After the resignation of Ron Procter, residents are asked to contact District if they would like an election to go ahead for his replacement - please see attached for details.

ROAD FROM MARSH HALL TO LOWER POOLE FARM, NORTH MOLTON

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC

NOTICE is hereby given that Devon County Council has made the above titled order. From Anticipated finish MONDAY 19 OCTOBER 2026 to SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2026. No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed on the sections of Affected Roads.

Roads affected - ROAD FROM MARSH HALL TO LOWER POOLE FARM, NORTH MOLTON.

The alternative, signed, route for vehicles will be via - MARSH HALL TO LOWER POOLE FARM, OAKFORD CROSS TO BORNERS BRIDGE, OAKFORD CROSS TO NORTH MOLTON CROSS, MARSH HALL TO LOWER POOLE FARM & VICE VERSA.

This temporary restriction is considered necessary to enable - CABLING WORKS For additional information contact: FREEFLOW TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Telephone: 0800 085 9194

EAST STREET, NORTH MOLTON

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL hereby give NOTICE that: From Until MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2026 for a maximum of 5 days FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 2026 (both dates inclusive). No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed on the sections of Affected Roads.

Roads affected - EAST STREET, NORTH MOLTON, (OUTSIDE GREENACRES).

The alternative, signed, route for vehicles will be via - EAST STREET, HIGH BULLEN CROSS TO BRINSWORTHY CROSS, BRINSWORTHY CROSS TO HOLYWELL CROSS, HOLYWELL CROSS TO TWITCHEN BALL CORNER, TWITCHEN BALL CORNER TO SANDYWAY CROSS, SANDYWAY, WITHYPOOL CROSS TO NEW BRIDGE, NEW BRIDGE TO CHAPEL LANE, CHAPEL LANE TO SPARROW LANE, QUARRY HEAD LANE, B3223, UNION STREET, B3222, A369, B3227, A361, OAKFORD CROSS TO BORNERS BRIDGE, OAKFORD CROSS TO NORTH MOLTON CROSS, FORE STREET, EAST STREET & VICE VERSA

This temporary restriction is considered necessary to enable - NEW WATER CONNECTION For additional information contact: KIER ON BEHALF OF SOUTH WEST WATER Telephone: 03443462020

THE COUNTY OF DEVON (TEMPORARY RESTRICTION) - ROAD FROM HOLYWELL CROSS TO TWITCHEN BALL CORNER, TWITCHEN

NOTICE 2026 TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL hereby give NOTICE that: From MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 for a maximum of 5 days until WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2026 (both dates inclusive). No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed on the sections of Affected Roads.

Roads affected - ROAD FROM HOLYWELL CROSS TO TWITCHEN BALL CORNER, TWITCHEN

The alternative, signed, route for vehicles will be via - ROAD FROM SANDWAY CROSS TO MUDGATE CROSS, ROAD FROM MUDGATE CROSS TO WHITE POST CROSS, ROAD FROM WHEATCLOSE CROSS TO WHITE POST CROSS, ROAD FROM WHITE POST CROSS TO RIDGEWAY CROSS, ROAD FROM RIDGEWAY CROSS TO MOOR LANE CROSS NORTH, MOOR LANE, GULLYHOLE HILL, LATCHGATE HILL, STONEMOOR LANE, CRAMP LANE, ROAD FROM ABBOTS CROSS TO BOTTREAUX MILL CROSS, ROAD FROM BOTTREAUX MILL CROSS TO BOMMERTOWN CROSS, ROAD FROM BOMMERTOWN CROSS TO WADHAM CROSS, B3227, A361, ROAD FROM OAKFORD CROSS TO BORNERS BRIDGE, ROAD FROM OAKFORD CROSS TO NORTH MOLTON CROSS, FORE STREET, EAST STREET, ROAD FROM HIGH BULLEN CROSS TO BRINSWORTHY CROSS AND VICE VERSA

This temporary restriction is considered necessary to enable - PATCHING For additional information contact: MILESTONE INFRASTRUCTURE Telephone: 020 3307 8051

See attached traffic notice

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC & PARKING

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL hereby give NOTICE that: from THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 for a maximum of 5 days until FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2026 (both dates inclusive), between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00.

No person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed or wait on the sections of Affected Roads.

Roads affected - OAKFORD VILLAS, NORTH MOLTON (FROM OUTSIDE 46 TO OUTSIDE 54).

This temporary restriction is considered necessary to enable - POLE REPLACEMENT.

For additional information contact: CIRCET UK Telephone: 0800 085 9194 

North Devon Council is inviting residents to share their views as part of a public consultation on the renewal of its Dogs Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which is due for review in 2027.

