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North Devon Journal published 17 stunning photos that show the beauty you can look forward to...

September 20, 2016, 3:10 am
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Few things are more stunning than the natural beauty of the North Devon landscape in the autumn. Rust-coloured trees, rich golden hillsides and atmospheric monuments, from an atmospheric Watersmeet to golden, reddy RHS Rosemoor, these images capture the stunning scenes created by the changing seasons in North Devon. New England in the United States may have the world's most famous autumn colours but these pictures show the beauty of a North Devon autumn is a match for anywhere. So, get...

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North Devon Journal published REGIONAL NEWS: Huntsman Peter Mark Doggrell denies GBH against...

September 20, 2016, 3:19 am
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A huntsman has denied causing serious injury to a female hunt saboteur who he allegedly knocked over with his horse.A jury have been shown a two minute long video of the incident taken from the dashboard camera of the protesters' Land Rover vehicle.The footage shows saboteur Nicola Rawson with a male colleague with their backs to the gateway to a field on the Dorset-Somerset border.They are blowing hunting horns loudly to distract the hounds and hunt and their Land Rover is in the entrance to...

REGIONAL NEWS: Huntsman Peter Mark Doggrell denies GBH against...

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NDJLaura published Ilfracombe councillors give international coffee giant green...

September 20, 2016, 3:35 am
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ILFRACOMBE councillors have given the green light for plans to open branch of Costa Coffee on the town's high street.Earlier this month the Journal reported how plans had been submitted for an Ilfracombe commercial property to undergo a change of use and become a Costa Coffee branch.At an Ilfracombe Town Council planning meeting on Monday September 19, chaired by George Squires, a majority voted to approve plans which will see a franchise of Costa Coffee join Ilfracombe High Street.The property...

Ilfracombe councillors give international coffee giant green...

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NDJLauren commented ​MPs will stand together – but if necessary Peter...

September 20, 2016, 3:56 am
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MPs in the region will stand together to fight against possible hospital service cuts – but if necessary Peter Heaton-Jones will 'fight South Devon MPs' to protect North Devon patients. He called the Sustainability and Transformation Plan a "concerning piece of legislation" and encouraged the public to not turn the issue into a party political one, to ensure everyone would come together the battle the plans. At Barnstaple Town Council's meeting last night, Councillor Sue...

​MPs will stand together – but if necessary Peter...

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North Devon Journal published Regional News: Elderly woman dies after freak accident while...

September 20, 2016, 4:00 am
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A 79-year-old woman who became trapped by her own car while cleaning it has passed away, police confirmed today.The woman, named locally as Betty Chambers, was washing her car in Woodbury, East Devon, when it started to roll away.She tried to jump inside to put the hand brake on but became trapped between her blue Citroen and a parked car.The alarm was raised at around 5.30pm on Thursday, September 15.A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Police were called just after 5.30pm...

Regional News: Elderly woman dies after freak accident while...

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North Devon Journal published ​These are the 14 must have Christmas toys for 2016, according to...

September 20, 2016, 4:23 am
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Toy experts at Britain's biggest toy store, have unveiled their very own list of 14 Superstars, which are expected to dominate kids' Christmas lists this year - and it looks set to be a hard-fought battle between modern, techie toys vs popular collectibles and characters. The must-have Superstars guide has been published by Toys'R'Us, and includes everything from a £20 Shopkins Truck to a £200 Robotic Dog called Chip - so let the countdown commence as there is only 13 weekends to...

​These are the 14 must have Christmas toys for 2016, according to...

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NDJJoe commented VIDEO & PICS: Hen Party in sausage and dance fuelled rampage...

September 20, 2016, 4:38 am
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MANY brides-to-be enjoy quiet hen nights involving beauty treatments and the like but not Bideford girl Claire MacKenzie, her hen do raged across North Devon and involved a dance routine, a sausage-eating contest, cocktails in a haunted house and a sing off. On Saturday a gang of girls dressed as airline stewardesses boarded a vintage bus to take them on a mystery tour of the Bideford area. After tray tables were stowed and baggage was placed in the overhead lockers, the ladies had a private...

