaple hit and run

The A388 near Milton Damerel is closed following a collision at lunchtime on Monday, June 1placeholder image

Police warning after elderly residents targeted by daytime burglars

Sport

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North Devon Hockey Club 3s beat Taunton 6s 3–1 away from home

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North Devon figure skater Aísling takes major step towards Olympics

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Bideford’s Allcorn secures NAGBC quarter-final place with dominant win

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Neal penalties fire Plymouth Parkway into FA Cup second round

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Saunton Golf Club provides stunning setting for Devon's Golf Series

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Festive lanterns, this year with a 'Boats of Ilfracombe' theme, will be part of the town's Christmas celebrations during the Lighting of the Lights.placeholder image

Ilfracombe Christmas countdown has begun with a feast of festive fun

Mariah Carey will headline Live at Powderham next summerplaceholder image

Mariah Carey joins star-studded Powderham line-up for 2027

Join Captain Accident and the Disasters collective for a feast of reggae, dub and ska in Appledore this Saturday, November 7.placeholder image

Don’t miss Captain Accident and the Disasters this weekend

Barnstaple Christmas lights are just weeks away from being switched onplaceholder image

Barnstaple Christmas lights switch-on confirmed

Crime & Courts

The fire damaged shop on Barnstaple high streetplaceholder image

Man charged following Barnstaple fire

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Speed camera damaged twice in Northam

The sentencing was held at Winchester Crown Court placeholder image

Ilfracombe teen banned from driving after Hampshire incident

Ann Widdecombe with her beloved moorland in the backgroundplaceholder image

Man charged in connection to Widdecombe death

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The Torridge parks team planting a giant sequoia at Victoria Park in Bideford. placeholder image

Major push to plant trees and hedgerows across Torridge

North Devon MP Ian Roome is the new veterans and service personnel spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats.placeholder image

New veterans’ role for North Devon’s MP

North Devon Homes has invested £4.7m on improving properties around Barnstaple and across North Devon in the past financial year. placeholder image

North Devon Homes puts £4.7m into improving tenants’ homes

Armistice Day observed at West Buckland School.placeholder image

On Armistice Day – West Buckland School remembers

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Kim and Shane Storkey of Property Investment Academy South Westplaceholder image

‘We escaped the RAT RACE – now we help others find their freedom’

A map of where the proposed AI data centre campus and energy storage facility would be located in North Devon.placeholder image

THE DEVON DATA CAMPUS: A LETTER TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

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Devon County Council's Cabinet approved proposals to help farmers dealing with the effects of bluetongueplaceholder image

Devon council agrees fresh support for farmers hit by bluetongue

Ilfracombe Mini Market has been closed down again after bags of illegal tobacco (inset) were found ready for sale. placeholder image

Ilfracombe shop shut down - two weeks after it reopened

A CGI of the proposed twin MRI extension at North Devon District Hospital, which would house two new MRI scannersplaceholder image

Twin MRI extension approved at North Devon hospital

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Where will North Devon's next housing developments go?

Business

Chancellor John Healey delivering his Budget in Parliamentplaceholder image

Devon looks set for a mayor after Budget backing

Engineers from Nick Sampson Mechanical Engineering Services at work on the London Eyeplaceholder image

Barnstaple firm helps upgrade London Eye

The newly-announced management team at Turnstyle Designs: (from left) Wayne Dymond, commercial managing director, Oscar Roberts, creative director and chairman, and Karl Smith, operations managing director placeholder image

Changes at the top for North Devon business

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Ilfracombe coworking space opens with no grant funding

Property

New Costa Coffee outlet to open in this Kildare town very soonplaceholder image

Costa Coffee drive-thru could open in Barnstaple

Barnstaple's Rolle Quay Inn is on the market for £340,000. Credit: Christie & Co placeholder image

Historic Barnstaple pub is put up for sale

11 The Quay, with upstairs holiday accommodation and a ground floor café is for sale at £750,000. placeholder image

Well-known former bistro once owned by Damien Hirst is up for sale

The former Royal Mail building on the High Street in Ilfracombeplaceholder image

Work starts on 14 affordable homes in Ilfracombe

Opinion

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Social media ban welcomed by Braunton councillor

Columnist David FitzGerald shares a smile with legendary British comedian and writer Barry Cryer.placeholder image

David FitzGerald reveals the hidden history of Devon’s comedy greats

Lifestyle

Stand off ... Minister Martin Heydon, Larry Murrin, Bord Bia Chair, Francie Gorman, IFA President.placeholder image

Traffic chaos likely as Laois farm President to lead Newbridge or Nowhere protes...

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