The Deverton Westcounty Gazette
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Monday August 50th 2001 The community newspaper for Deverton and district         37p
Vicar Exposes Himself
The retired vicar of Murley parish church, 83 year old Rev Ray-Pat "Cowpat" Cowley has been up to more of his old tricks again. This time he's degraded himself in front of some visitors from Wales.


  The Abergonwy Barbershop Group had stopped in Deverton to visit Meg's cafe for a cream tea on the way to their concert in Bourneworth, when the Rev Cowley came out from the toilets and committed his act. Sgt. Birley from the local Constabulary is looking into the incident and hasn't said yet weather charges will be pressed against the aged clergyman.
 New Road Protest
The proposed new route through Dungstaple is again causing
Fresh controversy as protesters are claiming it will  ruin an alleged historic site of special scientific interest to historical science fiction enthusiasts.
Dungstaple
The disused car park in the middle of Dungstaple Mudflats was where part of an episode of Blakes7 was filmed, and protesters are trying to set up a visitors centre for visitors from London

Unsafe Haystacks
Farmers in West Deverton and Gutbridge have been warned again over making their haystacks too high. The farmers union rep. Dave Browntooth has sent a leaflet to all the affected farmers in the district, warning of the dangers caused by the prevailing easterly winds. Last year several cows were blinded by falling chaff from blown haystacks.
Moos
So it's good Moos for local cattle then!		 Day trip To Exeter
The Local branch of the Deverton Knights Templar are organising a trip to Exeter, to see how the other half live.
There has been much local interest in a shop which has been open 24 hours a day. And several members of the retail community are interested in seeing how it works. 
Madness
But a spokesman said that were not ready for any of that kind of thing around here yet, it just sounds like retail madness to me.
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Milestone Reached
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Centenarian couple and reluctant celebrities Bovy and Alice Crumple have been married 85 years this week.
Congratulations from all at the gazette.		 Dentist Returns
After a 15 year wait, Puddey 
Finally gets a new dental surgery. The old Surgery was banned from operating after the old Surgeon finally went blind. Hopefully the next generation of Puddyton Kids will grow up with straight teeth. 
Goofy
"Not before time", said Anne Scroat yesterday, " all sixteen of my kids have grown up in the village, and when we go to to Lyme Bay for our summer holidays, they all get teased by the other kids who have benefited from orthodontic assistance" Mrs. Scroat went on to describe how the other children ate apples and toffees in full view of their caravan, leaving her whole brood in tears.

ITV Available in Dungstaple and East Deverton Soon, when new transmitter is intalled next June 
About time too say local viewers as the rest of the country were able to recieve the channel over 25 years ago, Once more the West Country has been overlooked, "It's just another form of racism", said Amos Box yesterday.
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