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Work to make Sidmouth Cemetery a more welcoming place which respects past loved ones while also creating a wildlife haven has begun.

East Devon District Council (EDDC) held a special meeting and a tour at Sidmouth Cemetery on Thursday, 18 January, following a number of complaints received about the maintenance of the site.

An army of amazing volunteers have stepped forward...

Independent education recruitment specialist Class People has launched a new round of grant giving to support school communities across the South West of England.

The Exeter-based business’s charitable organisation, the Class People Foundation, has announced its current round of funding available to support the welfare, wellbeing and aspirations of children and young people in early...

Coleridge Footbridge in Ottery St Mary is unlikely to re-open this year due to the extent of the damage it has sustained from a fallen tree. The structure has now been closed for just over a month and inspections by Devon County Council have revealed that the structural integrity of the main span of the bridge has been affected by the incident. The top chord of the truss has been damaged and...

The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns this month, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch.

Over half a million people took part in 2023, counting more than nine million birds. In Devon, nearly 10,900 people took part, with the House Sparrow taking the top spot as...