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North Devon Journal published Bideford assault leads to police appeal to identify this woman -...

September 20, 2016, 4:56 am
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POLICE have launched an appeal to identify a woman in connection with an assault in Bideford earlier this year.Police want to identify the woman pictured, in connection with an assault, which took place in Bideford between 5pm and 5.30pm on Wednesday June 29.Police said on the date in question a woman entered a Bideford dry cleaners, where she had an argument with an elderly woman.The elderly woman was then "verbally abused and assaulted" by the woman, believed to be 35 to 45 years of...

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NDJLauren published Ilfracombe fears Government is 'playing games with peoples'...

September 20, 2016, 5:13 am
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Ilfracombe residents have raised their concerns about the possibility of Tyrrell Hospital closing alongside key services at North Devon District Hospital with North Devon MP Peter Heaton-Jones Gloria Satchwell, Tyrrell Hospital League of Friends' chairman, has previously said committee members would "join the red line" with others in Barnstaple to campaign against hospital cuts. Ms Satchwell said: "All services are at risk of closure. We say, 'stop the cuts, stop downgrading...

Ilfracombe fears Government is 'playing games with peoples'...

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North Devon Journal published New Barnstaple nightclub Kokomo to open for first time next week

September 20, 2016, 6:20 am
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A new Barnstaple nightclub on The Strand is opening next week with a special guest DJ.Kokomo Barnstaple, housed where the Venue nightclub previously was, will be opening its doors for the first time on Friday, September 30, with a Naughty But Nice club night.Sonique, who is perhaps best known for Top 10 hits I Put A Spell On You, It Feels So Good and Sky, will be the headline DJ on the night.Here is the new signage at the club:Kokomo posted on its Facebook page, saying: "This will be a...

New Barnstaple nightclub Kokomo to open for first time next week

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NDJJonny published Tributes paid to Tommy Langford's first coach Clive Whitmore

September 20, 2016, 6:29 am
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TRIBUTES have been paid to former Bideford ABC coach Clive Whitmore, who died aged 55. Hailed as a "big influence on the boxing community", Clive was with the club for more than a decade from the early 1990s. Clive helped build the club back up throughout this time before he had to stop due to health concerns. Will James, 36, was part of the club when Clive was coaching there. "He has been a big influence on the boxing community," he said."He gave so much of...

Tributes paid to Tommy Langford's first coach Clive Whitmore

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North Devon Journal commented Murder suspect Toryino Williams found dead in Exeter prison

September 20, 2016, 6:44 am
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A murder suspect charged with killing a woman who was attacked in the street has been found dead in prison.Toryino Williams, 22, was charged with the murder of Agnieszka Szymura, 30, in June and was awaiting trial. But he was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in HMP Exeter. He had been accused of killing the 30-year-old during an attack in Paignton, Devon.Miss Szymura, who was from Poland, suffered multiple injuries in the attack and was found outside a property and rushed to Torbay...

Murder suspect Toryino Williams found dead in Exeter prison

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North Devon Journal published Good Beer Guide 2017: ​20 North Devon and Torridge pubs named in...

September 20, 2016, 7:13 am
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A whopping 20 North Devon and Torridge pubs have been named in a national guide to who is serving the best beer.The Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide 2017, revised and updated each year, features more than 4,500 of the best real ale pubs from across the UK and a directory of around 1,700 UK breweries and their beers.Along with the 20 pubs, 14 breweries are included in the listings – proving that North Devon is a hotbed for top tipples!RELATED: It comes just more than a week...

Good Beer Guide 2017: ​20 North Devon and Torridge pubs named in...

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NDJLaura published ​Ilfracombe hotel refurbishments to include roof terrace and...

September 20, 2016, 8:27 am
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GUESTS of a popular hotel will soon be able to enjoy far-reaching views across Ilfracombe after councillors unanimously approved plans to build a decked terrace on its roof.Plans to develop the Merlin Court Hotel's roof into a terraced area gained the full support of councillors at a planning meeting this week.Previously the Journal reported how in 2011 the hotel gained notoriety when it appeared on hit show The Hotel Inspector.Chairman George Squires said there had been no representations to...

