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Cranbrook Country Park Celebrates Second Green Flag Award

Cranbrook Town Council is delighted to announce that Cranbrook Country Park has once again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award, officially recognising it as one of the very best parks and green spaces in the UK.

This is the second consecutive year that Cranbrook Country Park...

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Introducing new restaurant ‘Heydays’ to Exmouth seafront

The team behind Swim (Lyme Regis), Rise Café Bar (West Bay), and Rise Market & Bakery (Bridport) are thrilled to announce the grand opening of their latest venture, Heydays, located at Unit 1 Sideshore, Exmouth, where Mickey’s previously operated. The new restaurant is set to open its doors early-to-mid December.

Richard Cooper, Nikki Craven, Andy Briggs, and Kyle Clarke are the...

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Littleham Primary School pupils enjoy activities at their local library

Exmouth Library has welcomed the whole of Littleham Church of England Primary School as part of a project from Libraries Unlimited to increase literacy. For many of the children in the school, this was their first visit to the library.

The children were divided into four groups and were introduced to the library and explained how to find books and how to take part in our activities...

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Regional housebuilder hosts open house event at Bradworthy development

Allison Homes South West is hosting an open house event at its popular Primrose Meadows development in Bradworthy on Saturday 2nd November.

Prospective buyers will have the opportunity to view a selection of homes that are ready to move into, including; the two-bedroom Tulip, three-bedroom Larkspur and four-bedroom Azalea. House hunters at all stages of the property ladder are welcome...

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Delivery Experiences That Make a Difference in Devon

This Halloween, Descartes shared their top ten delivery challenges that will leave you astonished and maybe even have a good laugh. With the holiday season nearly approaching and deliveries at their peak, it's no surprise that some online orders go wrong. Lost packages, damaged goods, and missed deliveries can leave us feeling infuriated. But before you are put off by online shopping...

The Alan Winning Collection to go on sale in Honiton

An extensive collection of antique maps and associated items spanning over four centuries is going under the hammer at Chilcotts Auctioneers November 16 auction.

The Alan Winning Collection comprises around 750 individual items grouped into approximately 100 lots, with some fascinating bygone items to be had.

A private collector from East Devon, Mr Winning first became...

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Salcombe Brewery Co. donates over £2300 to The Seahorse Trust

Salcombe Brewery Co. is proud to announce its latest donation of over £2300 to The Seahorse Trust, which has been raised through the brewery’s ongoing initiative of donating 5p from every bottle of its award-winning Seahorse beer sold.

The Seahorse Trust was founded in 1999 by Neil Garrick-Maidment to preserve and conserve the natural world, especially the marine environment, with...

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Young Devon poets perform their work

Children from five Devon primary schools have enjoyed the chance to write and deliver live performances of their poetry.

The youngsters have been working with prize-winning children’s poet James Carter in a week-long project rolled out by the Somerset Literacy Network (SLN).

James worked with the children from Axminster Primary School, Ilfracombe First School, Feniton...

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Buckland Abbey hosts mini winter markets on weekends in November

On weekends in November, the National Trust’s Buckland Abbey will be holding a series of weekend Mini Winter Markets selling wares from local businesses and artists.

Each weekend, 15 stalls will fill Buckland Abbey’s small barn and visitor welcome area. The vendors will change each weekend providing a wide variety of seasonal treats and gift ideas. The Great Barn will remain closed...

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Celebrations at Dawlish’s newest care home

Claremont Manor Care Home celebrated its first six months with a celebratory open event – a big thank you to all those living in the home, friends, and families and the wider community.

The Mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury and MP for Newton Abbot Martin Wrigley were in attendance at the event on Thursday October 17th, doing the honours for the official opening ceremony...

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Richard Foord MP Hears from Sidmouth Students about Hunting, Potholes and Education Funding

Sidmouth College , part of the Ted Wragg Trust family of schools, welcomed Richard Foord, MP for the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency, for a visit this month.

Mr Foord attended one of the meetings of the Sidmouth College Student Leadership Team. The students asked him an array of interesting and probing questions, the topics included proposed changes to Inheritance Tax, trail...

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