Book your Seats NOW on the ‘Royal Oke’ Special Train to Oxford and Stratford upon Avon!

In News by Town Council

Travel from Hatherleigh to Oxford & Stratford upon Avon by Train and Rail Link Bus on Saturday 21st April Two easy steps:   Book your seats on the train using this link –  www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/486990  for the ‘Hatherleigh Coach C’   £47.50 STD Class / Children under 16 £27.00   Reserve your seat in the Ruby Visitor Centre office (open 10-2pm Tues-Sat) for the special bus from …

Kerbside Recycling Collections are Changing!

In Environment, News by Town Council

West Devon Borough Council are changing the way it collects your weekly recycling from April 16th 2018. Larger kerbside vehicles are being introduced There will be two recycling boxes You will be able to recycle all types of card again Plastic bottles will now be accepted For more information follow the links below: Are you ready to Box Clever?  Box …

Future of Hatherleigh Market – 2nd working group meeting

In Market, News by Town Council

Hatherleigh Town Council have formed a working group to look in detail at the market development and provide a platform for investigation and discussion. The group currently consists of  Town Councillors, our District Councillor, Ruby Country representative , market traders, and auctioneers. A second meeting took place on the 27th February 2018 with a director from Kingswood Homes to discuss transitional arrangements and to hear how …

Great Western Rail consultation – Hatherleigh responds in support of Okehampton efforts

In News by Town Council

The Department for Transport is currently running a consultation on the future services across the Great Western Rail network. They are seeking the views from passengers, businesses and communities on how the service can be improved and what should be its future priorities. Members of the OkeRail campaign group and Okehampton Town Council have put together responses to which they have …

New Market Manager Needed!

In Market by Town Council

The cessation of trading for Vicks Market auctioneers at the end of February and their role as manager for the Tuesday produce market at the end of March will mean a new Tuesday market manager has to be found. Although there is still much to be worked through on the exact logistics for market stall trading once the market area …

Fund Raising Events: Air Ambulance Night Landing Site

In News by Town Council

As work goes on behind the scenes to progress on the logistics and administration of bringing Hatherleigh’s air ambulance night landing site, we have very welcome news that resident Mrs Caroline Munn is to lead a community fundraising campaign to help support this initiative. If you wish to support these efforts then here are some dates for your diary: February …

OkeRail Coffee Morning

In News by Town Council

Tuesday morning in Old Schools on 30th January 2018. OkeRail (the group formed to campaign for the re-introduction of a regular passenger rail service from Okehampton to Exeter) are holding a Coffee Morning in Hatherleigh on Tuesday 30th January 2018. There will be the usual refreshments, assortment of cakes and goodies, and a raffle. Please show support for a group …

Brief Notes 2018

In Meetings, Notes by Pynto

Informal Notes from Council Meetings. Different from the minutes, which are written by the Town Clerk and a legal record on the formal business of the Council, these informal notes are written by an individual Councillor to give a brief summary of what was discussed. We make these available shortly after our meetings. These notes are also published in the …