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All about: North Devon Journal

All about: North Devon Journal

James Hughes James Hughes

The North Devon Journal is a daily local newspaper from Barnstaple, North Devon, and was first published in 1824. It is read by over 88,000 people from towns, such as Okehampton, Ilfracombe and Tiverton as well as Barnstaple.

The history

Covering the local North Devon area, the North Devon journal has been running from 1824 to the present day. In 1941, it merged with the North Devon Herald, to become the North Devon Journal-Herald. Later on, it reverted back to its original title, which has continued to the present day. It has always been produced in Barnstaple.

Present day

Local issues The North Devon journal is a very much local newspaper, which focuses on the local issues of people, including transport issues, education issues and stories of general local interest. Local advertising jobs As well as reporting on local stories, the North Devon journal also features many local advertising jobs, cars and housing news, as well as, providing plenty of information on upcoming local events. Dating section
They even feature a dating section. National and world news Furthermore, the paper doesn't just focus entirely on local news, but also on national and world news, in order to give their readers a full package of news. Sports section The sports section is fairly limited as the area does not really have any professional sports teams so, much focus is on Barnstaple town Fc, Bideford and the Barnstaple Rugby team.

The website

Thisisnorthdevon.co.uk As well as printing a daily newspaper (everyday except Sunday's), the North Devon journal also has its own website, which can be found at Thisisnorthdevon.co.uk. Free stories and news The website features all of the stories and news of the daily newspaper features, but it is available for free. Different sections
The site has a different section for general news, sport, forums, what's on, local deals, local pictures, local job opportunities, cars for sale, properties for sale, local restaurants, places to visit, services and partners of the newspaper.
Readers' contribution The website also runs a feature entitled, 'tell us about your area', which allows the local readers to contribute their own articles, pictures and to start up their own debates. This plays on the idea that local people know their area best, and that people enjoy hearing the stories of their own people.

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