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NDJPeter published Premier Inn's plans for Ilfracombe hotel approved
PREMIER Inn will be coming to Ilfracombe after plans to develop the site of the former Colossus Nightclub were approved.The £5 million scheme to build a 66-bedroom hotel on the site was given the seal...
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NDJSport published Dan Carter and All Blacks World Cup winners take trophy to...
DAN Carter and fellow members of New Zealand's Rugby World Cup winning team have taken the Webb Ellis Cup to the grave of former All Blacks star Jerry Collins. Carter, Sonny Bill Williams, Ma'a Nonu,...
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NDJJoe commented Geneva building to be turned into apartments
AN "iconic" building which used to be part of Bideford College will soon be turned into 14 apartments.The decision to turn the Geneva building in Bideford's Old Town area into apartments was decided...
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North Devon Journal published Barnstaple puzzle trader caught selling heroin...
A MARKET trader from Barnstaple who was caught selling heroin on Instow beach claimed she was bullied into it, but has been asked to explain how payments of £230,000 passed through her bank...
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North Devon Journal published North Devon kidnapping case: Three men to stand...
A date has been set for the trial of three North Devon men who are facing charges of kidnap.Greg Coombes, Fabian Mcallister and Thomas Kennedy will go on trial at Exeter Crown Court in January accused...
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NDJJosephW published Nurse accused of viewing porn at work was sacked by...
THE nurse at the centre of a scandal involving viewing porn on hospital computers was sacked from his job in July last year, it has been revealed.The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has said male...
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North Devon Journal published Brothers jailed for swindling North Devon...
A pair of brothers have been jailed for fleecing pensioners out of their life savings and spending the money on high living and smart cars.Mark and Lee Chapman were told they had committed acts of...
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North Devon Journal published North Devon angling: Dan Spearman's fine conger...
SPORT on the open coast is at last starting to pick up with a flurry of good fish landed at the weekend.Dan Spearman fished a North Devon rock mark on Saturday and landed a fine conger of 33lb...
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NDJJoe published New homes for Westward Ho! approved
A PLAN to build 14 homes near Northam Burrows has been approved by planners.The planning application was originally deferred by Torridge District Council's Plans Committee due to concerns about the...
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NDJJoe published Barnstaple New Year's Fireworks announced
BARNSTAPLE'S New Year's Eve firework display will be set off from Anchorwood Bank, it's been announced this week.Umberleigh based Brightburst Fireworks will put on the display which it says will be...
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NDJJoe published 'Beauty and beast' marathon launched
ONE of UK's toughest marathons was launched this week at Baggy Point.The 2016 North Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Marathon is set to take place next June.It's been dubbed "a beauty...
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North Devon Journal commented Top 30 places for a first date revealed...
A new UK dating trends study has discovered the top 30 places people go on a first date in the UK.Mobile dating app Clover launched an On-Demand Dating feature to help people find dates instantly. They...
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North Devon Journal published Man dead and two seriously injured after A39 crash
A MAN has died and two people sustained serious injuries following a crash on the A39 between Falmouth and Truro on Wednesday morning.The road was closed in both directions following the two-vehicle...
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North Devon Journal published Sex offender jailed for flouting order to stay...
A registered sex offender has been jailed after he flouted an order to stay away from children and befriended a neighbour's 14-year-old daughter.Gordon Jones was also found with extreme animal...
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NDJJournal2 published VOTE: Who or where in North Devon makes best Christmas...
You've probably already seen them in shops, wrapped in their sparkly exteriors, promising a taste of the yuletide season – the Christmas sandwiches are here.There's not always time and money to buy and...
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North Devon Journal published Lucky Journal readers win £100 worth of...
The lucky winners of £100 worth of shopping courtesy of the North Devon Journal have said they were stunned by the "wonderful surprise".Susan and David Uttley of Bideford were doing their weekly shop...
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North Devon Journal published Couple to be jailed for encouraging humiliating...
A COUPLE have been warned they face jail sentences after being found guilty of encouraging a humiliating sex act on a 14-year-old boy in Bideford.Jemma Baskerville held down the boy while a 13-year-old...
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North Devon Journal published Road rage attack at Ottery St Mary's tar...
A FEMALE marshal was ran over and dragged along a street yesterday evening, at the traditional Ottery St Mary's tar barrels event.The annual event, where barrels soaked in tar are set alight and...
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NDJPeter published VIDEO: Trials rider Andrei Burton shoots Riding On Water...
ONE of the country's top mountain bike trials athletes has used North Devon as his playground in a new series of videos, including one which sees him ride on water in Ilfracombe. Andrei Burton visited...
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North Devon Journal published Shaun the Sheep drug dealer jailed after being...
A DRUGS courier has been jailed after he was stopped on a lane just off the A386 between Bideford and Torrington with £3,400 worth of cocaine and ecstasy in his car.Adam Short was acting as a delivery...
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