Introduced in 2021 and last renewed in 2024, the PSPO is designed to tackle anti-social behaviour linked to dog fouling and dogs out of control, while ensuring public spaces remain accessible and enjoyable for responsible dog owners.

The eight-week consultation closes 30th September, giving residents the opportunity to help shape how dog control measures are managed across the district.

The existing order includes a range of requirements, including:

• making it an offence for owners not to pick up after their dog; requiring dogs out of control to be placed on a lead when requested by an authorised officer; and mandating that dogs are kept on a lead in cemeteries, churchyards and graveyards, ornamental or formal public gardens, council-owned car parks and allotments.
• It also stipulates that no person may walk more than six dogs at any one time, with a maximum of three off-lead or on extended leads (over 2 metres). Dogs are prohibited from formal sports pitches and enclosed children’s play areas.
• Between 1 May and 30 September dogs are not permitted on Croyde or Combe Martin beaches. Dogs must also be kept on a lead in specified areas of Croyde Dunes at certain times of year and must not be walked in breach of any clearly signposted temporary restrictions.

Take part in the consultation via the NorthDevon.gov.uk/...LetsTalk   

Cllr Rachel Beaman and the Parish Clerk Ian Fisher will be in the North Molton Community Shop from 9:30 to 11:30am on Wednesday 26th of August - come and meet us!  We're here to discuss village issues.

Similar events will be held roughly every other month, on different days of the week and at different times.

The current blue-tongue outbreak that is affecting sheep, goats, cattle and camelids (llamas, alpacas etc) in North Devon is likely to have severe practical and emotional effects on many in the farming and related industries, as well as people who have these animals as pets/small herds.

There is a lot of help out there, so PLEASE contact someone if you are struggling. Don't be embarassed or think your issue is not important enough - reach out, as help is available. Remember too that there is no impact on human health, and people cannot get blue-tongue.  Also, it is passed not from animal-to-animal contact but via midge bites.

For practical and emotional support:

Exmoor Hill Farming Network (EHFN) Office: 01643 841455 Katherine Williams: 07970 795808

Farming Community Network (FCN) Helpline: 03000 111999 

RABI 24hr Helpline: 0800 1884444

Your vet will be able to give practical advice on vaccinations, treatment etc.

There is also the Samaritans 24hr Helpline: 116 123

You can also call or email your Parish Clerk (Ian Fisher, 07784 177666 clerk@northmoltonparish.gov.uk) as he is engaging with the EHFN.

It is also important to keep checking up on friends and neighbours - just because someone is not talking about the issue, it doesn't mean that they may not appreciate some help. A cuppa and a chat could be just what they need to get a few things of their chest and feel better able to cope.

ROAD CLOSURE WARNING

In case you are unaware, South West Water have closed the road out of the square towards Heasley Mill this morning for emergency work repairing the drain yet again outside Top Cottage. They say it will be a 5 day closure. 

We have received no prior notice of this work.

Dr Jack Evans at the University of Exeter is launching a research project focused on the experiences of residents aged 60 and over living in rural Devon, particularly those navigating the challenges of living on a lower or fixed income. The goal of the project is to understand how older adults prepare for and cope with extreme heat (like heat waves). They will use this information to create plans for improving health and wellbeing and protecting against the heat during spells of extreme hot weather.  

If you would like to participate, and expression of interest form can be found here.

Message from North Devon District Council

We, the People and Place Team at North Devon and Torridge District Councils, are working together to prepare a new local plan for northern Devon. We have published a notice stating our intention to commence plan-making and a local plan timetable to set out the key milestones of this process. You can find both on our respective websites Local plan | North Devon Council and Planning Policy | Torridge District Council.

The new plan will guide future development in the area, including where new homes, jobs, services and infrastructure may be needed. It will affect everybody who lives, works and visits here.

We have opened a Scoping Consultation to ask our communities and other stakeholders what we should include in the plan, and how we can best involve people as we prepare it. 

[SCOPING CONSULTATION EVENT] 

The deadline to submit responses is: 17:00 on Tuesday 11 August 2026.

For more information, including our Scoping Consultation Document and details of other ways to submit comments, visit the portal using the above consultation event link.

This Scoping Consultation is the first of multiple consultations we will run throughout this project, and we would very much welcome your input throughout. Your responses will help us understand the issues that matter most and shape each stage of plan-making so that we prepare a plan which reflects the needs and aspirations of our communities.

If you have any questions about responding to the consultation, please contact us at either peopleandplace@northdevon.gov.uk or peopleandplace@torridge.gov.uk.