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The news that Lloyds Bank has confirmed the closure of its Colyton branch for good on 12 October 2016 is a bitter blow to the local community, as well as businesses in and around the town, says East Devon District Council Chairman, Councillor Stuart Hughes, who is hugely disappointed with the bank’s refusal to reconsider its decision.

“I am extremely unhappy that the Lloyds Banking Group has refused to listen to its loyal Colyton customers and that it has chosen to proceed with the closure of this much valued local facility. I fear that Colyton’s prosperity will suffer as a...

The return of grazing livestock after a gap of many decades has put a rare Mid Devon landscape firmly on the road to recovery.

The change is just one of many made by the charity Devon Wildlife Trust to its Clayhidon Turbary nature reserve after winning support of more than £34,000 from Biffa Award - a multi-million pound fund which awards grants to community and environmental projects across the UK.

Devon Wildlife Trust’s Clayhidon Turbary nature reserve forms part of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its 13 hectares were once a heathland and open...

Plans for the possible transfer of management of some of Exeter’s best known public green spaces are to be discussed at the meeting of the Scrutiny Committee of Exeter City Council.

The meeting to be held on 8 September will consider a proposal that the long term management of parts of Riverside, Ludwell, Mincinglake, Duryard, Belvidere, Barley Valley and Whitycombe Way be transferred from Exeter City Council to the charity Devon Wildlife Trust.

Exeter City Council will continue to own the sites.

Cllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor for Place, said communities and...

Are you a spender...? How often do you shop online? Perhaps you feel a genuine rush of happiness or relief when you get to buy something you really like, understanding the phrase ‘retail therapy’ in its truest sense. And maybe you don’t have much money in your savings account , but wouldn’t get a kick out of it even if you did.

Or are you a saver…? On the other hand, do you enjoy watching your bank balance go up, feeling safe, secure and in control of your life when you have surplus cash knocking around? Maybe you find yourself calculating how much money you’ll have saved 3, 6 or...