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The work at Butt’s Close is expected to take two to three weeks to complete, after which EDDC will also be upgrading Greenway play area in Budleigh Salterton and the Crescent play area in Exmouth.

Officers from the Rural East Devon Neighbourhood Team were in prominent locations in laybys on the A35 and the A3052, both high harm routes which have suffered many serious collisions and are subject to rural and cross border crime.

The crayfish hatchery & nursery, based at Wildwood Devon in Ottery St Mary, aims to restore population numbers of white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only indigenous freshwater crayfish which has seen a decline of nearly 80% in the south west in just 50 years.

At 7.30pm on Wednesday, H.M. Coastguard tasked the volunteer crews of of both Exmouth RNLI all weather lifeboat 13-03 R & J Welburn and their relief inshore lifeboat D-792 Marie Theresa Bertha Barrass, to assist a 28ft yacht with engine failure.

It will encourage joint approaches to tackling important local issues which it is anticipated will include topics such as health and social care, social isolation and loneliness, fund raising, community resilience, transport, inequalities and climate change.

At 6.39pm last evening Monday 5th June 2023, H.M. Coastguard tasked the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI all weather lifeboat 13-03 R & J Welburn to assist Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat with a yacht in difficulty off Sidmouth.

A final drop-in session for communities in East Devon impacted by last month’s flash floods will be held at Tipton St John Community Hall on Wednesday 2-5pm.

A man in his 40's was arrested & released on bail following the attempted robbery & being in possession of a knife. Police say a man entered the Co-Op just before 9.20pm on Sunday claiming to be in possession of a weapon & demanded money from the till.

The impacts of fly tipping and how people can help stamp it out have been highlighted. In the first quarter of 2023, Exeter City Council attended 298 incidents of fly tipping. 166 of these were van loads, with the majority being ‘other household waste’ (such as furniture).

Police are currently investigating two incidents of aggravated burglary which happened in the St Thomas area of Exeter.

A specially trained team at SUEZ, who run the recycling centres will repair the bikes from their new ‘Re-Cycle Hub’ in Newton Abbot. Then sell them through the reuse shops at recycling centres. Each bike will be serviced & include a warranty.

Designed to enrich visitors’ experience of the museum and its collections, the guide encourages us to use our senses while paying close attention to the spaces, sounds, exhibits and objects encountered in RAMM’s galleries.

Officers have formally charged a 16-year-old boy who cannot legally be named due to being under the age of 18, will appear at Exeter Magistrates Court on Monday morning charged with 2 counts of attempted murder & 1 count of grievous bodily harm with intent

Police were called at around 1am this morning to Blundell's School in Tiverton following reports of a serious assault. A 16-year-old boy from Tiverton has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

The Director of Finance Angie Sinclair revealed today that the authority finished the 2022/23 financial year £156,000 in the black, but warned that in common with councils across the country Devon continued to face tough financial challenges.

Special Constables and police support volunteers got together at Exeter Police Station last week to share experiences and receive personal thanks from senior officers.

Exmouth will be hoping for another win after last weeks victory at the Mear but will find it difficult when they take on current leaders Cornwood at Oak Park.

Exmouth got back to winning form with a 55 run victory over visitors Paignton at the Mear ground but Sidmouth were well beaten by 6 wickets by current league leaders Cornwood at the Fortfield ground.

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.