Beacon Solar Ltd has paused its 100MW Holsworthy Beacon solar farm proposal, withdrawing from the Planning Inspectorate process, as local campaigners and CPRE urge developers to reconsider plans that would span 2,700 acres of Devon farmland and face widespread opposition from residents and parish co North Devon Gazette | News…
Personal alarms provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Whether you’re concerned about a fall, managing medication, or simply want the reassurance that help is always available, at North Devon Homes, our alarm system helps to makes life safer and more independent. For customers who have a North Devon Gazette | News…
North Devon’s very own Mrs Animation is presenting the debut of her new musical production From Essex To Barry at Barnstaple Fringe tonight (Thursday, June 26) with further shows on Saturday and Sunday. From Essex To Barry is the brainchild of pop artist Sarah Lee-Pettifer, who wrote, directed and s North Devon Gazette | News…
North Devon’s MP has said the Government should backdate the Winter Fuel Payment for local pensioners who lost out last winter. Under Government plans announced yesterday (Monday, June 9), all pensioners earning £35,000 a year or less will now have their Winter Fuel Payments reinstated this winter. North Devon Gazette | News…
The team behind a project to bring The Globe Hotel in Torrington back to life is urging local people not to delay in buying a share in the building which will secure its future for the town. It needs to raise £230,000 by June 24 to purchase The Globe or it will go on the open market and a half a mil North Devon Gazette | News…
A campaign for a memorial to the forgotten RAF reconnaissance heroes of World War Two – including a North Devon man who is buried in Combe Martin churchyard – is one step closer to fruition. There is no national memorial to the pilots of the PRU – Photographic Reconnaissance Unit – who flew light un North Devon Gazette | News…
North Devon’s MP has urged all MPs in the region to vote for a Liberal Democrat motion in Parliament tomorrow (Wednesday, April 23) calling for the creation of a ‘crumbling hospitals taskforce’ to help fix the area’s NHS buildings. During the opposition day debate in Parliament tomorrow, the Lib Dem North Devon Gazette | News…
Students at Great Torrington School have been pitching ideas on how to make their town a better place to live as part of a democracy event – but their ideas could bear fruit too. The Torridge District Council event for Year 11 students at the school on Monday (March 17) was intended to give them an North Devon Gazette | News…