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BBC News
14-07-2025
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North Devon facilities get funding boost
Community facilities in north Devon are to share in £310,000 of council Devon Council said it would split the public open space funding between Barnstaple, Bickington and Witheridge. Fremington Parish Council is set to receive the biggest sum after being given £240,000 to extend a changing room pavilion, increase storage and add a kitchenette to the Tews Lane Playing Field council said the total sum came from contributions from the Glenwood Farm, Oakwell Residential Home and Mead Park developments. The council said Witheridge Parish Hall would receive £58,911 towards the cost of purchasing and installing cladding and insulation to improve the energy efficiency of the building. A further £11,078 will be used in Barnstaple to install a permanent ball rebound fence at Tarka Leisure Centre's grass football pitch, the council said. Council leader David Clayton said he looked forward to seeing the improvements of community facilities "take shape in the near future"."It's very pleasing to see public open space funding being put to good use to improve community facilities and bring even more benefits to those who use them," he funding was approved by the council's Strategy and Resources Committee on 7 July.
BBC News
01-06-2025
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Exeter man killed in A38 crash
A Devon man has died in a crash on the A38, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said the single-vehicle crash involved a silver BMW estate and it happened at about 16:25 BST on Saturday, near Bickington. The force confirmed the man was in his 80s and was from investigation work was carried out the A38 was closed in both directions. Police have appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage.
BBC News
31-05-2025
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Serious crash on A38 in Devon closes road both ways
A serious crash that involved a car flipping onto its roof has led to the closure of both sides of the A38 in Highways said the incident happened between the junctions for the A383 near Bickington and A382 near Bovey Tracey on said a number of emergency service crews, including the Devon Air Ambulance, had been called out to the scene and diversions were in and Somerset Fire Service said it had sent three engines to the scene and two people were trapped inside the vehicle that had overturned. National Highways said traffic that had been caught in the eastbound closure was being slowly released past the scene.
