Desperate farmers are to receive more than £3,000 in crisis aid thanks to the North Devon Journal. The paper launched the North Devon Crisis Aid Appeal to help farm workers whose livelihoods are threatened by the foot and mouth epidemic.
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Readers oppose wind power
Staff at the North Devon Journal have been blown away by the results of a survey they conducted to see whether or not readers wanted wind farms built in the area. The newspaper carried out its exclusive poll after controversial
Devon readers have their say
Readers of the North Devon Journal are being asked to decide on the latest big issue to hit the region – the prospect of wind farms springing up across the countryside. The issue had opinion firmly divided as to whether
Complaint threat forWorthing Herald
A borough council is considering taking the Worthing Herald to the Press Complaints Commission for printing what it considers to be confidential information about staff. The Herald told its readers about the background to senior staff changes at the authority.
New poll on hunting debate
The great hunting debate has captured the imagination of readers of a second Devon newspaper. Hot on the heels of a survey in the Mid Devon Gazette, its sister paper the North Devon Journal has come to the same conclusion
Taw bridge chance from BOB campaign
A new bridge over the River Taw could be built after pressure from a North Devon Journal campaign. More than 600 readers responded to a call to Build our Bridge. The newspaper has been campaigning for a new bridge and
Journal urges councillors to stop and think
A Devon newspaper has launched a “stop and think” plea to planners as they prepare to decide on a crazy golf scheme for an area subject to flooding. The North Devon Journal has stepped in and told planning committee members
Trainee leads pony appeal to success
An animal charity is more than £8,000 better off thanks to the fund-raising efforts of a weekly newspaper. The North Devon Journal set itself a target of £7,500 in eight weeks for an animal treatment centre – and smashed the
Journal says no to sex shop plan
Plans to open a sex shop in Barnstaple are being opposed by the town’s weekly newspaper, the North Devon Journal. The newspaper has launched the BRASS – Barnstaple Rejects A Sex Shop – campaign in response to proposals by Kent
First week of Journal campaign Coin's It in
A campaign by the North Devon Journal to raise money for a local hospice has raised more than £1,200 in its first week. The paper’s Coin It campaign, run in conjunction with North Devon District Council, asked readers to donate
BBC may pay papers for content and draw on their 'newsgathering clout'
Director general tells editors that BBC should be seen as a potential partner rather than a threat