Devon County Council:
Children’s social care HERE>
If you are worried about the safety or wellbeing of a child or young person in Devon, please complete the request for support online form, or contact our Front Door directly on 0345 155 1071.
Adult social care HERE>
Information and help for older people, vulnerable adults, and their carers 0345 155 1007. Open: Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4:00pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm.
Potholes/ oad issues
On-street parking
Recycling centres
Overgrown vegetation
Street lights, blocked drains
All via DCC ‘report it’. Call customer services on 0345 155 1004.
Travel in Devon
Bus maps, cycling, walking and trains HERE>
North Devon Council:
Report missed bin collections, environmental heath, littering
Car parks, play areas and parks HERE>
Housing Options HERE> or 01271 388870
Planning HERE> or 01271 388288
Council Tax HERE> or 01271 388361
Housing Benefit HERE> or 01271 388877
Homelessness HERE>
If you do not have accommodation that is safe for you to access tonight, please call NDC customer service line on
01271 388870
NDC Customer Services are at The Ilfracombe Centre, 44 High St, Ilfracombe EX34 9QB
Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am until 5pm (The desk is closed from 1pm to 2pm)
All NDC services contact list HERE>
Ilfracombe Town Council HERE> or 01271 855300
Ilfracombe Food Bank
Tues and Friday 10.30-13.30, Salvation Army Community Hall, Torrs Park, Ilfracombe, EX34 8AY
Homeless, vulnerable adults, drug and alcohol support Ilfracombe
Belle’s Place, Lee Place, Ilfracombe, EX34 9QB. Daily timetable HERE>
Debt, benefits help – Citizens Advice. 08082787999
Appointments can be booked at Ilfracombe Centre HERE>
North Devon MP – Ian Roome
Email: ian.roome.mp@parliament.uk or 01271 410470
Office: The Castle Centre, 25 Castle Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1DR
Samaritans
Free 24/7 line for times of emotional distress – call 116 123
Ilfracombe Harbour Office
The Pier, Ilfracombe EX34 9EQ 01271 862108
Ilfracombe Police Station
999 (emergency) 101 (non-emergency)
Local Enquiry Office: Princess Ave, Ilfracombe EX34 9LW, UK
The police enquiry office is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm.
Ilfracombe & District Community Minibuses
Including Ring-a-ride service. If you find it difficult to use existing public bus services, either permanently or temporarily, and have no other means of getting about, you are eligible.
Phone 01271 624457 or visit 127 High St, Ilfracombe EX34 9EY, UK
Environmental crime – Environment Agency:
- Damage or danger to the natural environment
- Pollution to water or land
- Poaching or illegal fishing
- Dead fish or fish gasping for air
- Main rivers blocked by a vehicle or fallen tree causing risk of flooding
- Flooding from any river, stream, canal, natural spring or the sea
- Incidents at Environment Agency-regulated waste sites
- Illegal removals from watercourses
- Unusual changes in river flow
- Collapsed or badly damaged river or canal banks
24-hour incident hotline: 0800 80 70 60
Heritage crime:
Any offence that harms a heritage assets, such as archaeological sites, churches, historic shipwrecks, stately homes and castles. It can include arson, illegal metal detecting, criminal damage, theft, unlawful salvage from historic shipwrecks and the trade in illicit cultural objects.
Call 999 if a crime is in progress, or 101 for non-emergencies and reporting.
Wildlife, rural and animal crime including illegal hunting,livestock theft, banned dogs, livestock worrying, stolen dogs, call Devon and Cornwall Police. Call 999 if an emergency, or online HERE>
Reporting any non-emergency crime anonymously:
Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
Domestic Abuse:
Refuge and support North Devon: NDADA – 01271 370079/80 or email: admin@ndada.co.uk