Activities in Devon: cycling the Tarka Trail - Daily Telegraph

“Not a bad place to work, is it?” says Jeremy Pierce, lifting a couple of bikes off the racks at Bideford Bicycle Hire. Behind him boats ride their reflections in the calm waters of the River Torridge. Gulls wheel and mew. His office is just below the ...

Railway group aims to turn track into tourist attraction - Torquay Herald Express

THE REINVENTION of the old Tarka Valley railway line in Torrington is the latest plan to boost tourism in the town. Plans by the Tarka Valley Railway Group have been submitted to Torridge District Council in the hope of getting part of the line back up and running.

Pittsburgh teachers union elects president to second term - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Nina Esposito-Visgitis, who was appointed last year to serve as president after John Tarka retired from the position, received 865 votes. Her challenger, Mark Sammartino, who has been critical of the union, received 749 votes. The union has 3,127 members ...

Blanket finishes in both races at Bratton - exmouthjournal.co.uk

Welch thought she had beaten Lewis but wasn’t sure if she had beaten Tarka (Tina Smith) and it was left to the judge to split the first four, with Dandy Heights pinching third spot, relegating Tarka to fourth. Michael Treneer won the Classic Boots ...

Young farmers harvest prizes galore at show - Torquay Herald Express

It followed the success of many members of Tarka and North Devon clubs in the YFC pavilion. The vice-chairman for competitions in the county federation, Caroline Trude, said: "The groups from North Devon have been very well represented and they've done ...

Slim MacDonnell - Daily Telegraph

MacDonnell’s specialised housings protected cameras in dangerous and exotic locations, and produced magical images in a number of feature films, including Tarka the Otter (1979), in which he shot several underwater sequences . He was an expert at ...

Devon young farmers scoop national awards - Exeter Express-Echo

Tarka member Francene Hutchings came second out of 24,000 members nationwide to be named the organisation's ambassador of the year. Francene, 24, who is now the South West area chairman of YFC, praised her colleagues from Cruwys Morchard. "They were ...

Cal City awards contracts for street resurfacing projects - NWI.com

Money for the projects will come from funds provided by Illinois and Cook County, city Treasurer Gerald Tarka said. “There will be several different revenue streams used to pay for this,” he said. In other business, the City Council ...

Musical May variety - North Devon Gazette & Advertiser

FOX & HOUNDS, EGGESFORD: Join the Steve Tucker All Star Jazz Band for a musical lunch. Why not catch the morning Tarka Line train from Barnstaple and make a day of it? MARSHALLS, BARNSTAPLE: Blow off the Sunday cobwebs with The Average Blues Band from 3pm.

Nigeria: Suswam, Deputy at Loggerhead Over Dissolution of Councils - AllAfrica.com

Tarka, Agatu and Gboko council areas whose caretaker committees were constituted about three months ago. Vanguard gathered that the deputy governor allegedly tampered with the original memo by excluding Okpokwu local government caretaker committee from the ...