Ian Roome, MP for North Devon
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05 Feb 2026
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Ian Roome, MP for North Devon
Pictured left to right: Lead Member for Waste and Recycling Councillor Chris Leather, George Hudson and Waste and Recycling Manager Joel Baker
James Pryce Tractors are exhibiting at the West Country Farming & Machinery Show this week
Matt Freeman as Hebe in Oh Zeus! Picture: Matt Crockett/Rebecca Pitt
One of the cows wearing a GPS collar
Andy Hood completes first run back after cancer, covering 170 miles over five days and arriving at Land’s End determined to rebuild
Inside Memories restaurant in Northam, near Bideford, which has been run by husband-and-wife team Brett and Naomi Stevens since 2000
‘In the style of Turner’ by North Devon Arts and Pilton Arts Group member, Richard Towers
Working to fix washouts between Crediton and Cowley. Credit: National Rail
The Burton at Bideford Art Gallery and Museum, North Devon. Credit: The Burton
Money. Picture by Alison Stephenson
Green Lanes Shopping Centre in Barnstaple. Image courtesy: Google Street View
Staff and officials at the opening of the new Atlantic MRI suite at North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple. Credit: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Pollyanna Mears, Health and Social Care lecturer from North Devon, training for the London Marathon 2026 to raise awareness and funds for NDADA, supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
The extraordinary meeting of North Devon Council attended by business owners to discuss the trade waste and recycling service. Picture by Alison Stephenson
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Pictured left to right: Lead Member for Waste and Recycling Councillor Chris Leather, George Hudson and Waste and Recycling Manager Joel Baker
Waves crash over the sea wall and overflow onto the road on Torquay seafront during high tide on Wednesday night
Celebrations at Devon Tennis Awards
Map of the proposed route. Credit: Lumo
James Pryce Tractors are exhibiting at the West Country Farming & Machinery Show this week
South Devon Police Commander Roy Linden presenting a commendation to Arthur Good (D&C Police)
Ian Roome, MP for North Devon
Ian Roome, MP for North Devon
Pictured left to right: Lead Member for Waste and Recycling Councillor Chris Leather, George Hudson and Waste and Recycling Manager Joel Baker
Celebrations at Devon Tennis Awards
Devon Tennis awards celebrate county success at Exeter Golf & Country Club
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Guildford International Becky Ragland (in yellow) bronze photo @ Gillian Azajghan
Blakewell Trout Farm
Shannon Griffiths at the Luxembourg International 10m Air Competition
Flourishing Colts programme at Barnstaple RFC. Pic from Bob Collins
The autotest in North Devon
Campbell Ridl in full flight. Pic from PPAUK
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Ian Roome, MP for North Devon
Pictured left to right: Lead Member for Waste and Recycling Councillor Chris Leather, George Hudson and Waste and Recycling Manager Joel Baker
James Pryce Tractors are exhibiting at the West Country Farming & Machinery Show this week
Matt Freeman as Hebe in Oh Zeus! Picture: Matt Crockett/Rebecca Pitt
Why not join one of the two or one-hour walks around Northam Burrows, Appledore and Westward Ho! in the coming weeks? Credit: TDC
Scenes from the previous historic trial recreated at Barnstaple Guildhall by the same team – False Witness.
You can join Kerry Ellis in Barnstaple this September as she runs through her favourite rock anthems.
Violinist Tim Herniman will feature as part of the John Walter Quartet at North Devon Jazz Club this January. Image: submitted
A new book-themed bar in Bideford called Tipsy Books is inviting readers to enjoy wine, cheese and a good book.
Staff decorating the trees at Arlington Court. Credit: Steve Haywood
Catch Aladdin at the Queen’s Theatre in Barnstaple this Christmas. Credit: Dom Moore Photography
Night shift working to fix washouts between Crediton and Cowle. Credit: National Rail
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On Track Education Barnstaple takes part in wellbeing initiatives to raise awareness of supporting mental health, such as Hello Yellow day, pictured here in 2025.
Mark Knibbs, left, with tutors from the North Coast Devon Advanced Drivers group
Youngsters enjoying the facilities at Scribbleton in Winkleigh, which is among local indoor play areas facing a ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs. Credit: Scribbleton
The new battery train. Credit: GWR
