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Eddie’s remarkable return to Devon 87 years on

Topsham Museum recently welcomed a remarkable visitor - 93 year old Eddie Childs who, as a six year old boy, had been evacuated to the town at the start of World War Two in 1939.

He and his family, who now live in Essex, retraced those steps and revisited Topsham, and in particular its most famous street - Strand - where young Eddie was billeted in two houses over two years.

Although the Museum is currently closed for long-term repairs by Exeter City Council, volunteers reopened part of it as a surprise for Eddie to share reminiscences about his time in the town....

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Fresh appeal over Bradninch hit and run

The family of an injured man who was involved in a serious collision on Saturday 11 June 2016 have received anonymous information about the collision.

Police would now like to trace the person who provided the family with this anonymous information.

Police were notified just after 11.30pm on Saturday 11June 2016 Police to reports of a hit and run road traffic collision on West End Road, Bradninch.

A 53-year-old local male was located in the road with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

The incident was investigated by officers from the...

Fill up your feeders: It’s time for RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in Exeter

More than half a million people are expected to watch and count their garden birds for this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch, organised by the RSPB.

The world’s largest garden wildlife survey (now in its 38th year!) takes place on the 28th, 29th and 30th January 2017. In response to popular demand, this will be the first time ever that the Birdwatch will take place over three days. This time round, Monday is included, to give workers the opportunity to take a screen break and participate from their office gardens.

The public is asked to spend just one hour of the day watching...

Devon celebrates 50,000th Bikeability trainee

Bikeability cycle training in Devon has reached a major milestone, with 50,000 children now having taken part in the scheme.

Bow Primary School pupil Harry Pitman is the 50,000th Bikeability trainee in the county, and to mark the occasion Devon County Council, which provides the training, presented him with a special certificate and a Bike Shed voucher.

Schoolchildren who take part in Bikeability are equipped with skills to help them deal confidently with traffic on short journeys, such as cycling to school.

Harry Pitman, aged 10, achieved Bikeability Level 2 in...

Hundreds of Job openings at Crealy

Devon’s multi-award winning family attraction, Crealy Adventure Park & Resort is recruiting for the busy spring and summer seasons with hundreds of opportunities available.

The recruitment drive comes alongside news that Crealy is investing further in the Park and Resort this year with the launch of new rides, attractions and leisure facilities planned.

Josh Haywood, General Manager said: “2017 is set to be Crealy’s biggest and best year ever with two new rides being added to the theme park as well as a range of top class events taking place throughout the year. We...

New community car park for Hennock

The historic village of Hennock sits in the Dartmoor National Park, 600 feet above the Teign Valley and has long suffered from a lack of car parking, particularly in the summer season.

In 2013, The Council of the Parish Church St Mary’s suggested the possibility of using part of the churchyard to create a community car park, an idea positively received by residents and supported by Dartmoor National Park Authority. In December 2015 planning permission was granted for a car park for 12 cars, centrally located in the village close to the Saxon Church, historic 14th century village...

The Maynard tops the DfE Performance Tables

The Maynard School in Exeter has been ranked as the leading independent school in Devon in key areas of the Department for Education’s Schools Performance Tables, based on A-level and GCSE results from 2016.

As the second oldest girls’ school in the country, The Maynard specialises in educating girls and last year’s examination results are certainly testimony to this. With a 100% pass rate (grade C or above) at Maths and English GCSE, it was the top school in the whole of Devon for its English Baccalaureate, a performance measure that scores schools according to how well pupils...

Devon Wildlife Trust nominated for top BBC Countryfile award

Local conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust could be in line for a prestigious honour for its work with beavers.

The Trust has been nominated jointly with a similar project in Scotland in the ‘Wildlife Success of the Year’ category of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2017.

The nomination is recognition of the work being done by Devon Wildlife Trust with the beavers which are living on the River Otter in East Devon. The beavers are thought to be the first wild population in England for 400 years.

The Trust is now hoping that people from across Devon, the South...

Appeal after racially aggravated incident in Exeter

Police are appealing for witnesses following a racially aggravated incident towards a member of staff at a takeaway in Exeter.

The incident took place on the 21st of December between 7-7:20pm at the KFC on Sidwell Street. It is alleged that a customer was racially abusive to a female member of staff.

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of using racially aggravating language that could cause alarm or distress, and has been bailed until the 24th of January pending further enquiries.

It is believed that there were a number of customers in the restaurant at the...

Exeter flashmob to raise awareness of male violence against women

A flashmob dance is to be staged in Exeter city centre as a local charity takes part in an international ‘rising’ against the abuse and exploitation of women.

On the afternoon of Saturday February 18th, a single dancer in Princesshay’s Bedford Square will gradually be joined by dozens more, performing to the protest song Break the Chain.

The flashmob is being organised by the city’s Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) charity as part of the international One Billion Rising campaign which takes place every year, with events all over the world between early February and...

Sugar Smart is coming to Exeter

An ambitious campaign to help towns and cities cross the UK tackle the amount of sugar we all consume and provide healthier alternatives, is coming to Exeter this month.

Sugar Smart UK is a campaign led by the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Sustain, who are supporting the Exeter Food Network to launch locally as Sugar Smart Exeter.

The campaign will support food and drink retail outlets in the city to raise awareness and reduce the amount of sugar customers consume by making a pledge and create a food environment that makes it easier for people to make healthier food and...

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Eddie’s remarkable return to Devon 87 years on

Fresh appeal over Bradninch hit and run

Fill up your feeders: It’s time for RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in Exeter

Devon celebrates 50,000th Bikeability trainee

Hundreds of Job openings at Crealy

New community car park for Hennock

The Maynard tops the DfE Performance Tables

Devon Wildlife Trust nominated for top BBC Countryfile award

Appeal after racially aggravated incident in Exeter

Exeter flashmob to raise awareness of male violence against women

Sugar Smart is coming to Exeter

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