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Communities around East Devon are about to see an extra cash injection after parish and town councils successfully bid for over £150,000 of fresh funding.

In total, £155,558 will be placed in the district’s ‘Parishes Together Fund’ after East Devon District Council and Devon County Council worked together to raise the sum equal to £1.10 per elector. Projects including the Ottery Food Bank, the Cranbrook Community fund, the Axminster mental health organisation known as ‘The Project’ as well as several primary schools in the area are among the projects to benefit from the funding....

Officers investigating a robbery in Honiton have released further images of a man they are urgently trying to trace. A team of dedicated officers are now involved in the investigation following the robbery which took place at Banwell Antiques, in Honiton over the weekend. The incident took place as a female staff member, who was working alone, opened up the store at around 9am. The woman was grabbed from behind by the suspect before being tied up. Although not physically injured she was left very shaken by the incident. She is now being supported by officers and her family. Clearer images...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Seaton which left an elderly pedestrian with serious injuries. Emergency services were called to Harbour Road around 10.50am yesterday morning (23 March) after a Mercedes car was in collision with an 89-year-old woman near to the junction with Bay Court.

The elderly woman, from Seaton, sustained serious head, leg and arm injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by air ambulance. She remains in hospital in a serious condition. The car driver, a 90-year-old woman from east Devon, was uninjured in...

People can now gain access to online accounts for a number of council services, Exeter City Council has announced.

The City Council has created a self-service online account for customers, making it easier to access things like benefits and council tax payments.

Residents can register for Council Tax e-billing, allowing them to get an email notification instead of receiving a paper bill.

Cllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor for Housing and Customer Access, said: “This new initiative has been brought in to make life easier for customers. It also saves the Council...