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Published: 9:00 AM February 23, 2021    North Devon MP Selaine Saxby, executive headteacher Susan Denham, CEO of Openreach, Clive Selley, and chief engineer, Andy Whale. - Credit: David Hoare A village school which has been battling with its internet connection throughout lockdown has been hooked up to superfast broadband.  Teachers at Holywell C of E Primary at Tawstock in North Devon have been unable to stream live lessons or provide other forms of remote learning for their pupils because of their poor internet connections.  But now Openreach has provided the school with superfast broad...

A social distancing reminder in Barnstaple. Picture: Matt Smart - Credit: Matt Smart North Devon and Torridge will be faced with further restrictions once the national lockdown ends on December 2. Areas across England will be placed into one of three tiers when the lockdown ends, but the system has been toughened. North Devon Council and Torridge District Council areas will be placed in tier two along with the rest of the county – a level higher than before the national lockdown. The Government outlines tier two areas as ones with a higher or rapidly rising level of infections. At tier two,...