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Chilcotts Auctioneers has recently invested in a new set of stylish corporate clothing for the auction house team.

The updated workwear range includes quilted and fleece gilets and jackets, shirts, blouses and polos. All are in the established blue colours of the Honiton business, and branded with embroidered logos.

Auctioneer Duncan Chilcott said: “During the last year we have taken on several new members of staff, and we wanted our customers to be able to quickly identify them - in our business it is important to know that you are dealing with the right person.

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New powers to crack down on fly tippers who blight areas of East Devon have been approved by the district council’s Cabinet.

It means that offenders who irresponsibly fly tip their waste, can be issued with a fixed penalty notice of £400. The new controls will be used by council officers to deal with small, medium and large fly tipping offences by householders or unauthorised “man and a van” operations. Offenders issued with fixed penalties will be given the option to pay a reduced fine of £200 within ten days of receiving the notice. All offenders will also be charged the costs of...

Work on road safety improvements on Blundell’s Road in Tiverton will get underway on Monday 4 July.

The £1.1 million scheme will introduce a series of traffic-calming measures to reduce speeds and make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road.

The first phase of the scheme will establish a 20mph limit in the area around Blundell's Road, extending into Tidcombe Lane. Raised table traffic-calming will be introduced on Blundell's Road, and the road will be narrowed outside of the school and in the areas where the raised tables are located. A new puffin crossing will also be...

A respected Exeter businessman has reacted to Britain's decision to leave the EU.

Property agent, Roger Wilkinson, said he felt 'for those business and individuals who are more affected by the uncertainty that will undoubtedly result in the European and global economies in the immediate short term'.

But he also assured those who might be worried about the effects on the property market.

In a letter to the Daily, Mr Wilkinson wrote:

"The property market in the South West and the Exeter and East Devon area in particular has been very busy for the whole of this...