North Devon Journal published CELEBRATIONS: Petroc's hairdressing students...
HAIRDRESSING students at Petroc put on their glad rags to attend their annual awards ceremonyThe event at Barnstaple Hotel was held to celebrate the students' work. Categories included Barber of the...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Devon 'millionaire' teen Sam Cook jailed for 26...
A DEVON teenager who made headlines when he told how he turned £2,000 into £21 million has been jailed for a £100,000 fraud – and it was a picture in the paper that rumbled him.A keen-eyed police...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Councils could get "licence to kill" seagulls,...
The Government has confirmed local authorities can take lethal action against problem seagulls.The move comes after a spate of gull-related problems in recent weeks – with cases including pets being...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Cowboy heating engineer from Instow jailed for...
A COWBOY heating engineer had been jailed for ripping off customers who were charged twice the going rate for shoddy work on stoves and boilers.Ex fireman Gary Henry sweet-talked his customer and lured...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Help For Heroes fraudster must pay back just...
A SWINDLER who made £400,000 through bogus Help for Heroes collections has been ordered to repay less than £6,000 after a judge was told all the money has vanished.Christopher Copeland fleeced...
View ArticleNDJJosephW published "Torritonian spirit" praised by fire boss as...
THE manager of Torrington Fire Station said the community should be commended for showing the "Torritonian spirit" by rallying round the Mitchell family left homeless by a devastating fire last night....
View ArticleNDJFayeG published Can you help the Torrington family whose home was...
IT'S a "race against the clock" to help the Torrington family who were affected by the fire that ripped through their home last night.Keeley Allin has set up a crowd-funding page to raise as much money...
View ArticleNDJFayeG published Five people in hospital following 'high speed' car crash...
FIVE people were taken to hospital following a "high speed" car crash on the A39 near Barnstaple last night.Firefighters were called by paramedics just before 10pm, after two vehicles involved in a...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published EURO MILLIONS RESULTS: Friday, July 31 - are...
THE draw for the EuroMillions lottery for Friday, July 31, has been made with an estimated jackpot of £17 million.The winning numbers are: 16, 21, 34, 40 and 50 and the lucky stars are 6 and 9.The next...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published WEEKEND WEATHER: Rain and sunny spells
IT will be a chilly start to the weekend, with outbreaks of rain predicted to hit North Devon throughout the day.The Met Office has predicted a mix of wet weather – and sunshine for the weekend, with...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Devon woman saves man's finger - by plunging it...
A DEVON woman saved a man's finger by plunging his hand into an ice-cream cone.The horrified victim had severed the digit in a car door just minutes after buying a lolly from Mr Whippy seller Ruby...
View ArticleNDJFayeG published UPDATE: Family-of-four involved in 'high speed' car crash...
A FAMILY-OF-FOUR was involved in the "high speed" car crash that left five people in hospital last night.Firefighters were called by paramedics just before 10pm, after two vehicles involved in a...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Warning issued to women shoppers to be vigilant...
A WARNING has been issued to women shoppers to be vigilant after a series of distraction thefts in supermarket car parks in Devon have been reported to police.Officers are investigating at least five...
View ArticleNDJFayeG published Petition opposes 500-home plans for Northam
A PETITION has been set up against a proposed "unsustainable" urban development in Northam, which includes plans for 500 new homes and a primary school.Last month, people were being invited to find out...
View ArticleNDJFran published Improvements to link road will cost around £50 million
SOMETHING in the region of £50 million will be needed to fund improvements to the North Devon link road, a traffic engineer has said.James Anstey, from Devon County Council, was talking at a meeting of...
View ArticleNDJFayeG published Group hopes to revive beloved Bideford nature reserve
A COMMUNITY group has been formed to return Bideford's Kenwith Valley Nature Reserve back to its "former glory".The beauty spot has become "overgrown" and needs cleaning up, says a member of the...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Man tracked down by police with help of Gossip...
A FACEBOOK group helped track down an Ilfracombe man who shouted "all British people should die, I support ISIS", a court heard.Luke Alexander, of Marine Place, appeared at North Devon Magistrates'...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Ilfracombe woman charged with assault
AN Ilfracombe woman has appeared in court charged with the assault of another woman.Jasmine Kerr, 19, of St Brannocks Road, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of Phillipa Taylor, at North Devon...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Appeal set up to help guide dog diagnosed with...
AN APPEAL with a target of £4,000 has been launched in aid of a guide dog who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.Tim Horsfield, who is a popular face around Teignmouth, has been inseparable with...
View ArticleNDJFayeG published Appledore mum angry at state of parks
AN Appledore mum is calling on two "awful" parks in the village to be revamped – after her daughter split her head open on a see-saw.Samantha Wright, who lives opposite Anchor Park, has lived in the...
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