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Tavistock residents shocked by flooded homes
Stella Irish, of Willow Road, has been told it will be three to six months before her home will be habitable. In the meantime, she is forced to live with her daughter in Okehampton: ‘It’s not just about possessions and the house being damaged, but the emotional stress of seeing the flood and inconvenience of being temporarily homeless is extensive.
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How Tavistock's surprisingly radical past shaped the town
Andrew, who has been involved in many notable landscape and heritage projects in West Devon and beyond, says the town stood out in the early 1800s especially for certain people espousing free thinking views which challenged the way society should be run and suggested big changes in voting being extended beyond the wealthy and privileged.
Tavistock Abbey restoration work to start
A MAJOR step forward in the restoration of Tavistock Abbey is due to take place in weeks thanks to a grant of nearly £7,000 from government body Historic England.
Rallying cry to support Tavistock railway link
A RALLYING call was made to a public meeting last night (Wednesday) to ensure the promised five-mile £150m rail link from Tavistock to Bere Alston will go ahead.
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Has Tavistock to Bere Alston railway hit the buffers?
A future of a long anticipated reinstated rail link between Tavistock and Plymouth via Bere Alston is in doubt after a Government pause on transport projects.
Tavistock Goose Fair farming attraction | tavistock-today.co.uk
Tavistock’s famous annual Goose Fair returns on Wednesday next week (October 9) with a popular farming attraction reopening its doors after a break due to avian flu. The historic Tavistock Goose Fair, dating back to the early 12th century, is a …
Tavistock citizen historian project launch | tavistock-today.co.uk
The project, backed by a private sponsor and Tavistock Area Support Services, has already whetted the appetite of investigators with a poignant tale of the disappearance of Virginia Harris, 5, who sparked a major search when she did not come home to Madge Lane after school in 1858.