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Tuesday Jul 7 | North Devon Gazette

Better bus links for people in Northam and Westward Ho

THE Stagecoach South West is set to extend its popular service 21 into Northam and Westward Ho! later this month.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

North Devon Gazette

Treasures of the Earth on show at Combe Martin Museum

MUSEUM volunteers Jim Williams, Roger Ayles and Sue Jay with one of the more eye catching interactive exhibits in the Treasures of the Earth display at Combe Martin Museum.

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Related Topix: Devon County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Science, Anthropology, Archaeology,

Thu Jul 02, 2009

ThisIsNorthDevon

Jo Stewart Smith discovers how seaweeds on the shoreline struggle for survival

I JOINED a North Devon Biosphere festival event with Pip Jollands from the Hallsannery centre and several families on Abbotsham beach at the western edge of Westward Ho! As we set off, carrying what looked like white plastic window frames it was clear this was no ordinary rock pool ramble.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

North Devon Gazette

A light on North Devon UFO mystery?

UP, up and awaya ! Hawkins Bazaar store manager Steve Regester and supervisor Karen Spooner with a Chinese lantern.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

North Devon Gazette

Upgrade for Barnstaple bus station

NORTH Devon Council will start much-needed repairs to Barnstaple Bus Station on Monday .Work will be carried out to improve the condition of the road surface and stands and is expected to take two weeks to complete.

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ThisIsNorthDevon

Painted Lady butterfly invasion hits North Devon

HORDES of Moroccan butterflies have been spotted fluttering in the North Devon countryside.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Antrim Today

'Secret weapon' recreated for D-Day anniversary

A powerful explosive device that the British hoped would be their secret weapon against the Nazis was re-created in North Devon for the 65th anniversary of D-Day. The Great Panjandrum was a 10ft high drum packed with 400lbs of high explosives.

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Related Topix: Devon County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Fri Jun 05, 2009

The Register

Great Panjandrum menaces North Devon

Fireworks experts will this morning perhaps unwisely unleash a replica Great Panjandrum on the beach at Westward Ho! in North Devon - recreating the original tests of the rocket-powered wheel which sadly did not contribute to the 1944 allied landings at Normandy.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

ThisIsNorthDevon

The Great Panjandrum to appear on North Devon beach

A SECRET weapon that was tested on North Devon beaches on the eve of D-Day is being recreated.

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Related Topix: Devon County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Tue Jun 02, 2009

North Devon Gazette

Bands and DJs at Westward Ho! on Friday

APPEARING at The Elizabethan, Westward Ho! On Friday are Frequency - Phil Saunders, Keith Norburn, Xavier Bristow & Shaun McCarthy - plus the James Gang and DJ Wendy May.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

LBC 97.3

Animal magic

We're just a nation of animal lovers, aren't we? One of the defining characteristics of the British people is that we think of ourselves as animal lovers.

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Fri May 22, 2009

ThisIsNorthDevon

Dispersal notice in place for festival

WESTWARD HO! is preparing itself for the biggest event on its social calendar. The annual Potwalloping Festival is taking place in the village from Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25.

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Fri May 15, 2009

Financial Times

Antique disposition

What with it being 1864, I probably should have known the bar staff wouldn't accept debit cards.

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Mon May 11, 2009

This Is Bristol

Fireworks company marks D-Day's 60th anniversary

A Bedminster fireworks company will build a replica of a unique World War II explosives device to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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Fri May 08, 2009

North Devon Gazette

Beaches win Blue Flag awards

THREE North Devon beaches have retained the coveted Blue Flag status for 2009. Woolacombe Sands, Tunnels Beaches at Ilfracombe and Westward Ho! Are all among the cleanest in the country.

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Related Topix: Devon County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Sun May 03, 2009

ThisIsNorthDevon

Boca clinch Westward Ho! Cup on penalties

SHAUN LEY was the hero as Boca Seniors beat Barnstaple AAC on penalties to clinch the Westward Ho! Cup at Mill Road this afternoon.

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Fri May 01, 2009

The English Blog

The joy of exclamation marks

Stuart Jeffries has written a very amusing piecein The Guardian about the much maligned exclamation mark.

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Wed Apr 29, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

The joy of exclamation marks

Exclamation marks used to be frowned upon. Now look what's happened! We use them all the time! Hurrah!!! But what is it about the age of email that gets people so over-excited? Comments There is a town of 1,471 happy souls in Quebec called Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!. The second "Ha!", amazingly, is part of the town's name, not my commentary on the ...

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

ThisIsNorthDevon

Skin cancer above national average

SHOCK figures have revealed that the number of people with skin cancer in North Devon is above the national average.

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Related Topix: Health, Skin Cancer, Medicine, Devon County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Thu Apr 16, 2009

The Spectator

Charlie Whelan's trail of resentment

Guido's keeping shtum about how he got his hands on the McBride emails, so it's worth highlighting this passage in... ... Brown's unconvincing clean-up operation Over at Red Box, Sam Coates has published the open letter that Gordon Brown has sent Sir Gus O'Donnell about... Welcome to the latest CoffeeHousers' Wall.

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