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February 11, 2017, 3:31 am

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KICKING a wooden fence has landed a Barnstaple man in court.Kristian Paul Maddocks, 39, of Hughes Avenue, Newport, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one count of criminal damage. The offence took place in Barnstaple on January 22. Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that police were called to an address in Barnstaple at 8pm.When they arrived they saw Maddocks shouting and swearing and that his behaviour was becoming increasingly...

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North Devon Journal published Barnstaple man in court after headbutting ex-girlfriend

February 11, 2017, 5:00 am

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HEADBUTTING his former girlfriend has landed a Barnstaple man in court.Scott Wylie, 23, of Higher Maudlin Street, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. Wylie had previously appeared before the court in December and had pleaded not guilty to one count of assault.The same charge was put before him on Friday where he pleaded guilty.The incident took place on November 16 in Barnstaple. Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court that both the defendant and the victim had...

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February 11, 2017, 5:20 am

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A MOTHER and her child were allegedly verbally and racially abused in an Ilfracombe pub, according to police.Ilfracombe Police issued a statement on their Facebook page this afternoon to say that the incident happened at the The Admiral Collingwood on Monday, January 30 at around 1.30pm. The post stated: "A mother and her infant child were verbally and racially abused by another male within the pub."We are confident we have identified the offender in this incident but I am looking for...

North Devon Journal published Ilfracombe man avoids jail after string of assaults

February 11, 2017, 6:03 am

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AN ILFRACOMBE man has avoided jail after being convicted of a string of offences including assaults on several people including his girlfriend.Allen Charlton Groves, 27, of Coronation Terrace, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday.He was charged with four assaults and one count of criminal damage. Groves had originally pleaded not guilty to assaults which took place on November 3, September 22, and a criminal damage incident on September 22. However, he pleaded guilty to these...

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February 11, 2017, 7:15 am

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WE printed the following letter in this week's North Devon Journal. MAY I suggest the residents of Lagoon View consider putting their house numbers on all sides of their recycling boxes, as we appear to have some low life in our area who thinks it is okay to steal our box and recycling bags from outside our garage.He or she has given no thought to the inconvenience. Would they like to sneak back again under the cover of darkness and replace the said items?G.Hardaker,West Yelland.Read...

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February 11, 2017, 8:06 am

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THE leader of Torridge District Council has written to Lloyds Bank to express her concerns over the decision to close its Torrington branch.Councillor Jane Whittaker wrote to Antonio Horta Osorio, the chief executive officer of Lloyds Banking Group.Her letter comes after Lloyds Bank announced it would be shutting branches in Torrington as well as Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin and Lynton. Customers were sent letters stating that these branches would close on June 29.In her letter Mrs...

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February 9, 2017, 6:09 am

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A bi-polar patient has admitted robbing a woman of more than £100 by using a knife in a street in Bideford. Joshua Bartholomew pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of a knife when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court by video link from the city's prison. Bartholomew, 42, of Barton Tors, Bideford, carried out the mugging using a lock knife on January 6 this year and took £105.74 cash. Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, adjourned the case for a month for a pre sentence report and to allow...

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February 14, 2017, 1:33 am

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Police in North Devon have launched an appeal after a cat called Felix was shot at close range with an air gun and left with severe injuries.Police say Felix, a black short-haired cat from Bridgerule near Holsworthy, is currently very poorly and being treated by a vet.PCSO Raquel Rowe said the incident happened on Sunday, February 12 between 2pm and 5pm in Bridgerule.PCSO Rowe said: "This is the third incident within the last two years of a cat being shot with an air weapon in...

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February 14, 2017, 2:57 am

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It's one of the most popular meal deals on the High Street - but for those who've been able to grab it at a massive discount, the good times are coming to an end.The almost-legendary £3 Boots meal deal is value enough, but if you're an O2 customer you've been recently able to get a sandwich, snack and a drink for just ONE POUND on Mondays.However, O2 have announced that the Priority Moments £1 deal is coming to an end - to the despair of those who've been enjoying it for the last six...

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February 14, 2017, 4:04 am

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A North Devon children's doctor has today pleaded guilty to a number of child porn offences.Paediatrician Dr Jonathan Walsh, 47, of Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, and formerly of Wordsworth Avenue, Barnstaple will be sentenced following a hearing which is due to be held on March 20.In October last year the Journal reported that Walsh had denied the charges put to him.However, this morning Walsh (pictured below) pleaded guilty to 17 charges which included 9 counts of distributing indecent images of...

