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Okehampton Times

The Okehampton Times is a weekly tabloid newspaper sold in the town of Okehampton in West Devon and rural areas to the north and north-west of Dartmoor.

It was founded in 1976 and was owned by Mirror Group Newspapers and by West of England Newspapers until being acquired by Sir Ray Tindle’s Tindle Newspapers group in 1984. It’s published by Tindle’s Tavistock Newspapers subsidiary, who also publish the Tavistock Times Gazette and the East Cornwall Times; all three are published from Tavistock, although the Okehampton Times does have an editorial office in Okehampton.

It comes out on Thursdays. An e-edition’s also available by paid subscription.

  • Address:
  • Okehampton Times
    8 East Street
    OKEHAMPTON
    EX20 1AS
  • Tel:
  • 01837 53640
  • Fax:
  • 01822 618222