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	Fruitless search after upturned canoe was spotted in River Lyn POLICE and Coastguard teams together with an RAF rescue helicopter from Chivenor made a fruitless search of the River Lyn at Lynmouth yesterday (Saturday) evening after a member of the public reported finding an upturned canoe in the water. The yello... » MORE

Busy summer for SOS teams

DESPITE poor weather keeping people off the beaches, rescue services have had a busy summer around North Devon s coast, particularly during the past six weeks. With 60 calls for help to the end of August, Appledore lifeboat station has already nearly reac... » MORE

Changing theatre boilers is a family tradition

IT already plays host to some of the hottest acts in the UK, but the action is going to get even warmer for Queen s Theatre audiences this autumn. The Barnstaple theatre is currently replacing dilapidated 25-year-old boilers with three new energy efficien... » MORE

County 'broke promise on temporary classrooms'

NORTH Devon Councillor Sue Croft this week accused Devon County Council of breaking its promise over the provision of new temporary classrooms at Chulmleigh Community College. She claimed the school had been told much of the work to replace dilapidated cl... » MORE

Trail guides

North and South Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have joined forces to produce a number of themed trails to enable people to discover some of the county's hidden gems. The eight trails are grouped into cultural themes - Man and the Landscape, Tr... » MORE

MP backs Tory post office plan

Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon has given strong support to new Conservative proposals to help less well-off families with their energy bills and to provide more business for the rural post office network. The Conservatives have pledged to r... » MORE

Four arrests after Barnstaple drugs raids

NEIGHBOURHOOD beat officers with help from members of the Tactical Aid Group carried out drugs raids in Barnstaple on Friday which resulted in four arrests. Three were arrested in Poltimore Lawn on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to supply. A q... » MORE

Five rescued from car

FIRE fighters from South Molton and Chulmleigh rescued five people from a car stuck in flood water at Bridge Reeve, near Chulmleigh, at around 3.15 this morning (Saturday)... » MORE

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