Barnstaple

American

[bahrn-stuh-puhl] / ˈbɑrn stə pəl /

noun

a town in Devon, SW England.

Barnstaple British

/ ˈbɑːnstəpəl /

noun

a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)

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Inland rural routes can come with their own issues, as shown by a key branch line connecting Exeter with Barnstaple in north Devon shutting for three weeks - and remaining shut now - due to damage from Storm Chandra in January.

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Flooding also means rail routes between Exeter St David's and Barnstaple, and Exeter St David's and Okehampton, will stay closed over the weekend, with a "very limited" number of replacement buses.

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At the time Korambayil was working at the North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple.

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Roger Bryant, 73, of Coombe Close in Barnstaple was convicted of 28 offences following a trial at Bristol Crown Court.

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At Truro Crown Court earlier, he admitted three charges related to accessing patient records without authorisation at hospitals in Truro in Cornwall and Barnstaple in north Devon.

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