Update: A man with links ot Exeter, who had gone missing from Sawbridgeworth, has been found safe.

Sixty-nine-year-old year old Michael Ashton was last seen at his home address on August 6. Michael was found in the local area this morning (August 8).

Police thanked members of the public and the media are thanked for their assistance.

7 August: Hertfordshire Police have issued an appeal to trace a man with links to Exeter who has gone missing.

69-year-old Michael Ashton was last seen at his home address in Highgate Grove, Sawbridgeworth, on August 6. Michael...

The Heart of Devon Tourism Partnership has announced that Astley Media and Rokk Media have been appointed to assist in the promotion of the Heart of Devon locally, regionally and nationally.

The partnership is responsible for promoting the areas of East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon and parts of South Devon. It acts as a voice for tourism and aims to increase the number of visitors to the Heart of Devon, by promoting the area as a year round visitor destination for leisure tourists, business tourism and groups.

Astley Media will focus on public relations and offline marketing...

It's that time of year again! EDDC’s Countryside team kick off their annual Wet ’n’ Wild Summer Festival at 8pm on Thursday evening 15 August with Meet the Bats.

The Axe Estuary Wetlands is known as an excellent habitat for bats; more than half of our 17 native species of bat have been found there, including the rarest of our natives; the grey long-eared bat.

Visitors will have the opportunity to learn to use an electronic bat detector to identify the different species. The Meet the Bats session will be repeated on Friday evening 16 August at 8pm.

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East Devon District Council and Devon County Council have worked together again to put the sum of £1.10 per elector into a ‘Parishes Together Fund’ grants scheme that Town and Parish Councils can apply for. The overall pot of cash available amounts to nearly £115,000.

The funding is available to Town and Parish Councils working together and involving the community to try and solve local issues. All applications must be submitted jointly from two or more parishes. Money could be used for anything from permanent items to events, networks and one-off costs. The deadline for the first...

Devon Adult and Community Learning are creating three new eLearning courses after the successful pilot of a course in the spring term.

Printmaking, Watercolours and Drawing with Colour are all on offer in a blended learning format.

Using part face to face group meetings (four in total) and part distance learning, the course allows maximum flexibility and access for learners and also offers them a practical subject whilst taking advantage of digital technology.

Learners work towards a qualification and have found the course to be gratifying; creating a portfolio of...

Kate Stone and Corri Pedrick have joined Devon law firm Kitsons’ Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Team.

Solicitor, Kate Stone has been specialising in Personal Injury work since she qualified in 1998, predominantly undertaking industrial disease claims and clinical negligence. Kate’s experience, sensitivity and determination has seen her become a real favourite with clients. A former team leader, Kate, is looking forward to her role with Kitsons providing expertise with client service which is second to none.

Corri Pedrick, is a Solicitor Advocate and Assistant...

As one of the major success stories of Westcountry sport and business in recent years, an even brighter future exists for the Exeter Chiefs and their Sandy Park home.

Having positioned themselves as one of the top six clubs in English rugby, as well as establishing themselves as a force within the European game, the time has come for you to now share in the success story of the Chiefs.

At the same time, you can play your part in the future growth of Sandy Park, which since its construction in 2006 has established itself as one of the leading conferencing and banqueting...

RAMM has launched a new web app linking the stunning paintings of the Dartmoor landscape by FJ Widgery with the scenes that they portray. Many of these paintings can be seen in the current exhibition Masters of the Moor.

The app will help smartphone and tablet users explore the moor, find the scenes portrayed in the paintings and share their thoughts and images of Dartmoor through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The web app can be found at http://www.mastersofthemoor.org.uk

Funded by Arts Council England, the app is web based so there’s no need to download it....

“Practice at the home is unacceptable,” says Devon County Council following an Ofsted report, yet to be published, that is expected to describe services at one of its children’s facilities as inadequate.

Steps have already been taken to address Ofsted’s concerns within the home at Rifford Road, Exeter, and ‘moving on’ plans for the three young residents are being worked on.

New management has been brought in from another of the Council’s children’s homes, rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.

Prior to the inspection, Barnardos had been commissioned to conduct a thorough review of...