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Jewellery business Banwells has unveiled its new Sidmouth premises – demonstrating its commitment to supporting and contributing to a thriving town centre.

Banwells owners, Simon and Sally Vickers have completed the nine-month refurbishment of the one of the town’s most iconic buildings – County House, a grand three-storey Edwardian property in the centre of Sidmouth, which had fallen into disrepair.

As well as restoring the building to its former glory they have reinstated its original use as a jeweller. Records show the property has been home to silversmiths and jewellers...

The final highway scheme of major infrastructure improvements in south west Exeter has been delivered and will open next week.

The new Chudleigh Road link will open to traffic on Monday (19 January), providing a new signal controlled junction with the A379.

This new road layout replaces the current junction between Chudleigh Road and the A379, completing the switch to the new road alignment. The former route will be permanently closed to motor vehicles.

The project has delivered around 390 metres of new road as well as widening of the existing A379 to support...

Exeter Racecourse has launched a brand-new Community Raceday and is inviting people across Devon to nominate a community hero who deserves recognition.

Community Raceday takes place on Friday, February 20, during half term, and coincides with Devon Day at the racecourse. The initiative celebrates the people who make a real difference in their communities – from volunteers and carers to sports coaches, fundraisers and quiet grafters who go above and beyond.

Every nominee will receive a free ticket to Exeter Racecourse, and one overall winner will be treated to a Family...

Devon County Council is urging motorists to take extra care at Middlemoor roundabout while traffic signals at the junction remain out of action.

The traffic lights were damaged by a car which struck the controller unit of the system at the start of the Christmas period.

The County Council is doing everything it can to resolve the issue, but bespoke parts need to be made to get it back up and running, which will take some time. Work will start on site next week (w/c Monday 19 January) while a new “16-phase controller unit” is currently being built off-site by a specialist...