East Devon Radio

Tasked this evening emergency services rescued a person trapped up to their neck in sand at high tide on Exmouth Beach. DON’T DIG DEEP HOLES AND BURY PEOPLE! It may be “funny” but this incident was a very close call. This young lad could have drowned or died from his injuries.

Exmouth RNLI’s volunteer lifesavers were tasked to a Mayday call this morning reporting an injured person on board a boat off Holcombe this morning.

Returning Leader Councillor Paul Arnott, who has held the position of Leader for the past three years, told the meeting that the focus for the new administration will continue to be on the existing priorities of Homes, the Environment and East Devon’s Economy, with an emphasis on sustainability.

The beaches in Seaton, Beer, Exmouth and Sidmouth have all been awarded the Blue Flag accolade and are among 78 locations given the award recognising outstanding beaches in England.

Police were called at around 5.40pm on Saturday 27 May to a report of a road traffic collision involving a BMW Mini and an E-Scooter on Station Road, Sidmouth The scooter rider, a 13-year-old boy, has received serious injuries as a result of the collision.

Teams have been on site clearing remaining floodwater and silt, before carrying out repairs to the foundations of the road by infilling the section which had been undermined.

Exmouth RNLI’s volunteer lifesavers were tasked to a number of emergences off Exmouth seafront over the weekend.

The upstairs to Nancy Potter House is served with a lift. Visitors to the newly located library can still expect to see a wide selection of books, plus free to access computers and WiFi.

Officers have located the body of a man in the river Exe this morning during searches for a man who had been reported missing. Formal identification is yet to take place, but the family of Jordan Wyatt have been informed of this development.

Olly Watts, Acting Head of Income Generation at FORCE, said: “We are incredibly grateful to have been selected as the Lord Mayor’s charity for 2023-24 and we’re excited to be part of this amazing charity concert.

The currently nameless tractor is decked out in distinctive Police livery & the force is giving the opportunity for anyone aged 12 or under to pick the official name of the new recruit.

InExeter & Visit Exeter are looking for people to share their best images of the new colourful flags & banners across the city centre, which have been installed for the Colour In Exeter campaign.

On loan from the world-famous Bodleian Library in Oxford, these manuscripts formed part of its founding collection of 1602 and had all originally been part of Exeter Cathedral’s impressive medieval library.

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Jordan WYATT who has been reported missing from the Exeter area of Devon. Jordan was last seen at approximately 04:00 hours on Monday 29th May 2023.

The process of introducing a Harbour Revision Order for Exeter is expected to take several years to complete and represents a significant change to the way waterways have been managed in the past.

The Wild About Devon - Community Wildlife Grant Scheme enables community groups to access small amounts of funding to start a wildlife group or carry out activities that promote wildlife. Funds can be used for advice, equipment and other resources.

The operation involved the Coastguard Rescue Team from Torbay and the RNLI's inshore lifeboat from Teignmouth & Dawlish. The Devon Air Ambulance was despatched, and Devon and Cornwall Police and the South Western Ambulance Service were also involved

Stuart Collins is joining the council this September from Kent County Council, where he is currently Director of Integrated Children’s Services and is the strategic countywide lead on all its Early Help Services.

It was the annual changing of the guard at Full Council yesterday as outgoing Chair of Devon County Council Ian Hall, handed the reins to Percy Prowse, and Councillor Colin Slade, replaced Councillor Prowse as Vice-Chair.

The authority has been consulting on plans to withdraw a number of services across adult social care, but they say no decisions have yet been taken but it needs to “prioritise spending on our statutory responsibilities."

Exmouth will be looking for much needed points to pull away from the bottom half of the league when Paignton visit the Mare in the Premier Division and Sidmouth are also at home when current leaders Cornwood provide the opposition at the Fortfield Ground.

Exmouth are finding it hard to find their winning form since their return to the Premier Division and lost again this time at home to visitors Sandford by 6 wickets.

In the Premier Division after a 50 run defeat at bottom club Bradninch last week Exmouth return to home territory when they welcome Crediton based Sandford to the Mear Ground.

Both our east Devon premier division sides suffered defeats . Exmouth lost at bottom of the table Bradninch & Kentisbeare by 50 runs and Sidmouth were knocked off top spot with a one wicket defeat at  Crediton based Sandford.