Information for the village

This page contains all the little snippets on information that we need to know but often forget.

Local police contactsPolice

We have a small local police station in Great Torrington.

PC Sally-Anne Middleton • Email

PCSO Melissa Baker • Email

Central non-urgent Switchboard • 0845 2777444

Crime Stoppers - call anonymously to give information about crime • 0800 555111

More information here

Emergency Number

All emergency services: dial 999 or 112

Do it onlineReport a problem, make a suggestion

Renew a book, report a street light fault or pothole, make a comment, ask a question...

Do It Online is a Devon County Council service available here.

Weare Giffard Parish CouncilParish Council

The Weare Giffard Parish Council has its own page here.

Torridge District CouncilTorridge District Council

Torridge District Council website

Torridge District Councillors

Devon County CouncilDevon County Council

Devon County Council website

County Councillor

Mr. Hugo Barton, Uplands, Warren Lane, Great Torrington EX38 8DP • Email

Full contact details for Cllr Hugo Barton are here

Member of ParliamentUK Parliament

The MP for this constituency (Torridge and West Devon) is Geoffrey Cox.

Geoffrey Cox MP, 2 Bridge Chambers, Lower Bridge Street, Bideford EX39 2BU • 01237 459001 • Email • Website

Member of European ParliamentEuropean Parliament

Weare Giffard is within the South West Region and we have seven seats in the European Parliament.

Full details of each and their contact details are here.

Recycling Collection: greenery, cardboardRecycling Collection: greenery, cardboard etc

The large green wheelie bins are collected fortnightly (very early in the morning) between March and October inclusive. Four-weekly November to February.

See this webpage for Easter, Bank Holiday and Christmas changes.

Recycling Collection: glass, cans and plasticsRecycling Collection: glass, cans and plastics

See this webpage for Easter, Bank Holiday and Christmas changes.

Refuse CollectionRefuse Collection

Non-reusable and non-recyclable refuse os collected weekly on a Tuesday.

See this webpage for Easter, Bank Holiday and Christmas changes.

Tide TimesTide Times

Tide times and graphs are available here.

Bus timetablesBus Service

We have a bus service that goes right through the village.

Check times and maps here.

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