UPDATE: Business as usual at Barnstaple hospital

SERVICES have returned to normal at North Devon District Hospital today (Thursday) as the weather turned out not to be as severe as expected. Communities such as Ilfracombe and Combe Martin were once again blanketed with several centimetres of snow, but B

SERVICES have returned to normal at North Devon District Hospital today (Thursday) as the weather turned out not to be as severe as expected.Communities such as Ilfracombe and Combe Martin were once again blanketed with several centimetres of snow, but Barnstaple and its surrounds were almost untouched. Parts of Torridgeside were also badly affected.Northern Devon Healthcare Trust said outpatient clinics at community hospitals would remain cancelled, however. Updated information can also be found at www.northdevonhealth.nhs.uk.