Devon County Council (DCC) will propose to Government that a proportion of a recent road safety funding award for a North Devon Road be used to deploy the latest in AI camera technology to help save lives.
In March DCC learned it had been awarded £5,040,000 from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Safer Roads Fund (SRF) to deliver safety improvements on the A361 in North Devon...
A memorial service took place earlier this week to remember murdered North Devon police officer PC Walter Creech.
The constable was killed on 29 July 1883 in Georgeham village, near Croyde, while attending a disturbance at the Kings Arms public house. He was stabbed to death. PC Creech is buried in the churchyard in Georgeham and the event was attended by around 30 people from the...
If you’d headed into the woods near Lee Bay on the last weekend of October 2023, you’d have been confronted with a rather peculiar sight … wolves, hunters and Little Red Riding Hood walking and running through the wilds, all in the name of theatre!
This was, of course, the inimitable Burn The Curtain Theatre Company presenting ‘The Company of Wolves’ as part of Beaford Art’s rural...
North Devon—March 15, 2024— The Warrior Women Project, a Community Interest Company based in North Devon, is delighted to introduce an empowering new boxing workshop series, 'Find Your Inner Warrior,' aimed at fostering personal growth and empowerment among women through non-contact boxing.
Scheduled to kick off on Friday, May 31st, and running through July 5th, the 'Find Your Inner...
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 we are sharing the stories of seven nurses from Litchdon Medical Practice in North Devon who between them have been working for the NHS for over 250 years.
We asked them about their career and what their hopes are for the future of the NHS.
Glenys McCarthy: “I joined the NHS in March 1981 to start my nurse training, so have been in...
A large-scale project to create a wilder, woodier and wetter landscape is underway in north Devon with the National Trust planting over 100,000 trees this winter to re-establish approximately 50 hectares (123 acres) of temperate rainforest, one of the UK’s most endangered habitats, and other wooded habitats.
The planting will take place across three sites, with 50,000 trees to be...
In the heart of North Devon's wild and rugged countryside, The Collective at Woolsery is the perfect base from which to embark on a walking holiday. Dramatic coastal walks on the South West Coast Path and a plethora of peaceful village strolls combined with staying and eating at this beautiful place make this an outstanding location for an active break. In autumn and winter this remote and...
The magnificent Castle Hill Gardens and Estate, Filleigh, Barnstaple, EX32 0RQ, once again play host to its popular Family Fun Day & Charity Dog Show on Sunday 17 September from 11am to 4pm .
The day kicks off with a 3km dog and owner fun run at 11.45am - a great way to see the stunning gardens and win a medal! Registration for the Dog Show starts at 12.30pm, with judging from...
The National Trust are looking to recruit new volunteers as part of a project to reconnect people to the North Devon coastline. Over a week from 9 to 15 September, the Trust will be running drop-in sealife surveys across 100 miles of North Devon and Exmoor coastline.
The charity is hoping to find willing helpers of all ages to join the North Devon and Exmoor ranger teams at three...
Parkdean Resorts, the UK’s leading holiday park operator and owner of Ruda Holiday Park, is calling on local charities and community groups in Georgeham Parish to get in touch with ideas on how to spend their pot of £30,000 allocated for community projects in 2023.
Through a match-funding agreement with Croyde Area Residents Association (CARA), over £78,000 has already been donated...
