Police investigating a knifepoint robbery in Okehampton have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
At around 9.15pm on Saturday 9th July a man entered the Costcutter store on Exeter Road and is reported to have threatened two members of staff with a large carving knife.
The man forced open the till drawer and stole cash before leaving the shop, heading in the direction of The Giblands Estate.
Officers are appealing to the public for witnesses and any information about the identity of the suspect.
Film fans will be heading to Pavillion in the Park, Okehampton at the end of June as after details were revealed for a new open air cinema festival weekend.
Firm Open Air Film and Chill is set to bring two iconic films to the big screen, an all time favourite Top Gun on Friday 24th June and musical Dirty Dancing to the site on Saturday 25th June. Tickets are available to purchase online priced from £12, full details of purchase are available on the facebook page. Tickets are unlikely to be available to purchase on the night.
Organiser and Owner Mo Davies, 31, from Hereford...
Fiddle and violin players from across the South West are invited to an exciting day of music-making led by expert tutors in Okehampton.
The Wren Music Fiddle Day on Saturday 25th June is a chance for experienced players and complete beginners to develop their playing and their knowledge of the instrument.
The day focuses on learning new skills and techniques as well as repertoire development, with a chance for other acoustic instruments to join in the afternoon.
This year's tutors are world-renowned fiddle player Tom McConville and Wren Music tutor Becki Driscoll...
Two dogs have died and two people suffered the effects of breathing in smoke in a fire at a Devon home.
Two appliances from Okehampton were dispatched to Crediton Road in the town at 4.22am.
Firefighters used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a safety jet to extinguish the fire. They also used a Positive Pressure Ventilation fan to clear the smoke that had filled the living areas and roof space of the property.
An ambulance was requested to treat two adults suffering smoke inhalation.
The two dogs were found dead and removed from the property by...
Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses to a collision on the A30 at Okehampton in which two elderly people were seriously injured.
Emergency services were called around 6.05pm on Thursday 12 November after the collision between and a DAF large goods vehicle and a Volvo S80 on the westbound carriageway at Sourton.
The Volvo was reported to have broken down in lane one at the time of the collision and officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the stationary car.
The occupants of the Volvo, an 84-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman from Launceston,...
Festival promises a weekend of folk, food and fun, as charity founders celebrate music award
The 17th Baring-Gould Weekend, organised by Okehampton-based music charity Wren Music, combines intimate concerts by established acts alongside community orchestras and choirs, impromptu street performances, dancing, and plenty of local food and drink.
It’ll be an extra special occasion Paul Wilson and Marilyn Tucker, who founded Wren Music 32 years ago. Paul and Marilyn, who’ll be performing at the festival, have just learnt that they’re to be presented this year with a prestigious...
Baring-Gould Folk Weekend returns October 2015 sees the welcome return of the “Baring-Gould Folk Weekend”.
This intimate and family-friendly folk festival, hosted by Okehampton-based music organisation Wren Mu-sic, brings great local and national music and international dance, and blends them with locally-sourced food and drink and an electric atmosphere to create an unforgettable weekend out for the whole family.
Guest highlights this year include Lady Maisery, a fabulous female trio exploring vocal harmony to breath-taking effect, through their fresh interpretations of...
A driver who died in a collision on the A386 near Lydford on Sunday 23 August, has been named as 34-year-old Holly Beddoes.
Holly, from Okehampton, sustained fatal injuries when her Renault Clio was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Astra around 7.50pm. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her family has provided the following tribute:
“Our dearest darling Holly was taken from us so suddenly. There are no words to describe the loss we feel.
She was a wonderful girl who was clever, artistic and funny.
A woman has died following a collision near Okehampton at the weekend.
Police received reports of collision between a Vauxhall Astra and a Renault Clio at around 7.50pm on Sunday 23rd August on the A386 Lydford and Mary Tavy, near Okehampton.
A police spokesman said: "It appears that the Clio was travelling southbound and the Vauxhall northbound when the collision took place. The 34-year old female driver of the blue Renault Clio hatchback was pronounced dead at the scene and two passengers from the car were taken to Derriford Hospital.
