Bob Rutter, aged 76, and his wife Sue have lived in Seaton for the past 18 years. After a 40 year career as a pub landlord, Bob was enjoying an active and sociable retirement playing bowls and golf when he was diagnosed with a rare cancer, lymphoma in the brain.
Shortly after receiving the devastating news, Bob was referred to local charity Hospiscare and has been attending weekly sessions at Kings House Day Hospice in Honiton. Here, Bob has met and made friends with other people who are going through a similar experience to him. One of those friends was a patient called Gill. Bob...
The extraordinary achievements of East Devon households who are now recycling more than ever before following the introduction of a new recycling service this year has won local, national and international environment awards for the district.
Since February, the district council, in partnership with its contractors SUEZ, has rolled out a new recycling service to all 68,700 East Devon properties and extended the range of items residents can now have collected from the kerbside every week. Cardboard, plastics, cartons and small electrical goods have been added to the extensive number...
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a serious collision near Bridport in Dorset, 12 miles from the east Devon border.
At 8.23am yesterday (Sunday 17 December 2017) a three-vehicle collision occurred on the A35 at Morcombelake involving a silver Citroen C3, a silver BMW 320 convertible and a silver Vauxhall Astra.
The road was closed for several hours to allow collision investigators to carry out a full and thorough examination of the scene.
The driver of the Citroen, a 77-year-old woman from Bridport, sustained life-threatening injuries...
East Devon District Council’s Environmental Health team has recently served fixed penalty notices on three people responsible for fly tipping, as well as a member of the public seen throwing litter from a lorry.
In the first case, a resident from the Tiverton area, who fly tipped waste in Forest Gate car park, Ashclyst Forest, Killerton, claimed that a commercial waste collection company had taken her waste, but she was unable to provide any evidence to support this and has since paid the £200 fine.
In the second case, a resident of Ottery St Mary fly tipped a large...
An East Devon beauty-spot has become the venue for a new ‘mindfulness trail’, promising visitors the chance to get away from some of the worst stresses and strains of modern life. The trail has been established at Devon Wildlife Trust’s Bystock Pools nature reserve, in East Devon, and is the brainchild of local woman Clare Carter. The 46 year old from Exmouth created the mindfulness trail because she wanted to help other people to “slow down and switch off” from the demands of 21st century living. The trail leads participants to 25 points around the varied nature reserve which features...
Ottery St Mary coffee shop and children’s play kingdom, Tickety-Boo collected its first ever gong in the Devon Tourism Awards.
The coffee shop received a bronze award, which means it is recognised as being in the top three café/tea rooms in the county, judged on such elements as inclusivity, customer service and sustainability including local sourcing. Part of the judging process was a mystery shopper who visited earlier in the year.
Tickety-Boo owner, Stuart Phillips said: “It is the first time we have entered anything like this and we were bowled over to receive a bronze...
Temporary car parking deal in East Devon will run for five months from 1 November 2017 to 31 March 2018
Anyone planning to start their Christmas shopping early will be able to take advantage of East Devon District Council’s five-month winter parking special offer, which starts on 1 November 2017 and runs until 31 March 2018. The daily parking tariff of £2 offers unbeatable value as it enables shoppers to take their time when making purchases, as the ticket will cover them for the entire day, from whatever time they choose to arrive until midnight.
Oakdown Touring and Holiday Caravan Park on the East Devon coast is celebrating reaching the top three in the ‘Holiday Park of the Year’ category of the Devon Tourism Awards.
The awards, which are now in their eighth year, celebrate the best of Devon Tourism.
And the announcement comes at the end of a very busy period for Oakdown, which this year has seen the introduction of shepherd’s huts and a brand new reception area and a redesigned café.
Alastair Franks, whose family have developed Oakdown since the 1970s, said: ‘To be recognised in these awards is such a...
Halloween has come early at The Volunteer Inn in Broad Street, Ottery St Mary with some mysterious shenanigans.
On two occasions candles used for the restaurant tables have relit after being extinguished the night before.
The first time, cleaners discovered two candles alight even though staff were adamant they had extinguished them. On the second occasion, candles on two adjacent restaurant tables were burning - even though landlady Jacqui Down had herself made sure they were put out.
Jacqui said: “Although I’ve not previously been aware of supernatural goings on...
