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Three of the girls involved in the recording, who appear on the video for Stop the Monster, protesting against proposed data centre plans for Torrington.

Stop the Monster: Young voices sing out against AI data centre plan
Young singers have teamed up with local musician Becki Driscoll to write a catchy protest song which makes its live premiere in Torrington on Saturday

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

Historic Barnstaple pub is put up for sale

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

Don’t miss Captain Accident and the Disasters this weekend

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Library campaigners urged a Devon County Council committee to scrutinise a staff consultation by Libraries Unlimited

Devon libraries overhaul leads to redundancies

Katie Kerr-Brown is the new headteacher at St Helen's Church of England School

New head at Abbotsham school

The roadside sign for Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, displaying a closed sign

Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park owners launch appeal

Police have charged a 62-year-old man with attempted murder

Breaking Barnstaple attempted murder charge

Sport

Ollie Layton

Impressive debut in the ring for Bideford boxer Ollie Layton

Alex Penny on his way to scoring the Chiefs first try

Barnstaple Chiefs push promotion-chasing Clifton all the way

New sponsorship deal for Bideford AFC

Bideford fight back from two goals down but suffer late defeat

Silver for Eleanor Foster

North Devon’s Eleanor storms to silver in England debut in Belgium

Mason Keatley on the podium

Braunton teenager strikes gold at World Karate Championships

What's On

Barnstaple Christmas lights are just weeks away from being switched on

Barnstaple Christmas lights switch-on confirmed

Shania Twain will be performing at Live at Powderham 2027

Country icon Shania Twain heading to Devon in 2027

For A Time: Sanctuary Seekers in North Devon uses pictures by photographer Toby Adamson to tell the story of when asylum seekers came to Ilfracombe.

Exhibition tells story of when Ilfracombe was home to asylum seekers

Dates are already booking up fast for the experience based on the classic 2004 film

Polar Express comes to Devon this Christmas

Crime & Courts

The fire damaged shop on Barnstaple high street

Man charged following Barnstaple fire

Heywood Road pictured in 2024

Speed camera damaged twice in Northam

The sentencing was held at Winchester Crown Court

Ilfracombe teen banned from driving after Hampshire incident

Ann Widdecombe with her beloved moorland in the background

Man charged in connection to Widdecombe death

More North Devon News

Police are appealing after a recent collision

Hit and run appeal in Bideford

Ilfracombe Library

Library changes ‘a huge blow’ for Town of Culture bid

The Trust saw an unexpected increase in demand over the weekend

Ambulance Service responds to 7,000 incidents over weekend

The rare ants are recognised as as ‘near threatened’ species

Thousands of rare ants stolen from Devon nature reserve

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Kim and Shane Storkey of Property Investment Academy South West

‘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.

THE DEVON DATA CAMPUS: A LETTER TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

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John Tosh, aged 49 and from Ilfracombe is wanted by police for breaching his bail conditions.

Police seek Ilfracombe man wanted for breaking his bail conditions

Inspecting reservoir levels during the current severe drought.

Devon residents warned some may lose water supply as drought goes on

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

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

Under the now withdrawn plan, most of Devon would have been lumped into one council stretching from the Exmoor coast to Salcombe.

North Devon ‘no further forward’ after council shake up plan scrapped

Business

Chancellor John Healey delivering his Budget in Parliament

Devon looks set for a mayor after Budget backing

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

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

Changes at the top for North Devon business

Inside The Meeting Hall, where it has been transformed into a co-working space

Ilfracombe coworking space opens with no grant funding

Property

The former Royal Mail building on the High Street in Ilfracombe

Work starts on 14 affordable homes in Ilfracombe

The Atlantic Flatlets site at Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! eyesore to stay after council rejects housing offer

Standing (L-R): Councillor Graham Bell, Lead Member for Housing, North Devon Council. Councillor David Clayton, Leader of the Council, North Devon Council. Sitting (L-R): Jon Triggs, Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive, North Devon Council. Martyn Gimber, Chief Executive, North Devon Homes

North Devon Council to provide social housing again

Pictures from the part-built estate in Bideford

Part-built Bideford housing development goes up for sale

Opinion

Cllr Graham Bell

Social media ban welcomed by Braunton councillor

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

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.

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

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