​Ilfracombe hotel refurbishments to include roof terrace and...

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North Devon Journal published ​Deadly tropical diseases coming to UK shellfish thanks to...

September 20, 2016, 8:46 am
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Deadly tropical diseases once only seen in places like Mexico could become common in the UK thanks to warming seas, according to an expert from Devon.Cases of the often lethal Vibrio vulnifucus, and ciguatura have all been newly diagnosed in northern temperate regions, caught through swimming in the sea or eating infected seafood.Vibrio causes acute gastro-enteritis from eating raw or under-cooked shellfish such as oysters and in the Gulf of Mexico often proves fatal.Now it is coming to UK...

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NDJSport published Peninsula League: Walter C Parsons Cup defeats for Appledore and...

September 20, 2016, 9:07 am
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TORRIDGESIDE were beaten for the first time this season as they went down to Alphington in the Walter C Parsons Cup. After dropping points in the league last Wednesday when they drew 1-1 at Axminster Town, Tside have now tasted defeat for the first time since becoming a Peninsula League outfit. Two second-half goals from the visitors swung the game on its head and meant they left Donnacroft with a spot in the second round. After a quiet first period, the hosts – who beat Alphington...

Peninsula League: Walter C Parsons Cup defeats for Appledore and...

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North Devon Journal published Police report crash on Ilfracombe's Wilder Road involving car and...

September 20, 2016, 10:10 am
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Traffic in and around Ilfracombe is being disrupted after police reported a crash involving a car and pedestrian early this evening.Police reported at around 6pm Wilder Road was partially blocked due to what they described as an "accident", involving a car and a pedestrian between Ilfracombe Promenade and Bath Place / Northfield Road. The BBC shared this tweet relating to the crash earlier this evening:#Devon In #Ilfracombe, on Wilder Road near Promenade there are reports of a...

Police report crash on Ilfracombe's Wilder Road involving car and...

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NDJJonny published Barnstaple Town lose penalty shoot-out to Willand Rovers: Devon...

September 20, 2016, 1:54 pm
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A MAN of the match performance from goalkeeper Dan Law booked Willand Rovers a Devon St Luke's Cup quarter-final with Exeter City. Law was outstanding against Barnstaple Town tonight, as Rovers edged the tie 3-2 on penalties. The clash had finished goalless after 90 minutes – with Law producing a string of fine saves, notably from former Willand man James Blake – before the shoot-out. Shaun Copp missed the fifth and final spot-kick, blazing high and right, as Barnstaple bowed...

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North Devon Journal published North Devon Journal Food, Drink and Tourism Awards 2016: ​​Best...

September 21, 2016, 3:44 am
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Best Tourism Activity/Sport:North Devon Wake Park: THE team at North Devon Wake Park, near Clovelly, believe good things come to those who wake. With Wakeboarding your feet are strapped to a board and you hold onto a handle which is pulled along by an overhead cable, so you glide effortlessly along the water – at least, that's the idea! Also on site is an Aqua Park – Devon's first and only inflatable water park – a beach volleyball court, slack lines, stand up paddle boards and...

North Devon Journal Food, Drink and Tourism Awards 2016: ​​Best...

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North Devon Journal published North Devon Journal Food, Drink and Tourism Awards 2016: ​Best...

September 21, 2016, 3:45 am
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Best Visitor Attraction:The Milky Way Adventure Park: The park, which is just outside Bideford, boasts a variety of activities, rides and animal displays which will keep the whole family entertained for hours.Families will be able to enjoy the roller coasters, dodgems, falconry displays as well as a range of slides, ball pools and sports activities.Whatever your age you will be sure to find an activity to suit you. If you need a rest after all the fun sit back, relax and watch the many live...

North Devon Journal Food, Drink and Tourism Awards 2016: ​Best...

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