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TEACHER JOB CUTS PROVOKE PETITION

THREE axed staff members at a Mid Devon school have received overwhelming support from angry parents who have launched a campaign to get them reinstated.

A petition with around 500 signatures was handed over to governors at Bampton Church of England Primary School yesterday.

Its organisers are calling for teacher Mark Woodcock and...

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FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF BYPASS

Bob Edwards

HIGHWAYS chiefs have dismayed Crediton link road campaigners by backing proposals for the less popular hillside route and ending hopes...

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'LET PUBLIC DECIDE FATE OF CCA FIELDS'

CCA Fields

GUARDIANS of Cullompton parkland have been labelled "undemocratic" for a political manoeuvre aimed at saving it from being turned into...

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CHILDREN DISMAYED BY THEFT OF BIG TVS

Tiverton Youth Centre

YOUTH club members were left “gutted” after thieves stole two flatscreen televisions it took them a whole year to save up...

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DON'T LET SCHOOL BLIGHT OUR HOMES

Patrick Reed, Peter Norman and Lyn Reed cast their  eyes over  the  pre-school plans

THREE families living in a busy town centre street have criticised the council for a lack of consultation over plans to build an “...

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CHURCH CAMPAIGN TO SEE THE LIGHTS

The lights and wiring at Holy Cross Church are half a century old

CREDITON Parish Church is launching a major appeal on Saturday in order to replace its lighting and electrics at an estimated cost of...

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Crash pilot tells Gazette that he thought he was going to die

The jet finally came to rest straddling a hedge

A JET pilot who was forced to crash land in Witheridge last year has told how he feared he was about to die. Thirty-five-year-old Dan...

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Computers and cameras stolen

COMPUTERS, laptops and digital cameras have been stolen from a Tiverton school just weeks after it unveiled premises refurbished at a cost of £750,000. New and remodelled classrooms at...

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Running group just for starters

A NEW running group catering for complete beginners could be about to get off the starting blocks in Tiverton. Steve Rowland, who took up running only 18 months ago and has now successfully...

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School enjoys glowing reports

A SCHOOL is celebrating glowing results following two visits from education watchdogs in only a month. Ofsted inspectors last month praised South Molton Church of England Junior School for a...

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Disgruntled motorist resorts to graffiti

Graffiti on Pinnex Moor Road is a comment on the shocking state of the  potholed surface, inset Marcus Thompson MDG260210_MT01_03

DISGRUNTLED motorists have daubed graffiti and changed road signs in Tiverton to protest at the number of potholes. The words 'This is...

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Kirton well beaten by Marines

Crediton United fell to a 4-1 home defeat by promotion-chasing Royal Marines in Peninsula League Division One East on Monday night.

In front of a three-figure crowd at Lord's Meadow, the Marines scored three goals in 14 minutes just before the break through Simon Bochenski, Danny Harris and Dan Tavener.

Harris added another in the...

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Willand win again

WILLAND Rovers beat Hallen 5-1 to show their Toolstation Western League Premier Division title credentials and stretch their unbeaten run to nine games. It took just five minutes for the...

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Danny nets and sets up two for Yellows

Cullompton under-11s, who play in the Exeter & District Youth League

UNDER-15 Tiverton 4 St Martins 0 DANNY Hathaway scored one and set up two more goals as Tiverton Town eased to a comfortable Juventus...

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Race meeting is rescheduled

THE East Devon Hunt point-to-point at Bishop's Court, near Ottery St Mary, which was called off at the weekend due to waterlogging, has been rescheduled for this Saturday with the first race...

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Cully show their strength to power past Ivybridge

Cullompton's Chris Grant  sprints towards the Ivybridge line at Stafford Park on Saturday     Marcus Thompson MDG270210_MT10_04

CULLOMPTON again proved their strength in South West 1 West with a convincing win at home to Ivybridge. Will Gingell and Rob Lennox...

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Singing furballs in college talent contest

Singing furballs in college talent contest

FURRY brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore return to cinema screens, including Tiverton's Tivoli, in Alvin and The Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel.

Because of a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, they go to live with Seville's cool cousin Toby and must enrol in school just like every other child.

School presents new...

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Variety is the order of the day for Rotary

TIVERTON Rotary Club's annual variety show has been giving up and coming amateurs a chance to share the bill with showbiz professionals for the past 13 years. On Friday and Saturday, March...

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Garden fete prize kicks off thriller

GRAHAM Greene's thriller The Ministry of Fear comes to the Exeter Northcott from Friday, February 26 to Saturday, March 6. Theatre Alibi has teamed up with the theatre and Oxford Playhouse...

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A heartwarming traditional panto

TIVERTON Signpost Club played out their 65th pantomime, Cinderella, to packed audiences at the New Hall in Barrington Street. It was a sparkling production for all the family, in which two...

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Fab musicals and top folk sounds

LINDA Lusardi, former glamour model turned actress, appears with her actor/singer husband Sam Kane at Torquay's Princess Theatre on February 24 in Viva Broadway. They will perform songs from...

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