RESIGNATION SURPRISE & MAGPIE TUSSLE NEWS
Horrabridge Parish Council met online again this week and heard that Councillor Paul Beard had resigned from his long-standing position as Chairman of Open Spaces […]
Articles by the editor
WITCHES, POACHERS, OGRES, DESPERADOES & THE DANGERS OF HYGIENE
TIM SANDLES, author of the website Legendary Dartmoor, has just published his quarterly review and it’s full of fascinating stuff. The Church Music is an […]
MAGPIE VILLAGE BLOCKED
MAGPIE VILLAGE BLOCKED A judge has blocked the development of the Magpie Bridge caravan park into a new residential village. Her decision means the plan […]
CHANCES OF A PINT * GIANT JUMBLE * CHURCH NEWS * DRIVE-IN CINEMA PLAN
BEER, TRAVEL & FUNERALS STILL POSTPONED A pint at the pub should be on here and there from Saturday week but there is still a […]
lorry madness, quantum catalyzers and why pubs need to open backwards
Fuss of the week This picture of a lorry taking on the bridge last weekend – with tanker waiting behind – got the village going […]
WEIR PARK DECISION, MORE HOUSE-BUILDING NEWS, COUPLE OF TIPS
Parish council this week agreed to spend up to £6,000 fixing four new picnic tables in Weir Park. Cllr Steve Roche voted against adding more […]
NEW HOUSING NEWS, DEVON CAVIAR & OLD LIGHTERS APPEAL
Dartmoor planners have cleared the way for 11 new houses at Leg O Mutton, with an access road from the A386. Application number 0018/20 is […]
SHREDS FROM THE SHED
Somebody has given the bridge a mighty whack in a sensitive place, low down in one of the parapets. Doesn’t look immediately like a structural […]
PARK PROPOSAL, LOCAL AUCTION & BIG FIRE CATCH-UP
PARK DEBATE OPENED . Main topic of discussion when parish councillors went through business online this week was a proposal by Mike Huda to put […]
NOTES FROM THE STORES & THE MOORS
Horrabridge Stores has been reacting to rapidly changing demand for two months now and we asked Dee Hopkins for a few notes on becoming a […]