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
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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