Exmouth

After a successful planning appeal, Churchill Retirement Living has been granted planning permission to build 54 brand new independent living retirement apartments and 6 retirement living cottages at a site on Fore Street, Exmouth. The new development will bring a thriving new community to the heart of town, contributing around £465k a year to the local economy and supporting over 100 jobs...

Aspiring artists and budding photographers living in and around Exmouth are this month being invited to enter a competition that encourages locals to share their showstopping images of an endangered species of bird, the curlew, which can often be spotted on the Exe Estuary.

The competition aims to raise awareness and celebrate the beauty of this rare bird, which shares the same name...

Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Chris Ball made one of his regular visits to the Deaf Academy in Exmouth earlier this week (Wed 29 Nov).

Chris is a familiar face at the two sites and drops in to speak to students who have a chance to ask him about anything they want to know.

He has already studied and passed level one British Sign Language and is hoping to advance to...

From January 2024, for approximately two months, engineers will fully secure the sections of Exmouth’s seawall damaged by recent storms.

Although it may appear quiet on site, the new wall is being designed, and contractors will carry out trial holes and investigate the state of the current wall in the week commencing 11 December. East Devon District Council (EDDC) aims to refine the...

Exmouth’s outstanding success in the Britain in Bloom National Finals 2023 follows the award of Gold and the town’s recognition as the Champion of Champions at this year’s South West in Bloom Awards .

Exmouth in Bloom’s, East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) and Exmouth Town Council’s (ETC) combined efforts were marked highly in all three judging categories of Horticulture,...

Free exercise classes, gym sessions, fun activities and children's events will be on offer at LED Community Leisure centres across East Devon.

The Open Weekend, from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 October, will give the chance to try the very best of activities LED centres have to offer for free.

Visitors can try out their brand new instructor-led Les Mills classes, get a great...

Exmouth based charity, Pete's Dragons, have launched a campaign highlighting the stories of people from Devon who have been left behind after experiencing suicide. In the lead up to World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday 10th September the charity is aiming to raise awareness of the services it offers to those people in Devon, of any age, that have been through loss in this hugely traumatic...

 The former Rolle College site in Exmouth, which has been vacant since it closed its doors in 2009, is being given a new lease of life by independent housebuilders, Acorn Property Group.

A bespoke new development of thirty-three new homes, which includes the refurbishment of the historic Grade II listed building Eldin House are set to be released for sale in September. 

The...

Work begins on Monday 7 August to upgrade Exmouth Tennis and Fitness Centre's carpeted indoor courts to cushioned acrylic surfaces.

Tess Findel-Hawkins, Exmouth Tennis and Fitness Centre's Senior Duty Manager , said: "We are pleased to announce that Exmouth Tennis & Fitness Centre will be resurfacing our 4 Indoor Carpet Courts.

"There will also be an exciting new change...

The Crescent play area in Littleham is the latest to be upgraded with new play equipment as part of a £283,000 investment project across the district.

Local children were consulted about what they wanted in the new play area, and they requested a ground level trampoline, a zip wire and a tall exciting slide. All of these items of play equipment have been installed, as well as...