A playday event run by East Devon’s StreetScene team in Exmouth’s Phear Park in support of National Playday, has proved immensely popular with the local community.
The council-run playday, which took place on August 3, received plenty of support from a number of East Devon services, including the Recycling and Waste team, as well as local organisations such as Exmouth and District Children’s Centre, Exmouth in Bloom and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.
On National Playday thousands of children and their families get out to play at hundreds of community events...
Tenants living in one of East Devon District Council’s block of flats in Cheshire Road, Exmouth will now be greeted by a colourful mural, which has been mounted on the wall of the communal entrance.
The artwork, which was created by several families who attended the East Devon Estate Management team’s Spring fun day, held earlier this year at Bassetts Farm Primary School, has been placed between protective sheets of fire retardant Perspex.
Councillor Jill Elson, East Devon District Council’s Portfolio holder for Sustainable Homes and Communities, said:
Otter Nurseries recently stepped in to help a village fete with a donation of flowers to give a much needed boost to the annual plant stall.
The stall at the Buckerell fete is always a popular attraction for locals, but this year due to ill-health and less than favourable weather conditions for growing, it was in danger of being understocked.
A local resident approached Otter Nurseries, and the team agreed to support the event by donating a considerable number of bedding plants.
General Manager, John Giblin said: “At this time of year we sometimes have surplus stock...
East Devon District Council Chairman Cllr Stuart Hughes has thrown his weight behind a community’s fight to keep its Lloyds Bank branch.
Parishioners of St Andrew’s Parish Church in Colyton have written to the Chairman of Lloyds Bank, Lord Norman Blackwell, appealing to him in the strongest terms to keep their bank branch open.
In their letter, the rector of the church the Rev Hilary Dawson and her two church wardens Christine Sansom and David Fouracre, say: “It would appear in the world of big business, small is not beautiful: however, to a community like ours such a...
Councillor Paul Diviani, Leader of East Devon District Council, welcomed yesterday's news that EDF’s investment in the nuclear plant at Hinkley Point C had been approved.
He said that the Council had been facilitating a series of information sessions at its East Devon Business Centre in Honiton over the last few months for local firms interested in the opportunities that the multi-billion-pound construction will bring.
He said: “This is good news in the long term for both our regional economy, as well as nationally, with the low carbon benefit of the clean energy that...
East Devon youngsters embraced the true Olympic message when they took part in the Devon Rotary Youth Games earlier this month.
The team joined more than 1,300 young people from across Devon at Simmons Park, Okehampton for the South West’s biggest annual youth sports event.
Team GB shooter Georgina Geikie and England Rugby World Cup winner Marlie Packer were special guests at the event, presenting medals and meeting hundreds of the participants.
The East Devon team took part in six of the 21 sports and won a clutch of medals. Scooter and BMX teams won gold and there...
Visit South Devon is this week launching a new holiday special offers app to help visitors pack a punch with their pound. Offering a one-stop shop for discounts on local accommodation, food and drink, activities and entertainment, the app has been launched at the start of the school holidays to give a boost to last-minute bookings and to help families make the most of their money over the summer holidays.
Thought to be one of the first apps of its kind to be launched by a Destination Marketing Organisation, the ‘South Devon Holiday Offers’ app is free to download now on both Apple...
Members of West Hill Women’s Group were entertained when Honiton auctioneer, Duncan Chilcott gave a talk on discovering antiques.
The thirty-strong group had been invited to bring along items that they were curious about for Duncan to discuss.
Amongst the items of interest was a handwritten journal from WW1 that had been passed down through the generations. The journal originally belonged to a soldier serving in South Africa, who decided to write it after he caught malaria and was hospitalised.
Another treasure was a Victorian or Edwardian bumblebee brooch encrusted...
An Ottery St Mary town centre pub is celebrating after receiving a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.
The owners of the Volunteer, Mike and Jacqui Downs are delighted with the accolade after working hard to make major improvements since taking over the pub in 2012.
Landlord Mike said: “We weren’t expecting this, so it was a really nice surprise to find news of the award in our inbox.
“We know that a number of other hospitality businesses in the town have received the same award recently, and it’s great to see that Ottery St Mary is upping its game and play our...
Visit South Devon and Heart of Devon have today announced that they will be merging to create a new super Area Tourism Partnership (ATP).
Economies of scale resulting from the merger will give the expanded Area Tourism Partnership a larger overall marketing budget, which will be used to increase the number of day visits, short breaks, longer holidays and business trips to Mid Devon, East Devon, Exeter and its city surrounds, Teignbridge and South Hams.
The formal legal merger will complete by the end of September 2016. Visit South Devon and Heart of Devon will retain their...