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February 14, 2017, 4:33 am

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A consultant paediatrician's career is in tatters after he admitted sharing vile child rape movies with fellow paedophiles all around the world.Dr Jonathan Walsh was treating young children at North Devon District Hospital by day but then going home and looking at movies which showed the most extreme abuse.He was also sharing the material with fellow paedophiles using peer to peer software which enabled complete strangers to look at the movies.Walsh was a senior consultant paediatrician at the...

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February 14, 2017, 6:53 am

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North Devon's newest Costa Coffee branch will open in Ilfracombe this week, creating seven new jobs in the town.The new 1,200 sq. ft Costa store will be officially opened by Ilfracombe Mayor Paul Crabb at 10am on Saturday, February 18.In September last year the Journal reported that Ilfracombe Town Council had recommended Costa's plans to move into the former Shoe Zone shop for approval.However, some have questioned whether the town needs another coffee shop, with some residents claiming the...

North Devon Journal published Joshua Rozenberg set to host this year's DASLS Legal Awards

February 14, 2017, 8:59 am

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Legal journalist and commentator Joshua Rozenberg is set to host this year's Devon and Somerset Law Society Legal Awards.Mr Rozenberg was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years, before moving in 2000 to the Daily Telegraph as Legal Affairs Editor where he worked until 2008. He has won the Bar Council's Legal Reporting Award four times. In January this year he was made an honorary QC.The gala awards ceremony is being held at Sandy Park, Exeter on Thursday March 2. Tickets are selling fast...

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February 15, 2017, 2:45 am

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The Nokia 3310 is set to return to our shelves later this month. Why, you ask? Because it was the greatest phone to ever grace planet Earth. And it had Snake II. The new incarnation of the 3310 will apparently be sold for just 59 Euros and will be revealed at the Mobile World Congress later this month, according to leaks. Here are nine reasons why this relic of a phone was adored far and wide. READ MORE In 2017 it will be 20 years since Tony Blair's election, Diana's death and more 1....

North Devon Journal published Fire at the Bell Inn at Parkham was caused by heat from chimney,...

February 15, 2017, 3:25 am

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A senior firefighter has revealed the cause of a powerful blaze which has left a popular North Devon pub in tatters.Neil Blackburn, area manager of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, said an investigation into the cause of the blaze at the Bell Inn at Parkham had identified a central chimney as the probable starting point of the fire.On Monday the Journal reported how 13 fire engines and 80 firefighters from across North Devon had been called to the blaze at the historic thatched...

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February 15, 2017, 5:30 am

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The mother of Aiden Platt - who was killed after being struck by drug-driver Laura Ward in Barnstaple - has spoken publicly for the first time of her shock at the sentence of his killer Laura Ward.Mandy Glass has written a powerful and emotional letter to the Journal about her son's death, in which she says her "faith in humanity was completely gone".We felt that Mandy's words and feelings were so important and so well composed that we have decided to publish her letter in full:It has...

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February 15, 2017, 5:31 am

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There are reports of heavy traffic in Barnstaple after work started on a new roundabout in the town.One motorist said it took her an hour-and-a-half to travel from Pilton to Roundswell due to roadworks in place near North Devon District Hospital (NDDH).Roadworks on the junction outside NDDH started on Monday. Devon County Council is converting the current signal-controlled junction into a roundabout. These works will continue for 15 weeks.Iain Roy, director of facilities at the Trust, said:...

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February 15, 2017, 9:05 am

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The custody cells at Barnstaple police station will close for up to two weeks soon, meaning those arrested in North Devon will have to be transferred elsewhere to be detained.A police spokesman told the Journal that a number of improvements needed to be made - including work to the cell doors - and that this could only be achieved through a full closure of the custody suite.The spokesman said: "Plans are put in train to support transporting detainees to other custody centres in the force...

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February 16, 2017, 3:14 am

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Police in North Devon have seized around £250,000 worth of cannabis after a drugs bust on Friday uncovered an underground cannabis factory at a farm.Acting on local intelligence, officers from the Force Support Group (FSG), along with support from the local policing team executed a warrant to search a farm north of Okehampton.Police discovered an underground, purpose built cannabis factory and seized equipment and cannabis with a street value of around £250,000.Two men have been...

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February 17, 2017, 1:58 am

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A fitness fanatic from Ilfracombe is planning a painful challenge to raise money for a charity very close to her heart. Mica Clark, who runs Mica Clark Fitness in the town, will attempt to do 1,000 burpees in one go to support the Freedom Community Alliance's Therapeutic Community at Croscombe Barton near Lynton. "What's a burpee?" I hear you ask - well, Mica explains in the video below: Mica, who says she "lives and breathes fitness", is hoping to raise thousands of...