East Devon, England News

IT is a Boxing Day tradition which continues to draw crowds despite the Hunting Act.

THE Wasters of Whimple is a small a not-for-profit environmental group in the East Devon village, with big ideas.

MID Devon District Council has been given almost double the anticipated figure this year to help with future housing and planning.

South Hams council has agreed to put its hand in its pocked to the tune of A 5,000 to join other councils in a legal challenge against the Devon unitary council proposals.

TWO village halls in the Colyton area have scooped a total of 40,000 from grants.

WAITING times at Honiton Post Office have come under recent scrutiny from Honiton Town Council and are now set to be slashed.

SEVERAL dog control orders in public spaces can be abused with impunity because they lack the correct signage.

DORSETa S Jurassic Coast is set to benefit from a A 376,500 cash injection to help combat erosion and rising sea levels posed by climate change.

COUNCILLORS at South Somerset and East Devon district councils have agreed to explore the possibility of joint management and shared services between the two authorities.

CORNWALL councillors have urged Health Secretary Andy Burnham to investigate the transfer of specialist cancer services out of the county - a decision made as Devon's MPs slated similar proposals in their county as "sinister" in Parliament.

WORKS by acclaimed artists Sir Peter Blake and Damien Hirst have gone on display at a gallery in East Devon.

Local councillor Claire Wright has written to MP Angela Browning spelling out her concerns over the new Sainsbury's store at Ottery St Mary.

THE principal of an agricultural-based college has pledged a "ground-breaking" merger with a city institution that will mean the future of agricultural training is secured.

A RANGE of measures to take forward the long-awaited regeneration proposals for Seaton were signed off by East Devon councila TMs Executive Board on Wednesday.

A MAN has been rescued after being trapped in mud and sand at a quarry in Devon.

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Supporters of the plan believe there is time to force legislation through Parliament before a General Election, expected in May next year.

CUSTOMERS will in with a chance to win cash at an East Devon convenience store's Crystal Maze event.

CHILDREN in Need's Animated All Star Band was produced with the help of an East Devon resident.

AN investigation is underway into a spate of oven thefts in East Devon. Honiton CID are looking into a number of incidents since October where thieves have specifically targeted ovens in unsecured buildings.