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NDJFran published New North Devon Hospice chairman speaks of challenges ahead

October 26, 2015, 4:49 am
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THE new chairman of North Devon Hospice said he was proud to be leading the organisation.Kevin Underwood, a property consultant, has taken on the voluntary role of the hospice's chairman of trustees following retirement of the previous chairman, Angela Webb.He said he was looking forward to helping the hospice tackle the challenges ahead."When I initially joined the hospice as a volunteer I was keen to contribute my skills and experience, just like the rest of our army of volunteers,"...

New North Devon Hospice chairman speaks of challenges ahead

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NDJJosephW published Banger racer "a little sore" but not put off by...

October 26, 2015, 4:54 am
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A RACER injured in his first ever banger racing event at Mullacott Cross at the weekend is already looking for his car for next year's race.Emergency services first feared that Matthew Shaddick, from Barnstaple, had suffered spinal injuries trapped in the wrecked car after a crash at the event near Ilfracombe on Sunday, first reported at 1.41pm.But thankfully firefighter and North Devon station manager Colin Mills could confirm that Matt had walked out of the vehicle after fire crews released...

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NDJJosephW published ​Police look to identify yellow boiler suit men that stole and...

October 26, 2015, 5:55 am
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POLICE are trying to identify a group of men dressed in yellow boiler suits who stole the keys from an ambulance parked outside a Barnstaple Wetherspoon's pub on Saturday. As previously reported, the South Western Ambulance Service slammed men who took keys from the ignition of a parked ambulance outside the Panniers Pub in Boutport Street, before locking paramedics inside and snapping the keys.Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman Steve Grant said police received the call at 5.40pm and were now...

​Police look to identify yellow boiler suit men that stole and...

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North Devon Journal published Mother guilty of stealing back 'present' from son's ex partner

October 26, 2015, 6:35 am
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A MOTHER has been cleared of burgling the flat of her son's estranged partner but found guilty of stripping it of appliances and carpets.Kerstan Clapp has been ordered to have no contact with victim Rosie Jeffs after she was also found guilty of causing criminal damage to the flat in Tiverton. The carpets were ripped up and a hole was punched in a kitchen cabinet.Clapp claimed she was entitled to retrieve items which she had given to her son Harley Wilkinson and Miss Jeffs before they split up...

Mother guilty of stealing back 'present' from son's ex partner

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North Devon Journal published Disabled Royal Marine hero 'refused access' to toilets at sports...

October 26, 2015, 7:02 am
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A DISABLED war veteran was "shocked" to be refused the use of a disabled toilet at a sports centre.Royal Marine Paul Vice, who lost his leg in Afghanistan, was stunned after he claimed staff told he couldn't use the disabled toilets at an Exeter sports centre on Saturday afternoon.The 32-year-old said: "I was dying for the toilet, I didn't think it would be a big deal and as I was waiting for my taxi I went in the sports centre to ask if I could use their toilet."The war hero...

Disabled Royal Marine hero 'refused access' to toilets at sports...

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North Devon Journal published Drivers can park on double yellow lines across Devon from today

October 26, 2015, 7:07 am
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A NEW permit has been launched across Devon allowing drivers to park on double yellow lines for £5 a day.The double yellow lines pass is available to business owners, landlords and contractors in all parts of Devon - excluding Plymouth and Torbay.But there are fears that the permits will be sold on the black market for large profits - because some of the county's car parks charge more than £5 a day for parking.Devon County Council's dispensation scheme, which started last month,...

Drivers can park on double yellow lines across Devon from today

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North Devon Journal published Builder strangled wife during argument about their divorce

October 26, 2015, 7:36 am
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A BUILDER strangled his estranged wife during a violent argument about their divorce and hid her body among a pile of rubbish in a cupboard.James McDonald wrapped his wife Sophie's body in a duvet and layers on bin bags so it would blend in with other trash in a communal store room at the flats where he lived.The self employed maintenance man then took part in a charade in which he pretended to his family and the police that Sophie was missing and he was trying to find her.He sent a text to her...

Builder strangled wife during argument about their divorce

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NDJJosephW published ​Woman arrested after death of Barnstaple motorcyclist has bail...

October 26, 2015, 8:05 am
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THE Hampshire woman arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the fatal crash that killed Barnstaple's Aiden Platt has had her bail extended.The 28-year-old had been bailed until last Thursday, October 22, but has had it extended until December 10 while police continue their enquiries. The woman was arrested and released on bail back in August, after a collision on the A3212 roundabout at Sticklepath, where motorcyclist Aiden died.The 20-year-old died as a result of the...

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North Devon Journal published PICTURES bumper Faces in the Crowd party pics gallery from Fever...

October 26, 2015, 8:27 am
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North Devon Journal published TONIGHT the North Devon Journal Food, Drink And Tourism Awards...

October 26, 2015, 9:17 am
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THE North Devon Journal is delighted to announce the shortlist for its Food, Drink And Tourism Awards 2015, which take place in the Barnstaple Hotel this evening.More than 500 of you voted in the awards which celebrate the very best of the hospitality industry locally.Foodies across North Devon voted for their favourite places to indulge in lunch, dinner, takeaways and local produce. The shortlist for the Food And Drink Awards 2015 is:Best Café:Charlie Friday's Coffee Shop, LyntonThe...

TONIGHT the North Devon Journal Food, Drink And Tourism Awards...

