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Fourteen fire crews fight Hatherleigh thatch...

Only two days after the catastrophic thatch fire in Crediton, the Fire Service received a call at 2.30pm today (Sat) to a thatch roof on fire at...
By Richard_Penny at 16:41 on 04/02/12, 0 comments
Crediton thatch fire - full report and...

Richard_Penny commented on the Story "Twenty fire crews fight..." at 10:51 on 03/02/12
Twenty fire crews fight Crediton thatch fire...

Twenty fire appliances were called to Buller Square, Mill Road, Crediton just after 12.30 today (Thurs) when five thatched properties in this...
By Richard_Penny at 16:00 on 02/02/12, 1 comments
30,000 SW households threatened by 'bedroom...

By Richard_Penny at 13:53 on 02/02/12, 0 replies
Huge rise in drink-related illness in Devon...

By Richard_Penny at 11:15 on 01/02/12, 0 replies
SW water bills set to rise - only three...

By Richard_Penny at 10:50 on 31/01/12, 0 replies
Has winter finally arrived in Okehampton?

Okehampton woke to a grey, misty morning with persistent sleety snow - but only a few miles away more substantial falls were reported. Cars coming...
By Richard_Penny at 11:43 on 30/01/12, 0 comments
Okehampton D-Day veteran honoured by Legion...

By Richard_Penny at 11:18 on 28/01/12, 0 replies
Okehampton fire crews called to A30 accident

At around 2.00pm today (Fri), three fire crews, two from Okehampton and one from North Tawton, were called to an accident on the A30 between&nbs...
By Richard_Penny at 16:36 on 27/01/12, 0 comments
No increase in West Devon parking charges

With Dartmoor National Park threatening to introduce parking charges on the Moor, it's encouraging to hear that West Devon BC is keeping parking fees...
By Richard_Penny at 12:56 on 23/01/12, 0 comments

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