After months of dedication, work on the new Heathcoat Cricket Club Pavilion is on the verge of completion at the National Trust estate, Knightshayes, near Tiverton.
All the volunteers who helped with the project are now eagerly awaiting the arrival of former England cricket captain, Mike Gatting, who will be adding final touches to the ground on Saturday 6 April.
Established in the 1920s by John Heathcoat Amory for his Tiverton factory workers, the Heathcoat Cricket Club has always had a strong association with Knightshayes and the local community.
Update: Following police enquiries, Darren Cockburn was located safe and well this morning (08/03) in the Woolacombe area of Devon.
Police are appealing for information to help trace 46-year-old Darren Cockburn from West Yorkshire, who has been missing from his home in Shipley for just over a week since Monday, 25th February. He is described as a white man, 5ft 8 tall of a medium build. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He has access to a black Renault Laguna registration HV 57 YTY - this vehicle was last seen in the Tiveton area of Devon on the night he disappeared. He is known to...
Exeter City’s full-back, Tiverton born Craig Woodman, has recently moved back into the area of his hometown and now faces the task of renovating the family’s newly bought house. Fortunately for Craig, one of the club’s strong partnerships is with RGB Building Supplies – locally-based but with branches across the South West. The company specialize in supplying products for every part of the building trade and welcome both trade and retail customers; so the next step for Craig, with his wife right behind him making sure there was no slacking, was to visit his local branch, set up an account...
A 42-year-old man from Tiverton has been charged with driving a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drugs following an incident in Exeter on 11 November 2011.
Officers went to the car park of the RD&E in Barrack Road just before 6pm following a 'Concern for welfare' call from a member of the public. There they found the suspect and arrested him on suspicion of being unfit in charge of a car.
He was detained and interviewed before being released on Police bail. Following analysis he was charged with the offence in addition to possession of a class A drug and bailed to...
A 48-year-old man, now identified as Steven Tolley from Tiverton, died yesterday at Derriford Hospital following a collistion on the A361 on 29th January. Mr Tolley was working for South West Highways at the time.
Police and the Health and Safety Executive are conducting an investigation into the collision.
Officers have renewed their appeal for witnesses to the collision and would particularly like to speak to those who saw the Iveco van in the area at the time or how and where the men were working in the road.
The 43-year-old male driver of the van involved in the...
Recently accidents on the road from Tiverton to Witheridge have been frequent and nasty.
On Monday 7th of January there was a head-on crash between Withleigh and Page's Cross, leaving the two cars involved in pieces. Today there have been rumours of a crash just outside of Petroc College in Tiverton.
And at around midday there was nearly a fatal accident near Cruwys Morchard woods, again. An elderly man was waiting to turn into Page's Cross this morning, when a reckless driver smashed straight into the back of him.
Police are appealing for information after a number of items of jewellery were taken in a burglary in Sampford Peverell, near Tiverton.
The house in Higher Town was broken into between 11am on Friday 21 December and 2.30pm on Wednesday 26 December. The occupants are a couple in their 60s.
A number of items were stolen including a valuable 18-carat gold ladies ring with rubies and diamonds, several other gold and silver rings and a Panasonic 26in flat screen TV.
Anyone with information is asked to call DC Paul Feeney on 01884 233819 quoting crime reference KU/12/1277...
Devon County Council Lib Dem Leader Brian Greenslade has announced he is stepping aside as Group Leader ahead of County elections in May 2013 after 23 years in the post.
He will be succeeded by Tiverton East County Councillor Des Hannon (pictured) with effect from the new year.
Councillor Greenslade will continue as Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny and as leader of North Devon Council.