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North Devon Journal published Transgender woman sent to all-male prison

October 27, 2015, 7:15 am
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A TRANSGENDER woman has been sent to a male prison after being convicted of assault - because her passport says she is still a man.Magistrates sentenced Tara Hudson to 12 weeks inside the all-male Bristol Prison jail after she admitted assault.The mother of the 26-year-old says she has lived as a woman all of her adult life and undergone six years of gender reconstruction surgery.Hudson's mother, Jackie Brooklyn, 48, has written to the prison governor, saying that she fears her daughter will be...

Transgender woman sent to all-male prison

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North Devon Journal published VIDEO: Watch Police break-into shocked couple's home

October 27, 2015, 7:18 am
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A COUPLE were left shaken after waking up to find three police officers in their home after they had "broken-in" to their property. Conner Thompson checked CCTV cameras outside his house to find out what happened and saw an officer picking their front door lock using a card similar to a credit card before the trio went in. Connor, a driver, and his girlfriend Victoria White say they feel as if the police had "broken into their home" during the incident last week. But...

VIDEO: Watch Police break-into shocked couple's home

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North Devon Journal published Honda Civic driver reported for unsafe tyres after rolling into...

October 27, 2015, 7:21 am
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A DRIVER has been reported for having two unsafe tyres after his car crashed rolled over and into a ditch this afternoon.Police, ambulance and fire crews went to the A388 near Newton St Petrock at 12.20pm today and found a Honda Civic had rolled over and was half in a ditch and half in the road.It happened near East Putford Road, Downmoor Cross.The road was blocked but has since reopened, said Devon and Cornwall Police Force spokesman, Steve Grant.The driver was said to be uninjured after a...

Honda Civic driver reported for unsafe tyres after rolling into...

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North Devon Journal published Mother allegedly sexually assaulted after smoking 'Blue Cheese'...

October 27, 2015, 7:31 am
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A MOTHER has told how she was sexually assaulted in a Mastermind-type chair after being stupefied by a legal high joint.Jason Jones allegedly grabbed at the woman's thong with so much force as he put his hands up her skirt that it tore in half.She told Exeter Crown Court she was disorientated by smoking a legal high called Blue Cheese but remembers saying "no, no, no" throughout the ordeal.Jones, 47, of Camperdown Terrace, Exmouth, denies sexual assault by penetration.Greg Richardson,...

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North Devon Journal published Legal high shop owner fought off knife attacker trying to steal...

October 27, 2015, 7:35 am
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THE owner of a legal high shop has told a jury how he fought off a knife wielding attacker who tried to seize his takings.Granville Preston was driving home from his DamGood Head shop in Plymouth when he was allegedly assaulted by former schoolfriend Mark Luke to whom he was delivering mind altering powders.Former soldier Mr Preston told Exeter Crown Court how he used his training in unarmed combat to grab the flat edge of the seven in kitchen knife as it was held to his throat.Luke allegedly...

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NDJFran published Major traffic delays reported between Chivenor and Woolacombe

October 27, 2015, 7:42 am
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DRIVERS have reported traffic chaos between Chivenor and Woolacombe this afternoon. Eyewitnesses said the traffic was backed up from the new development near Chivenor, through Braunton and out as far as Woolacombe. It is thought the traffic could be backing up due to flooding at Chivenor. An hour ago Stagecoach tweeted one of its services was running late due to heavy traffic in Braunton and flooding in Chivenor. #Barnstaple 21/21A services running 30 minutes late due to heavy traffic in...

Major traffic delays reported between Chivenor and Woolacombe

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North Devon Journal published Pedestrian hit by car on Ilfracombe High Street

October 27, 2015, 7:47 am
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AN AMBULANCE service spokesman said a 55-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car near the cinema on Ilfracombe High Street today.South Western Ambulance Service spokesman Ben Middleton told the Journal that the service had received the call at 11.30am.He said the man had been taken to North Devon District Hospital but did not have any details on his injuries at this stage. Pictures were shared on Facebook with people expressing their concern for the injured man.Devon and Cornwall Police Force's...

Pedestrian hit by car on Ilfracombe High Street

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North Devon Journal published Woman pleads guilty to peeing in front of praying Muslim family

October 27, 2015, 8:04 am
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A 36-year-old woman has admitted to peeing in front of a Muslim family while they prayed in a park.Claire Farrell pleaded guilty to religiously-aggravated threatening and abusive behaviour causing harassment.The woman from Stonehouse in Plymouth pulled her trousers down and urinated in front of the family in the city's central park.Farrell previously denied the offence, which took place on August 16, but has since changed her plea.The Muslim couple were with their 10-year-old son and...

Woman pleads guilty to peeing in front of praying Muslim family

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North Devon Journal published Mother killed by her estranged husband said she felt 'wobbly'...

October 27, 2015, 8:10 am
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A YOUNG mother was killed by her estranged husband just minutes after telling her mother she felt "wobbly" about having a face to face meeting with him.Sophie McDonald was strangled after going to her husband James's flat to finalise divorce arrangements to end their troubled marriage.Maintenance company boss McDonald killed his wife with an electric flex during an argument in which he said she threatened to stop him seeing their three children.She was attacked after going to his flat...

Mother killed by her estranged husband said she felt 'wobbly'...

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NDJJosephW published National Honey Week: Quince Honey Farm produces tasty variety...

October 27, 2015, 8:12 am
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IT'S National Honey Week and the Journal spoke to a local producer capitalising on the unspoilt, wild flower-strewn landscapes of North Devon to produce some unique flavours.Quince Honey Farm in South Molton is a family attraction but year-round its bees produce honey after feeding on assorted wild flowers, brambles, heather and rapeseed.Owner Ian Wallace said: "Our unique selling point is that North Devon is still relatively wild and still has wild flowers, so we get exceptionally tasty...

National Honey Week: Quince Honey Farm produces tasty variety...

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