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North Devon Journal, 27 Aug 2026

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Weekly newspaper published in Barnstaple, North Devon

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ArticleDiver’s new spe­cies found off Lundy points to warm­ing oceans

A MYSTERY sea slug has been dis­covered off the North Devon coast by an eagle-eyed diver. The dis­cov­ery of the brightly col­oured, yet tiny, animal pho­to­graphed by a local cit­izen sci­ent­ist diving off Lundy has sparked interest from mar­ine...

Diver’s new spe­cies found off Lundy points to warm­ing oceans

ArticleCam­paign­ers’ fight con­tin­ues after bat­tery stor­age site appeal goes in

AN appeal has been lodged fol­low­ing Tor­ridge Dis­trict Coun­cil’s refusal of a bat­tery energy stor­age sys­tem (BESS) site near Alver­dis­cott last month. The coun­cil’s plan­ning com­mit­tee rejec­ted the 99 MW scheme for 10 acres at West Webbery...

Cam­paign­ers’ fight con­tin­ues after bat­tery stor­age site appeal goes in

ArticleWEATHER

Change­able weather with spells of heavy rain, some thun­der­storms and strong winds. Brighter inter­vals and scattered showers at times. Tem­per­at­ures mostly near nor­mal, feel­ing warm and humid in places.

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ArticleCORRECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

If we have pub­lished any­thing that is fac­tu­ally inac­cur­ate, please con­tact editor Andy Green­wood on 07736 853954, email andrew. green­wood@reach­plc.com or post to the Editor, North Devon Journal, Reach PLC, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf,...

CORRECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

Article‘Life-chan­ging’ out­door centre to close its doors

AN out­door activ­ity centre for people of all abil­it­ies in North Devon has announced it will close fol­low­ing “sig­ni­fic­ant fin­an­cial and oper­a­tional chal­lenges”. Cal­vert Devon, over­look­ing Wistland­pound Reser­voir on Exmoor, will shut...

‘Life-chan­ging’ out­door centre to close its doors