Local Information

Here is a list of local information that residents may find useful:

Public Transport – Bus;

Public Transport – Rail;

Ring and Ride;

Mobile Library;

Police;

Medical;

Street lighting;

Other contacts.

Public Transport – Bus

There is a bus service to and from Barnstaple every Friday (except public holidays), run by Turners, route 664. The timetable is as follows.

For those residents who are within walking distance of the main road from Torrington to Barnstaple there is a bus service every day (Monday to Saturday), run by Stagecoach Devon, route 71 or 72. The timetable is as follows, valid until 5 April 2010.

Buses on this route to/from Barnstaple call at Alverdiscott about 5 minutes after/before Huntshaw Cross; they call at Barnstaple railway station about 7 minutes, and at The Square about 2 minutes, before/after the Bus Station. All buses on this route call near Sainsbury’s; buses marked * also call into Sainsbury’s site about 12 minutes before/after the Bus Station. Note: Huntshaw Cross is a hail-and-ride, i.e. ‘request’, stop.

Buses run frequently from the Green Lanes shopping centre in Barnstaple to the North Devon District Hospital. For details of times telephone 0871 200 2233 or visit www.traveline.org.uk. (On the Traveline South West site, click ‘Journey Planner’; enter Barnstaple as the ‘From’ address and EX31 4JB as the ‘To’ address.)

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Public Transport – Rail

The nearest railway station at which all trains between Barnstaple and Exeter call is Umberleigh, just over four miles from Yarnscombe. Click or tab to the following link to view the current timetable. Please note: to read this document you will need Adobe® Reader®. If you do not have Adobe® Reader® you can install it by clicking this button: .

You can obtain more information by visiting the North Devon Rail Users website [whose timetables may be out-of-date] or its successor, the Tarka Rail Association website.

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Ring and Ride

Torridge Community Transport Association operates a “Ring and Ride” service aimed particularly at people who have difficulties with public transport or who are rurally isolated. There is no means test and the service is not restricted to people on benefits or the elderly. You need to register by telephoning 01237 423232 (9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. weekdays) and are asked to give two days’ notice. The service can then be used in two ways.

1. A minibus (with taillift for wheelchairs) runs on alternate Mondays from Yarnscombe to your choice of destination in Barnstaple, including the supermarkets and Shopmobility Centre; the minibus will pick you up from your house around 9.30 a.m. and deliver you back home on return at lunch time. The fare is £3 return. Forthcoming journeys are 12, 26 October; 9, 23 November; 7, 21 December; 11, 25 January 2010; 8, 22 February; 8, 22 March.
2. One of a group of voluntary car drivers can provide lifts to the doctor, hospital or anywhere else you wish. The fare is 40 pence per mile. Thus, a single journey from Yarnscombe to Umberleigh railway station would cost £1.60-£2.00. A single journey from Yarnscombe to North Devon District Hospital would cost £7-£8. Torridge Community Transport Association welcomes new volunteer drivers; telephone 01237 423232 if you would like to help.

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Mobile Library

The Torrington Mobile Library visits Yarnscombe village hall every other Tuesday between 2.20 and 2.50 p.m. (It also calls at Clogshill Cross, 1.50 – 2.10 p.m.) Visit dates for 2010 are 12, 26 January; 9, 23 February; 9, 23 March; 6, 20 April; 4, 18 May; 1, 15, 29 June; 13, 27 July; 10, 24 August; 7, 21 September; 5, 19 October; 2, 16, 30 November; 14 December.

You can find out more about the county libraries in Torrington and Barnstaple, including opening hours.

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Police

You can now read the separate newsletters for the Torrington Rural Community Beat Team, the Torrington News Hub, and the Torridge Sector. To read these documents you will need Adobe® Reader®. If you do not have Adobe® Reader® you can install it by clicking this button: .

There are three officers with responsibility for Yarnscombe: PCSO Sandra Brown, PCSO Melissa Baker and PC Dick Rowlands (rural neighbourhood beat manager). Click any of their names to send the corresponding officer an e-mail message.

You can telephone Devon and Cornwall Police on 08452 777444. This is a central number, from which you can ask to be put through to Torrington Police Station. Note, however, that this station has very restricted opening hours, as follows:

You can also visit the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary website and the Safer North Devon website.

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Medical

[1] For public transport to North Devon District Hospital see Public Transport – Bus above.
For private transport to North Devon District Hospital see Ring and Ride above.
For direct information on North Devon District Hospital transport telephone 01271 314332.
Telephone numbers for taxis can be found in the local Yellow Pages and Thompson Directory.

[2] The Castle Hill Dental Practice in Torrington is no longer taking on new NHS patients. To find an NHS dentist, telephone 0845 002 0034.

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Street Lighting

If you find any faulty street lights within the parish, please report them to Devon County Council either online or by telephoning 0870 556 1851.

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Other Contacts

Here is a list of other telephone numbers you may find useful.

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