Okehampton People

What's happening in Okehampton

Post here to tell other Okehampton people what's happening, what's great (or not so great) about Okehampton today.

Choose a group for your comment to be posted into...

General Discussion
Age Concern in NW Devon
Around the villages
Battle of the Bands 2009
Christians Together in Okehampton
Christmas in Okehampton
Colleges and schools
Dartmoor Railway
Food and Drink
Gardens and Allottments
General Election 2010
Great days out from Okie
Green Okehampton
Music, Music, Music
News
New Year's Eve
Obituaries and tributes
Okehampton Argyle FC
Okehampton Business
Okehampton Camera Club
Okehampton Carnival
Okehampton & District Lions Club
Okehampton in winter
Okehampton Property
Okehampton Rugby Club
Okehampton Transport
Pets Corner
Sport
Town pubs, village pubs
What's On

Latest galleries in Okehampton

Next Previous

View more... Upload your local photos

Most Recent Stories

Football & Rugby results - 13th March

Okehampton Rugby Club play at Teignmouth this Sunday in the quarter-final of the Devon Intermediate Cup

By Duckeroo at 11:31 on 14/03/10

...

Election 2010: First chance to question Central Devon candidates

The smart money is on May 6th as the date of the General Election

By Richard_Penny at 13:02 on 12/03/10

With the change in parliamentary boundaries, there is one certain outcome of the fast-approaching election. Okehampton, as part of the new Central...

Alan Bennett farce comes to Belstone

By WalterShort at 12:56 on 12/03/10

The Belstone Players, ambitious as ever, are presenting Alan Bennett's farce Habeas Corpus at Belstone Village Hall from Wednesday 17th march...

Mobile Nat West bank for Hatherleigh

The stolen fork fift truck which was used to steal the cash point from Hatherleigh's Nat West bank

By Richard_Penny at 12:50 on 12/03/10

Following the recent raid on their Hatherleigh bank, Nat West are introducing a mobile service, which will operate until repairs to the bank are...

Hot stories people are talking about

Street Pastors: who are they and does Okehampton need them?

By WalterShort Updated at 17:34 on 11/03/10

Would you like to see Street pastors on patrol in Okehampton?

Over the last few months I've come across a number of references to 'Street Pastors' patrolling late at night in Devon towns, always described as having a very positive influence on late-night behaviour. They operate in Bideford and Tavistock, and a group is being set...

1 Comment

I'd like to see a scheme like this setup in Okehampton as I hardly ever see the community police...

Devon's teens drinking more and more

By Richard_Penny Updated at 17:00 on 11/03/10

A recent report shows that the number of children committing drink-related crime in the Westcountry has doubled in four years.

This comes in the wake of a proposal from England's chief medical...

4 Comments

There's nothing else to do without going to exeter or plymouth and that costs money of which there...

Bridestowe Cricket Club

By CharlesEwen Updated at 13:20 on 09/03/10

Bridestowe Cricket Club are a family oriented village cricket side that with only local talent and no paid players, have reached a good standard of cricket in the

1 Comment

As the new season approaches, could other local cricket clubs please post their details here at...

By rail from Exeter to Plymouth via Okehampton? By 2014??

By EddieGrundy Updated at 13:11 on 08/03/10

Could Okehampton's beautifully-restored station become a stop on the Exeter to Plymouth line?

For some years there has been speculation about the possibility of re-opening Okehampton's rail link with Exeter on a full time-basis. (See Okehampton People...

1 Comment

A strong case for re-opening the railway between Okehampton and Plymouth.

Accessibility Links

Site navigation