East Devon News
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Work to revamp popular Honiton play area begins
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.
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Drivers Off To Court After Roads Policing Operation In East Devon
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.
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Wildlife Charity Awarded Over £10,000 To Save Endangered Crayfish in Devon
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.
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Exmouth RNLI help broken down vessel
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.
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New service to support voluntary and community organisations in East Devon
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.
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Exmouth RNLI assist with broken down vessel
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.
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Flooding drop-in session to be held at Tipton St John
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.
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Attempted Robbery at the Co-Op Littleham, Exmouth
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.
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Exmouth Coastguard, Exmouth RNLI and other Emergency Services Rescue Boy from Hole on Exmouth Beach
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.
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Exmouth RNLI rescues injured crewman
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.
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Returning Council Leader Appoints New Cabinet
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.
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Councillors Celebrate Blue Flag Status at East Devon Beaches
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.
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Police Appeal for Witnesses following Serious collision, Sidmouth
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.
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Repairs carried out to stabilise road at Newton Poppleford
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.
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Busy weekend for Exmouth RNLI volunteers
Exmouth RNLI’s volunteer lifesavers were tasked to a number of emergences off Exmouth seafront over the weekend.
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Topsham Library to move….upstairs
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.
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Ham and Riverside Walkway Revitalised
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.
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Households not on the gas grid can apply for free improvements
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.
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Exmouth has a New Mayor and Deputy Mayor
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.
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Exmouth RNLI lifeboat engaged in multi agency search after boat sinks
Volunteer crew from Exmouth RNLI assisted in a protracted multi agency search for a missing individual after a vessel sank off Torquay on Friday.
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Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat called to report of jetski in difficulty
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.
Today's Weather
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Exmouth
Thundery shower
High: 24°C | Low: 15°C
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Exeter
Thundery shower
High: 25°C | Low: 14°C
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Dawlish
Thundery shower
High: 22°C | Low: 15°C
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Sidmouth
Thundery shower
High: 24°C | Low: 15°C
What's On
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Exmouth Country Market
Cooperative market selling cakes, meals, savouries, preserves, eggs, plants, crafts, vegetables and fruit.
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Les Miserables: The Memoirs of Jean Valjean (Exeter Barnfield)
Les Miserables: The Memoirs of Jean Valjean is a 3 hour stage drama (not the musical!) bringing Victor Hugo's famous novel to life.
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Budleigh Salterton Ladies Choir Spring Concert - Songs from the 60s
The choir will sing popular songs from the 1960s such as the Sound of Music, Oliver and Summer Holiday. In aid of Devon Freewheelers.
at Holy Trinity Church