North Devon Journal published PICTURES: Rare 'fire rainbow' spotted over...
AN UNUSUAL and spectacular phenomenon was seen in the sky above Braunton yesterday evening and captured on camera by Journal readers Phil and Sue Naylor.The colourful phenomenon is known commonly as a...
View ArticleNDJSport published Bideford players represent Devon in Royal Navy rugby match
A DEVON team featuring three Bideford players lost 28-12 to the Royal Navy at Plymouth Albion's Brickfields ground last night. Late tries by George Loydall and Ben Fox took the Navy clear after Devon...
View ArticleNDJPeter published Combe Martin skate park battle reaches end as campaigners...
A FIERCE dispute between councillors and campaigners has seen plans to create a skate park in Combe Martin crumble. For the past two decades the various groups have been working towards securing a new...
View ArticleNDJJonny published Landkey Town get first North Devon League win in five...
LANDKEY Town got their first win in five matches Saturday as they came away from Barnstaple FC 4-2 winners. Claudio Pinto scored his 20th and 21st goals of the season and Ben Taylor added the other two...
View ArticleNDJSport published North Devon youth rugby: Barnstaple U12 miss out on luck...
THERE was an unusual defeat for Barnstaple in the Devon U12 Festival Plate semi-finals. After Barum drew five tries all with Cullompton, the organisers decided the winner would be decided on the toss...
View ArticleNDJJonny published Beach Academy compete in National Volleyball Cup finals
FOR the first time in the club's history, Beach Academy had two teams in the National Volleyball Cup finals. Both the U18 and U16 sides came up just short at the National Volleyball Centre in...
View ArticleNDJFran published Jaime Bayliss' family encourages people to sign up as bone...
THE family of a teenager who died from leukaemia are encouraging people to sign up to become bone marrow donors. Jaime Bayliss died in November last year aged 14. She was diagnosed earlier in 2015 and,...
View ArticleNDJSport published Saunton, Royal North Devon tamed by visiting Bideford Bay...
DORSET pair Dan Baylis and Trevor Townsend conquered the wild North Devon weather to win Europe's biggest foursomes event. They finished two points clear of a field of 339 pairs playing Royal North...
View ArticleNDJJonny published Holsworthy go three South West Peninsula League games...
HOLSWORTHY went three games unbeaten for the first time since September as they beat Illogan RBL 2-1. After a 3-0 win against Wendron and midweek 2-2 draw at Plymstock, Holsworthy added success against...
View ArticleNDJAndrew published Barnstaple aim to repay fans in 'final' home game
BARNSTAPLE are aiming to put on a show for their "wonderful" home fans on Saturday. The title chasers will be expected to record a convincing victory over relegated Old Patesians at Pottington Road. A...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published PICTURES: Aftermath of crash on A30 after...
A WOMAN suffered an injured back and had to be cut from her Mini this morning after it collided with an HGV lorry.The crash, which happened on the eastbound carriageway, near the Henver Lane turn off,...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published PICTURES: Were Top Gear filming in North Devon...
Well it's not every day you see a McLaren and a Ferrari driving around the North Devon country lanes, is it?! But that was certainly the case yesterday, when a McLaren P1 (green) and a Ferrari 488...
View ArticleNDJRuth published VIDEO: Take a virtual tour around Westward Ho!'s 'haunted...
Have you ever stood outside Westward Ho!'s 'haunted house' wondering what it looks like inside? For the first time, you can take a look around the famous Seafield House on this guided tour with...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published VOTE: Which of these is North Devon's worst...
Be it the A361, the traffic in Barnstaple, or the queues waiting to head to the beach in the summer – it's fair to admit that we've all encountered road rage at some point or other while driving in...
View ArticleNDJAndrew published Bideford head coach Mark Priest confirms he will step down
BIDEFORD head coach Mark Priest has confirmed he will step down at the end of the season. Priest agreed to stay on for one more Tribute South West One West campaign after the departure of forwards...
View ArticleNDJPeter published Drug trafficking investigation sees Ilfracombe pair rebailed
A PAIR of Ilfracombe men have been bailed for a second time as an investigation into drugs trafficking continues. The men, aged 35 and 37, were initially arrested on suspicion of trafficking heroin on...
View ArticleNorth Devon Journal published Barnstaple child porn man's teeth fell out...
A Barnstaple loner became so obsessed with searching the internet for 'loathsome' child abuse images that he did not even get up to go to the bathroom. Divorcee Colin Marquardt spent seven years locked...
View ArticleNDJRuth published First time buyers need £51k deposit – but...
First time buyers in Devon who are dreaming of their first home will have to earn at least £51,000 within the next four years to have a hope of affording the average house. According to Shelter, the...
View ArticleNDJJournal2 published FRIDAY FISH AND CHIPS: Checking out the Pilton Fryer
Rosanna Rothery admits she often takes the easy option on a Friday and heads to Pilton Fryer for a salt and vinegar drenched fish supper. 1. Meet the frying squad: Staff seem happy to be there and...
View ArticleNDJAndrew published Barnstaple v Old Patesians: National Three South West...
MARK Berry has returned to the Barnstaple front row at just the right time in the National League Three South West title race. The veteran loosehead prop was back in the starting XV in the last home...
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