Random Distractions (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tomorrow I'm going to visit my dear friend D of 60 going on 16. I live in North Devon , which is connected to the Rest of the World by the notorious North Devon Link Road. D lives just across the border, in the Rest of the World so, dear reader, I will be taking my life in my hands for the sake of friendship, just as D does when she comes to visit me . The Link Road was built in the late 1980s to divert...
Coi-Freelance (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A national roll-out of local pubwatch-style groups for doorstaff, to share information on troublemakers and promote best practice, is being planned. Doorwatch sees door supervisors keeping in contact with each other and police and bringing information on troublemakers to the attention of licensees. The scheme originated in Tiverton in Devon where it was credited with achieving a [...]
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
If you are looking to getaway to Devon then you might like to consider the North Devon Holidays in a log cabin. The log cabins are now one of the best choices of accommodation and not only do you get to stay in the comfort of a fully equipped self catering log cabin but you also get to enjoy any of the facilities on the park locations as well (most at no extra cost). This makes these holidays some...
Tiverton Town Match Reports (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Southern League Premier Division As the 2009-10 Southern League season rolls on it is becoming increasingly difficult to draw positives out of Tiverton Town’s performances, and this is reflected by the fact that the Yellows now sit just one place off the bottom of the league table with only Rugby Town trailing in their wake. Halesowen and Merthyr, both of whom have the burden of seeing ten points...
Tiverton Town Match Reports (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Westinsure Devon St. Luke’s Cup Second Round Joe Bushin became the first Tiverton Town player in over a year to score a hat-trick as he proved the key to knocking cross-town rivals Elmore crashing out of the Devon Cup at Horsdon Park. All three of the young striker’s goals came in a devastating first half performance that saw Tivvy race into a four goal lead, an advantage they never looked...
Different Shades of Green (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
David Shepherd, who died yesterday, was a son of Devon. Instow, in the north of the county, isn't an area that I know well, despite having lived in the county for nearly twenty years, although I have been to the sublime ground among the dunes where Shep learned his cricket, and have also visited the post office which used to be run by his mother and brother. From memory his brother served me, and his...
Not Enough Time to Craft (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
I'm back - hooray!!!!!! My Internet connection got sorted last night courtesy of Gromit's Dad - thank you!! I do miss blogging and reading blogs when I haven't got access and I've got so much to share so you will probably get sick of me now. First off - holiday pictures. The Oh! Bearded One and I went to Devon in September for a week. We had a holiday cottage in Shillingford near Tiverton. We took...
North Devon Yearbook (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
If you live in or are visiting North Devon and Barnstaple just isn't enough for you anymore (and who can blame you - there's no way Wilkinsons makes up for the loss of Woolworths) then a trip to Exeter might be just what you need. The new shopping centre at Princesshay is great. There's a massive Next, loads of other clothes shops, a Hotel Chocolat, and more shoe shops than you could hope to see in...
Devon Headships (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Melbourne Street, Tiverton, Devon EX16 5LA Group:2 - Roll: 175 (Sept 2009) - Salary range: L14 - L20 Headteacher required September 2010 Advertisement in TES 9 October 2009 Applications close on 3 November 2009 (noon) Interviews 1 and 2 December 2009 http://www.tiverton-st-johns-primary.devon.sch.uk/ For an application pack contact Devon Learning and Development Partnership admin.headships@devon.gov.uk...
The Cotswold Canary (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
I was out and about the other day in Somerset and on my way back to Gloucestershire I passed through Wiltshire. This got me to thinking, how many of the 86 counties in Great Britain have I actually visited (as in actually stopped there)? I thought it would be almost all of them... It's not. See the end of the post for my total - advise me oh worthy masses which unvisited counties should I go to...?...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
I watched with disgust as the French police destroyed the temporary homes of the migrants living in Calais ( The view from no man's land , 23 September). I was even more distressed that the home secretary, Alan Johnson, was "delighted". As a nation that creates refugees by invading countries like Afghanistan, can it be right that the UK supports France's actions and refuses to take the displaced...
Devon Headships (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Tiverton, Devon,EX16 4BP Group 2 : ISR L12 - L18 : 200 pupils +26-place nursery 0.5 teaching commitment www.tidcombe.devon.sch.uk HEADTEACHER required for January or April 2010 TES advertisement on 2 October 2009 Closing date 20 October 2009 (at noon) Information pack available from Devon Learning and Development Partnership from 30 September 2009. Email: admin.headships@devon.gov.u k Do you have what...
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009
Devon has long since been one of the most popular areas of the UK to go away and enjoy a break or holiday. The diversity of the region is something that attracts the tourists by the hundreds of thousands every year and whether you like to admire the beauty of the coastline and countryside or like to make the most of the endless activities you can enjoy there will always be something of interest for...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Police brutality against 10 year old girl Police have apologised after a 10-year-old girl was arrested, handcuffed and detained for six hours including being held in a police cell in Devon. Shannon Blake from Tiverton was arrested along with two older youths following an incident in a park. Her father Michael said he received a phone call from officers more than two hours after her arrest. Now go out...
poptart (Free subscription) | 19/08/2009
There's a show on the telly that features an English man and his dream of making the worlds best chocolate. He spent 11 years on his own cacao plantation in Venezuela growing them beans in order bring the best chocolate ever to England. He is my new personal hero. AND. He lives in the Southwest of London, in DEVON itself. Tiverton to be exact. I NEED to find and buy some of his chocolate. And his name...
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