Barnstaple, England News

THE management plan for the Taw and Torridge estuaries at the heart of North Devon's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is being reviewed and given a new lease of life.

A FORMER Torrington landlord and community stalwart died from the injuries he sustained after his electric motor scooter plunged down a flight of steps, an inquest has heard.

MOTORISTS from communities along the A377 are being offered training and advice to cope with hazards on the road.

DRIVERS in Barnstaple received valuable road safety advice from pupils of Orchard Vale community school, when the pupils helped police officers during an operation.

A WOMAN from Barnstaple who neglected her pet dog has been given a lifetime ban on keeping animals.

THROUGHOUT Devon thousands of Christmas presents are being wrapped in time for November 18.

YOUNG arts and crafts fans are being invited to join in with an event that will see their work feature in a parade scelebrating Barnstaple's Christmas lights switch-on. Barnstaple Town Centre Management and The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon are holding a series of workshops for children where they will help to build two giant puppets on the ...

THANKS Barnstaple! Mayor Cllr Jeremy Phillips and Barnstaple Carnival Committee chairman Arthur Windsor hand out this yeara s carnival cheques with the help of carnival princess Nicola Church and junior queen Katie May Huxtable.

CHEF Jmeas Duckett and sous chef Jess Clements at work during the charity demonstration at St Michaels School in Tawstock.

THE seventh annual children's remembrance service will take place in Rock Park, Barnstaple, on Friday .

A KEEN young football coach from North Devon has landed his dream job at a professional club.

VISIT the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon and travel back in time to World War II.

A new Police Community Office will open its doors at Newport in Barnstaple on Monday.

A MAN who snapped the arm of his girlfriend's baby and broke six other bones in the girl's body, has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

THE newly-resplendent Albert Memorial Clock in Barnstaple's Square will herald the New Year by chiming for the first time in years.

ONE of Barnstaple's best known family-run businesses, Youings, the specialist tobacconists and confectioners, is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

THE traffic-stopping "mankini" stunt planned for today will include an additional "Borat", plus a menagerie of extraordinary characters joining brave dad Dominic Stacey.

IMPRESSIONIST Alistair McGowan will be on stage at the Queen's Theatre next month.

FROM HUMBLE beginnings to national status, Barnstaple Male Voice Choir is a success story of which any town would be proud.

A RARE copy of one of North Devon's most important historical documents - Barnstaple's "lost chronicle" - has been bought by a charity.