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One of East Devon District Council’s most popular nature reserves, Seaton Wetlands, has earned well deserved recognition as one of Devon’s top tourist attractions, by winning a Bronze award at the prestigious Devon Tourism Awards, held at Highbullen Hotel Golf & Country Club in North Devon.

Seaton Wetlands picked up its Bronze award in the Small Attraction of the Year category, alongside fellow Bronze winner Torre Abbey Museum, while Quince Honey Farm won Silver and Stuart Line Cruises were awarded Gold.

‘’Everyone at East Devon District Council is delighted that Seaton...

A Buckfastleigh community garden will blossom in spring thanks to a conservation event led by Teignbridge District Council’s Green Spaces team and with help from pupils from Buckfastleigh Primary School.

Daffodil bulbs have been planted at Buckfastleigh’s Duckspond Recreation Ground and come Spring will be ready to flower alongside 500 Crocus Corns which have been donated by members from the Rotary Club of Ashburton/Buckfastleigh. In a show of community effort, help in sowing the seeds also came from school Governors, Ideverde grounds maintenance contractors, and Rotarians....

Network Rail has given approval for Phase 3 of East Devon District Council’s flood alleviation scheme in Feniton, which consists of laying a one metre diameter culvert beneath the railway line.

This is the first part of the services it is providing to East Devon, which will help complete the project. A suitable 52 hour window in October 2019 within which the new culvert can be placed under the railway has now been identified by Network Rail. This fits in with other works planned by the railway around that time.

The reason behind this timing is that there is only a limited...

There’s nothing better than a traditional family knees-up when it comes to our favourite way to spend the festive season, according to a local housebuilder.

New research from David Wilson Homes, which is bringing new homes to Exeter, has found that people’s idea of a happy Christmas still centres on the comfort and familiarity of the family home, surrounded by those you love (and lashings of festive treats).

In a survey of more than 2,000 people, the housebuilder found 67.8 per cent of us would choose home as the prime venue for our seasonal celebrations. Spending Christmas...