East Devon News

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.

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.

Sidmouth Town Council, working with Sidmouth Coastal Community Hub and visual arts and culture charity Sidmouth School of Art, is pleased to announce that the railings at The Ham along the Riverside Walk will be replaced.

Local Authorities across Devon and local Community Energy Groups have formed the Energy Saving Devon partnership, working together to make every house in Devon healthy to live in and affordable to run.

Councillor Olly Davey has been elected as the new mayor of Exmouth and Councillor Joe Whibley will be the deputy mayor. Both were elected at last night Council meeting at the Town Council offices.

Volunteer crew from Exmouth RNLI assisted in a protracted multi agency search for a missing individual after a vessel sank off Torquay on Friday.

In what was their third tasking this weekend, the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI were tasked to a report of a jetski in difficulty off Orcombe Point this evening.