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15/12/06 - Tesco town store plans rejected - People protested against the original superstore plans. Controversial plans for a supermarket in a Devon town have been thrown out. Click here for more...

13/12/06 - Top tourist destination NORTH Devon and Torridge is the largest tourism destination in the county, with the two districts now accounting for one in four of all visitors to Devon. Click here...

12/12/06 - New scan of 'Neanderthal' jawbone - The bone became known as "Kents Cavern 4". A piece of jawbone found in a Devon cave. Click here..

11/12/06 - New train timetables introduced - First said it had addressed concerns during a consultation process. Commuters on Devon and Cornwall's railways face significant changes to their journeys from Monday. Click here for more..

09/12/06 - WIND turbine protestors are being offered the chance to invest in alternative renewable energy technology currently being developed in North Devon. Click here for more

08/12/06 - Hospital bosses have put up health warning signs to visitors. Carol singers have been banned from wards at Torbay Hospital because it is feared they could bring infections in with them. Click for more

07/12/06 - A sailor who was the first person to go solo non-stop round the world has dived into freezing waters after running into difficulties in the southern ocean. Click here for more ...

06/12/06 - Horse sleeps under Christmas tree. A skilled equine psychologist says she has trained her horse to curl up under a Christmas tree in her living room for a series of ... Click here for more..

05/12/06 - A Devon council is to shed 40 to 50 jobs because of a £1.2m shortfall. Click here for more...

04/12/06 - A postal strike due to begin at a sorting office in Exeter has been called off after a union and managers decided to hold more talks. Click here for more...

04/12/06 - Wind Turbines Near Dartmoor Rejected. Click here for more....

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