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Local housebuilder Redrow donated a gift hamper and £100 voucher to Alphington Primary School for its annual summer fete. The donations were given to the school as prizes for the fete raffle, which was planned to raise money for new school equipment. The fete has been crowned a resounding success with £3,000 raised, half of which came from the highly appealing raffle which saw lucky winners...

Several items of mid-20th century oak furniture featuring carved mice are to be sold at Chilcotts ’ September sale - and they’re expected to sell for a high price.

‘Mouseman’ furniture was made by an English carpenter, Robert Thompson who was born in Kilburn, North Yorkshire in 1876. The son of a carpenter and stonemason, Thompson moved into the family business and found success with...

PEOPLE in Exmouth can be part of an important environmental initiative by recycling their glasses and contact lenses for free.

The Specsavers scheme comes after stores teamed up with recycling experts MYgroup to install recycling collection boxes.

Customers at Specsavers Exmouth will be able to drop off metal and plastic glasses and sunglasses, as well as contacts lenses and...

Tributes have been made to East Devon District Council's Vice Chair Councillor Val Ranger who sadly passed away on August 2.

EDDC's Leader Cllr Paul Arnott said: "Val was one of those extraordinary characters whose premature loss is being deeply felt by hundreds of people, both in East Devon and beyond.

"Although being a district councillor meant that she was partly a...