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Toddler 'lucky to be alive' after 20ft fall
A toddler is lucky to be alive after falling 20ft from a first-floor window and fracturing his skull on the patio below. Freddie Downing, three, underwent emergency surgery following the accident at his home in Bradworthy, north Devon. His mum Andrea said the swift actions of the Devon Air Ambulance that took him to Plymouth, and then on to Bristol, saved his life. Freddie, a twin, was playing in his big sister Maisie's room when... -
Celebrating charity cycle ride
THE Park Hotel in Barnstaple will be the backdrop to a Children's Hospice South West charity extravaganza on Sunday. Organisers of last year's Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge will announce how much was raised by their efforts — an amount likely to be more than £30,000. The fundraiser, on Sunday February 5, will also see the organisers of the Coast to Coast Challenge unveil the route for this year's event. In 2011 nearly... -
Stabbing charge
A WOMAN has appeared in court after allegedly stabbing a man in the face on his doorstep. Donna Barratt, 37, of Bideford, was remanded in custody at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Saturday. She is charged with grievous bodily harm and will appear before Exeter Crown Court on February 10. The alleged attack happened at an address in Stucley Road, at around 3pm last Thursday. A 44-year-old man was taken to North Devon District... -
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Seeing sense on turbines
IT is good to be able to report that a prospective wind turbine developer has had the decency to consider the likely effect on his neighbours and has actually withdrawn his planning application rather than risk blighting their lives for the sake of the minimal supposed benefit. Rather more prosaically, in his own words "I cannot see the point of spending thousands of pounds on something which might have to be turned off half the... -
A marathon effort for us
RUNNING has been at the forefront of my mind this week. Please note, I say that it has been on my mind, rather than being an activity I have actually been taking part in! It seems recreational running has exploded in popularity, with all sorts of testing events springing up. The Braunton ten-mile race took place this weekend, raising money for North Devon Hospice, and there was an excellent turnout. This event would be a perfect...
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Worries on school plan
TWO interesting comments about free schools following the Weekly Essay you published on the topic, one in Daniel Owen's item ('We need to be top of the class in education', Journal, January 26) the other the letter from Dave Clinch ('Oppose free school plans', Journal, January 26) My concern, echoing that of Mr Clinch, regards the qualifications needed to teach in a free school. He points out that "they do not have to employ... -
'Put monitors in the right places'
PEOPLE living in the shadow of the Fullabrook wind farm are urging the council to keep noise monitoring equipment up for long enough to capture the sound from all wind directions. North Devon Council will begin monitoring noise from the 22 turbines when Fullabrook is fully operational on February 20. The council says it will monitor the sound from 12 locations near the site for at least a month. The council said many of the sites had... -
Milestone anniversary for a town's Buffaloes
IT'S a name that might not ring a bell with younger residents in Ilfracombe but the philanthropic organisation, the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, has enjoyed a long presence in the town. Capstone Lodge came into existence in January 1922 so, at 90-years-old, it must be one of the longest established groups in the town. Secretary Brian Down said: "We are an organisation of people (who have been) invited to join. The aims... -
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Car park Casanova leaves mystery trail
SEVERAL women have contacted the Journal this week following a story about a woman who was approached by a mystery man in Morrisons in Bideford. The stranger approached Chulmleigh woman Karen Medakka at the supermarket in January and gave her his number. Karen contacted the Journal to try and find the man, after losing his phone number. Last week the paper published Karen's story in a bid to find him. It appears Karen is not the... -
Karen seeks a mystery man from Morrisons
SINGLE Karen Medakka thought her love life was looking up when an athletic stranger gave her his phone number. But then she lost her admirer's contact details in a supermarket. Now she's hoping the stranger is a Journal reader and will give her a second chance. Karen, who has been single for the past two years, met the man while doing her weekly shop at Morrisons in Bideford on Thursday, January 12. She said: "I was just...
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