Devon

Sidford Byes play area ready for action

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2016 - 12:39pm

East Devon and Sidmouth Town Council welcome children back to the Byes to use the £29,000 worth of new equipment that they voted for

Sidford has received a special early Christmas present in the shape of £29,000 worth of exciting new play equipment for the Byes Lane play area, which is now open and ready for use.

Local children at Sidmouth College, Sidbury Primary School and Sidmouth Children’s Centre chose the design for eagerly anticipated improvements to Sidford’s play area earlier this year.

East Devon District Council and Sidmouth Town Council have been working...

£15,000 worth of jewellery stolen from Devon antiques centre

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2016 - 11:47am

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at an antiques centre in Devon

Then and Now Antiques on the fore Street in Chulmleigh, Devon was burgled over night between the 16th and 17th of December.

A number of gold items were taken including pocket watches and rings. In total, around £15,000 worth of jewellery were taken.

Police have released images of some of the items taken and would like to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area, or who may have been offered any of these items for sale.

If you have any information that can...

Body pulled from water at Exeter Quay

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 12/29/2016 - 11:25am

Police were called just before 12.50pm yesterday (Wednesday 28 December 2016) after reports of a body of a man being found in the canal on The Quay, Exeter.

The body is male, thought to be in his 60s but he has not yet been formally identified.

Enquiries are underway to identify the man.

Police are not treating this death as suspicious.

A police cordon was set up yesterday whilst the body was recovered, assisted by the police dive team.

If anyone has any information about this incident police would like to hear from them. Please email 101@dc.police....

South Devon Highway – a year on!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2016 - 12:39pm

The South Devon Highway has made a massive impact to the area across South Devon – that’s the message from Devon County Council and Torbay Council, a year after the road opened to traffic (15th December 2015).

Since that time, traffic patterns have shifted: official traffic counts note a significant drop in traffic along local roads, particularly in Kingskerswell, as most traffic now uses the new 5.5km route.

Initial data from ongoing air quality monitoring indicate Nitrogen Dioxide pollution levels along the old route through Kingskerswell have dropped by almost 50%. On an...

Cash boost for new Cranbrook Scout group

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 12/28/2016 - 11:45am

A newly-formed Scout group in Cranbrook has been handed a £1,000 boost towards a storage container.

Persimmon Homes South West has made the donation to 1st Cranbrook Scout Group. The group was formed to serve the new Devon town and already has a Beaver colony, a Cub pack and a Scout troop. The group currently rents its meeting venues from the local community and council but has nowhere to store activity or camping equipment. Leaders are raising funds for a small shipping container. Group scout leader Mo Ricketts said: “We are extremely grateful to Persimmon Homes South West for...

Law firm shortlisted for Devon and Somerset legal award

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Tue, 12/27/2016 - 10:52am

Solicitors Beviss & Beckingsale, which has offices in Honiton, Axminster, Seaton and Chard, has beaten off stiff competition to make it to the finals of the Devon & Somerset Law Society Legal Awards 2017.

A panel of judges selected Beviss & Beckingsale to go forward as a finalist in the category Law Firm of the Year (1 to 10 partners).

The awards, which were held for the first time last year, recognise the important contribution that law firms make to local communities and the economy in the two counties.

Beviss & Beckingsale is also celebrating the...

Tesco prizes boost over 50s raffle

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/26/2016 - 10:20am

A team from the Tesco Extra Exeter Vale store donated has donated Tesco gift cards in the value of £100 for this year’s Wonford Community Centre & Learning Centre over 50’s raffle.

Colleagues from the store, in the shopping centre on Russell Way hand delivered the gift cards, as well as various other prizes valued at a total of £100 to the Wondford Community Centre’s raffle, held at the centre on Burnthouse Lane, Exeter. The charity provides activities, clubs and events for the benefit of the local community. Jo Evans, Community Champion at the Tesco Extra Exeter Vale store,...

Samaritans volunteers on duty over festive period

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/25/2016 - 8:01pm

In a typical month the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the Samaritans charity receives 1,800 telephone calls from people in distress - and that figure increases in December and especially around Christmas time.

Those calls - along with SMS text messages, emails and face-to-face meetings - are dealt with by some 100 volunteers who work at the central Exeter base of the charity.

This Christmas and New Year - as always - they will be on duty around the clock.

“Many people love Christmas and New Year with their families and friends, but it’s not the same for...

Dreaming of a 'green' Christmas...

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/24/2016 - 5:34pm

Householders are being urged to think of the environment over the festive period and keep recycling to ensure that Devon has a ‘green’ Christmas.

Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for households and often recycling, and the reason it’s so important, falls to the bottom of the priority list.

But with many homes generating more waste over the period than they would usually, Recycle Devon, says it’s the ideal time to recycle everything you can.

For instance glass bottles and jars can be recycled again and again. If everyone in the UK recycled one more...

Your New Year guide to What’s On

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 12/24/2016 - 4:06pm

Ring in 2017 our essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend:

THEATRE

Peter Pan Exeter Northcott Theatre Escape to Neverland this Christmas. Join Wendy, John and Michael as they soar into the night sky with Peter, to a magical land of mermaids and fairy dust, where children can fly and all sorts of exciting adventures happen every day. But beware – danger is just around the corner. Captain Hook and the pirates are looking for revenge and Peter Pan is top of their list! The show runs until 1 January. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Beauty and the...

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