http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk All the latest news from Okehampton Times Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22174 FOUR women from Okehampton helped raise money for charity when they walked from Newton Abbot to Bristol this month. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22173 A SCHEME aimed at benefiting Okehampton's trading environment is being investigated as a way of boosting the town and its economy. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22172 A HATHERLEIGH hotel, undergoing reconstruction after it was destroyed by fire two and a half years ago, suffered another fire this week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22166 TAVISTOCK College's annual exhibition is drawing in the crowds with A-grade artwork from talented students. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22164 RESIDENTS of Trelawney Road in Tavistock have been left counting the cost after their vehicles were trashed by drunken revellers. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22163 ON your marks, get set — go! It's that time of year again, Okehampton Lions Donkey Derby and family fun day has arrived. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22162 CHARGES introduced by West Devon Borough Council for planning advice for potential development have been described as 'scandalous'. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22161 A SPECIAL event for new or soon-to-be mothers has been taking place in Hatherleigh all week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22160 AS part of National Armed Forces' Day and as an integral part of this year's Exeter Festival, a parade will be held through the city centre. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22159 THE new monthly morning produce markets at Whiddon Down attract around 14 stalls, selling a wide range of goods. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22158 AN exciting line-up of events will be taking place this weekend at a Rotary weekend charity beer festival. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22157 IT was standing room only in Exbourne Village Hall on Sunday afternoon when pupils of Pauline Savage presented a showcase of music. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22156 CHARGES introduced by West Devon Borough Council for planning advice for potential development have been described as 'scandalous'. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22155 A CLASSICAL LP donated to the Oxfam book and music shop in Tavistock has sold on eBay for £586, breaking the record for the most cash made on such an item. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22154 A WEST Devon charity welcomed visitors to the official opening of its new community centre recently, offering guests a chance to look at the facilities. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22153 OLDER people in West Devon will have the chance to hear about housing issues in the district and talk about some of their wider concerns at an open meeting in Tavistock. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22152 mayor of Tavistock David Whitcomb recently welcomed a new youngster to fill the role of the mayor's cadet, who will assist him during various functions. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22074 A CYCLE path in Okehampton will undergo a full revamp this autumn, after part of the path collapsed last month. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22071 OKEHAMPTON Community Recreation Association (OCRA) will join other local clubs for the tenth Okehampton Sports and Fitness Festival. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22069 CADETS and staff from 2443 (Okehampton) Squadron Air Training Corps recently undertook a strenuous week of adventure training in Snowdonia and completed the national three peaks challenge. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22068 PEOPLE in need of financial help or job-seeking advice can now plug in to a free public access computer for information, and contact agencies direct via a special hotline at West Devon Borough Council's Okehampton offices. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22067 A SPONSORED silence staged by Chagford Brownies recently has raised a splendid sum for the Guide Dogs For the Blind charity. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22066 THE secrets of making naan bread were revealed to children from Tavistock Primary School last week, as they enjoyed a cooking lesson with a difference. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22065 A TAVISTOCK company recently saw success at a prestigious awards ceremony that celebrates building excellence across South and West Devon. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22064 RICHARD Hamer is the new president of Tavistock Lions Club and on receiving the chain of office from the outgoing president Vicky Tucker, he thanked her for an excellent year of service to the club. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22063 PREPARATIONS for the next pantomime production by Meavy Amateur Dramatics (MAD) are getting under way, with auditions planned for this week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22062 A WOMAN who bought a bible more than a century old from a charity shop is now hoping to return the book to descendants of its original owner. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22061 AFTER a break of six years, green-fingered Mary Tavy residents have once again agreed to open their gardens to the public for the Mary Tavy Garden Trail. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22060 HATHERLEIGH's hugely successful music and arts festival returns to the town for its 15th year this summer. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22059 PUPILS from Okehampton Primary School marched from their school gates in an attempt to stop speeding drivers and break a world record for the largest 'walking bus' last week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22058 A WEST Devon farming couple have been running courses for budding smallholders who want to test their dreams before taking the plundge into the good life. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22057 AN Okehampton resident travelled to Exmouth earlier this month, to address members of the East Devon Branch of the Aircrew Association. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22055 THERE is a packed programme to suit all tastes at this year's Tavistock Carnival, which starts on July 9. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22054 ADDITIONAL powers to crack down on drunken behaviour in public areas and reduce alcohol-related disorder in the centre of Tavistock have been a success in the first year, new figures reveal. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22053 MORE than £125 was raised — and lots of hair was lost! — at a sponsored head shave in Princetown. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22052 TAVISTOCK College students have designed innovative products to support disabled and older people. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22051 THIS year sees the end of an era at Cotehele Quay as the face of restored Tamar sailing barge 'Shamrock', Peter Allington, retires after more than 20 years. