• Devon County Council approve Willand footbridge scheme

  By Lewis_Clarke at 23:32 on 13/06/12

  

  PEDESTRIANS in Willand are set to benefit from a new footbridge crossing on the north side of the village's rail bridge. Devon County Council backed a scheme for a new footbridge and footpath on Wednesday 13 June to improve safety for pedestrians. The £261,000 scheme for the 17-metre span bridge on the north side of Willand rail bridge was agreed by Devon County Council's Cabinet. The plan also includes the development of a...

• Reductions to 307 bus service from Barnstaple to Bampton

  By Lewis_Clarke at 02:31 on 04/03/12

  

  BUS services from Barnstaple to Bampton are being reduced to one day a week. Stagecoach's 307 Service from Barnstaple - South Molton - Bampton (for connections to Taunton) will be reduced to a Saturday only service due to the changed commercial background and the running costs of the service being prohibitive. The service is being reduced to Saturdays only as of Monday 2 April. With only 1,500 passenger trips a year, the new £51,...

• Changes to Stagecoach 155 service to Exeter & Barnstaple

  By Lewis_Clarke at 02:13 on 04/03/12

  

  CHANGES to bus services on routes to North Devon, Exeter and around Tiverton are due to take effect in April. The changes will affect Stagecoach service 155 (Exeter - Tiverton - Witheridge - South Molton - Barnstaple) taking effect on Monday 2 April. Devon County Council have retendered the deal for service 155 which retains its route between Exeter and Barnstaple via Tiverton, Witheridge and South Molton and re-incoporates Filleigh,...

• Lorry overturns causing disruption to motorists on North Devon Link Road

  By Lewis_Clarke at 03:56 on 03/02/12

  

  MOTORISTS faced disruption yesterday evening when a lorry overturned blocking a section of the North Devon link road. The articulated tanker was carrying 20 tonnes of Molasses, a honey-like substance made when cane or beet sugar is processed, and tipped over on off Bolham roundabout joining the A361 in Tiverton. Two fire crews from Wellington and Taunton were called at 4:48pm on Thursday 2 February. Police say the road...

• Changes to First Bus 92 / 192 and 92A Tiverton service

  By Lewis_Clarke at 04:25 on 01/02/12

  

  Significant changes to a bus service between Tiverton and Taunton are set to take place next month. Changes to First Bus services 92 / 192 (Taunton - Exeter) and 92A (Taunton - Tiverton) will take effect from Sunday 19 February 2012. From this date all Service 92A buses will be renumbered as Service 92 but will only operate between Taunton and Tiverton. The frequency will be increased to hourly with additional early morning and early...

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