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Padel is coming to North Devon, with two new courts approved in Barnstaple
The new padel courts will be built at the Tarka Leisure Centre in Barnstaple, with the first public courts in North Devon expected to be a success.
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The new padel courts will be built at the Tarka Leisure Centre in Barnstaple, with the first public courts in North Devon expected to be a success.
The fire was reported to the police on October 4.
The blaze severely damaged the store
More than 1,000 runners took to the streets of Barnstaple on Sunday, September 27, to raise funds for Children's Hospice South West, with the event hoping to raise £90,000 for the charity.
The proposals are open for public comment from October 1 to October 22, 2026, and would affect High Street, Boutport Street, Queen Street, Castle Street, Bear Street, The Square, The Strand, Taw Vale,
A man has been arrested
The fire, which started in rubbish outside a CeX store on Barnstaple's High Street, damaged the shop by 10 per cent and caused 100 per cent smoke damage, according to the fire service.
Passengers affected can use their rail tickets at no extra cost on a number of local bus routes as an alternative, including Stagecoach services 5, 5A, 5B and 5C, and Dartline route 369.
The regeneration of the pannier market, Boutport Street’s derelict eyesores and the main car park have had a good reaction from the public, North Devon Council has said
The high street project is described as a "tremendous achievement" for small council
One had a knife and the other smashed a window with a brick
Tiverton pair jailed for a total of 13 years for a frenzied raid on flat at Forches in Barnstaple while one brandished a knife
Double with laughter and shiver from chills as new darkly comic thriller The Other Side of Murder comes to the Queen’s Theatre in Barnstaple
Barnstaple shoppers will be able to browse Scandinavian-inspired collections when the new store opens in Green Lanes a little later this year
Between them they had to pay hundreds of pounds in costs and fines
North Devon Council has prosecuted two street drinkers for anti-social behaviour and flouting public drinking bans
Road closures will be in place in Bideford and between Torrington and Barnstaple during the next couple of weeks
After missing out last year, Barnstaple’s carnival parade was back in the saddle for 2026
The annual Barnstaple Fair proclamation ceremony sees the town delve into its history to continue a tradition that has lasted centuries
Network Rail is carrying out vegetation management on the Barnstaple and Okehampton branch lines specifically, to reduce the risk of trees and branches coming down in storms, as part of its preparatio