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Crediton residents have so far provided a wealth of information about flooding vulnerabilities around the town as part of a community project being led by the University of Exeter, and now researchers are calling for more people to get involved.

Flooding effectively cuts off Crediton when the Rivers Yeo and Creedy burst their banks and the project needs residents to provide evidence about specific places that flood, offer their views about the causes and suggest ideas about what can be done to prevent future flooding.

The Crediton Flood Resilience Group, comprising...

Devon County Council is proposing to move the town’s children’s centre into the nearby library on Belle Parade in order to save money and improve the services on offer.

Run by Action for Children, Crediton Children’s Centre supports families in Crediton and the surrounding area with their children’s wellbeing, safety, health and development needs through individual support, parenting programmes, play sessions, holiday activities and information services.

Last year the Council launched a series of consultations looking at how they could better provide the services that Devon...

The UK’s largest cricket bat has been unveiled at one of the country’s oldest cricket clubs and sponsored by one of the country’s oldest family businesses!

Helmores, one of England’s longest established firms of estate agents are delighted to be sponsor-ing the iconic giant cricket bat, which was created from a storm damaged tree at Shobrooke Park Cricket Club, Crediton.

The Scots Pine, planted in 1890 when Shobrooke Park Cricket Club was established has been carved into a giant cricket bat; 5 metres high, with the handle 1.5 m and the blade 3m long. The tree was damaged by...

A driver sustained life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on the A377 at Crediton on Saturday night (10 July).

Emergency services were called around 10.50pm after the silver Peugeot 206 Estate left the road near Hookway Cross and struck a granite post and trees.

The 41-year-old male driver from Crediton sustained serious head and chest injuries which were described as life-threatening.

He was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and later transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he remains in a serious condition.

The...

The programme for The Music Makers’ next concert, on Tuesday 21st July (the 9th of the series) could be the most impressive yet in terms of both musical works and musicianship. A great work of historic chamber music, Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quintet (for piano and string quartet, composed in 1864) is the main feature of a programme including a Haydn string quartet and a set of songs by Gustav Mahler. The Music Makers’ concerts offer an opportunity to hear a wide range of music, usually involving the modern grand piano at Crediton Congregational Church – and ranging from historic classical to...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a child was seriously injured following a collision with a car in Crediton at the weekend.

The collision involving the boy, who was a pedestrian, and a blue Volkswagen Polo, happened at around 4.25pm on Saturday 13 June, on or close to the pedestrian crossing on East Street, near the junction with Church Street.

The boy was taken by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, with serious leg injuries and minor head injuries.

He has been transferred to Bristol Children’s Hospital where he is described as being in a...

The Residential Property team at Michelmores took over the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) shop in Crediton on the 9th June 2015. Raising funds by selling cakes, steaming clothes and dressing the store windows the team raised £650 in one day for the charity.

The Exeter Leukaemia Fund supports families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders across the South West by providing compassionate, tailored support in the Yarty ward at the RD&E where around 400 patients are treated each week.

Karen Eagle, an Associate in the Residential Property team, said: 'I would like...

The installation of a new press at Hedgerow Print in Crediton represents the largest single investment in the Company’s 26-year history.

The new Komori LS529 press significantly increases the Company’s capacity as it runs at more than twice the speed of the previous press. The built-in UV ink and lamp system, dries sheets as they leave the press, further increasing the speed of production.

Having been voted UK Environment Focused Printing Firm of the Year in 2014, the Company’s environmental credentials will now be further enhanced, as they no longer need to use spray...

Over 40 members of Moose International from Crediton, Exmouth, Teignmouth, Taunton, Tiverton and WheatleyLodge in Exeter are pictured at their lunch at Downes Crediton Golf Club.

After lunch, the Governor of the Wheatley Lodge, Brian Gould, thanked Mayor of Crediton Frank Letch for a fascinating talk on REACH and his lifestyle.

Mr Letch demonstrated how he does everything with his feet as he has no arms.

A cheque for £150 was presented to Mr Letch for REACH.