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22050 A DRINK driver told police he would go on a shooting rampage similar to the murders committed by taxi driver Derrick Bird in Cumbria, a court heard last week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22049 WHEREAS the revisiting of 'Brideshead' was a creation of that great novelist, Evelyn Waugh, Stephen Fryer's revisiting of RAF Harrowbear is today totally factual. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22048 STAFF at Jewson's building merchants in Tavistock were amused to find a new street sign erected outside their business this week in Crelake Industrial Estate. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22046 WEST Devon mayor Cllr John Hockridge led a flag-raising ceremony recently, to honour Britain's armed forces at the borough council's Tavistock offices. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22045 BRATTON Clovelly Twinning Association is holding a race evening for all the family. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22044 TWO West Devon gardens will be open to the public this weekend. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22043 THE well-established West Devon Way walking route, which runs from Okehampton to Plymouth, has recently been re-launched following a facelift. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22042 IT'S time to get your walking boots on, get out in the sunshine and join Calstock Footpath Society this Saturday on a walk to Morwellham. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22041 CHILDREN at Milton Abbot Primary School have recently completed a successful curriculum enrichment week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22040 MORE than 100 guides and brownies spent the night at the Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre last Saturday night — part of this year's Giant Sleepover event. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22039 OLYMPIC gold medallist James Cracknell last Sunday led 600 cyclists into Land's End to complete their 1,000 mile, nine-day journey from John O'Groats on the inaugural Deloitte Ride Across Britain. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22038 FORMER Okehampton College students travelled from all over the country to celebrate the school's centenary last weekend. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22037 THE new-look Northlew playing field was officially re-opened last Saturday, providing a fantastic new outside facility for the local community. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22036 TAVISTOCK Rugby Club was the setting for a Summer Solstice beer and music festival last weekend. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22035 HAND-PICKED grapes make up a new 'own label' wine which has just been introduced by a top West Devon hotel and restaurant. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22034 THE squads have begun training in preparation for this year's Devon Games to Inspire that takes place in Tavistock on Saturday July 10, hosted by West Devon Borough Council. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22033 THE new tenant of Tor Royal Farm, Princetown, welcomed visitors at Open Farm Sunday recently. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22032 TAVISTOCK College Surf Academy is opening its doors to the town's young people for a series of summer sessions. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22030 A WEST Devon soldier and his two friends from the Armed Forces are running a double marathon everyday in a 17-day challenge to get from John O'Groats to Land's End in memory of a fellow soldier killed in Afghanistan. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22028 PARISHONERS are invited to Gulworthy Parish Church on Tuesday (June 29) to attend the tri-ennial Gift Day. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22027 MAD hatters everywhere are invited to grab their teacups and attend a tea party at a West Devon National Trust location later this month. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22025 MAJOR under-age sales operations by Devon Trading Standards and police in the Okehampton area and Totnes have resulted in two employees of a shop and a pub being fined for selling alcohol to children. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22024 STRETCHES of Dartmoor's important leats are being restored to their original working state in a joint-funded project to help secure their future. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22023 A WARNING was this week issued to motorists in West Devon, following a road crash which resulted in the death of two Dartmoor ponies. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22022 AMATEUR performers sang, danced and joked in attempts to please the judges and win the top spot in the recent Mary Tavy's Got Talent show, and winners will go on to perform at a musical show tomorrow (Friday). Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22021 THERE were two fires in Lifton over the weekend and a hedge fire near a playground in Callington. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22020 MORE than 40 young men and women will be struggling across Dartmoor with a 60kg ShelterBox in tow next week. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22019 THIS year's sixth formers at Mount House achieved 100% success in the common entrance exams, and will be joining their first-choice secondary schools when they leave the school in the summer. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22017 SAMPFORD Courtenay Flower Club will hold a Summer Serenade at its summer open meeting next month. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22016 A WEST DEVON village primary school has won a top national arts award. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22015 PUPILS, families, staff and friends of Exbourne Primary School will hold a barbecue party to say goodbye to their headteacher, Celia West. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22014 VISITORS flocked from far afield to gain expert advice and learn about sustainable energy at the Chagford Energy Fair last weekend. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22013 THE CENTRE of Tavistock was buzzing last Wednesday — and it wasn't just down to the usual shopping activity associated with a normal weekday in the town. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22012 HUNDREDS of people are expected to watch the Rt Rev John Ford, Bishop of Plymouth, baptise and confirm more than 30 parishioners from Tavistock and surrounding area this Sunday. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22011 TAVISTOCK Parish Church last Sunday hosted a visit from the Rt Rev Michael Lewis, Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf, whose responsibilities include the Anglican Church in Baghdad and Iraq. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=22010 HOTLINE equipment used for fencing horses was stolen from a location in South Hill Road, Callington overnight on June 14/15. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:29:00 GMT