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Street parties are among scores of Coronation celebrations in East Devon and Exeter: Full list of road closures

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Street parties, big lunches, and community events – sparking road closures – are taking place in East Devon and Exeter over the weekend to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. Devon County Council said more than 70 communities across Devon will be marking the Coronation of Their Majesties, and scores have applied for permission to close streets to hold parties, fun days and galas. In East Devon, Colyton is hosting a live screening of the Coronation on Saturday, May 6, at St Andrew’s Church, and a party in the park, starting at 6pm. Exeter Hindu Cultural Centre…

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Residents and business thanked for their patience after East Devon town’s gas pipe upgrade ends weeks ahead of schedule

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Work to upgrade gas pipes in an East Devon town has finished weeks ahead of the spring deadline. Wales & West Utilities announced this week it has completed work to upgrade gas pipes in Colyton ahead of the planned six-month schedule. The ‘essential’ upgrade work in the East Devon town – due to finish at the end of March -began in September and was completed by the start of February. The utilities company thanked Colyton residents and businesses for their patience while the gas upgrade work took place. The company said the upgrade would provide a ‘greener’ gas network for…

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Weeks of fresh road closures are announced as East Devon town’s gas pipe upgrade continues

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A series of road closures spanning several months has been announced for the East Devon town of Colyton as work continues to upgrade the town’s gas pipes. Wales & West Utilities said it was ‘progressing well’ with its work to upgrade gas pipes in the King Street area of Colyton, which started in September. The work is expected to finish by the end of March 2023, and weeks of road closures have been announced to complete the remainder of the upgrade. The road closures and dates are: Dolphin Street (January 3 – 27) Church Street (January – February 17) Queen…

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The Colyton and Colyford Memory Café has been awarded a grant from Devon County Council’s Connecting You fund, for use providing door-to-door transport for those keen to attend the monthly event. Photo: with permission.

Celebrations! East Devon memory cafe windfall opens the door to transport more people to the monthly sessions

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By on Colyton, East Devon, News

A memory café in East Devon is celebrating a windfall from the county council to pay for extra transport so more people can attend its sessions. The Colyton and Colyford Memory Café has been awarded a grant from Devon County Council’s Connecting You fund, for use providing door-to-door transport for those keen to attend the monthly event. The East Devon memory café team said the windfall will enable people to attend who would otherwise stay away because of transport cost concerns. Now demand has increased the memory café ‘desperately’ needs more local volunteer drivers – and with larger vehicles -…

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East Devon MP Simon Jupp has led the drive to reopen the district council offices to the public. Stock images.

East Devon towns back MP Simon Jupp’s call to reverse ‘unfair’ continued closure of the district council offices to the tax-paying public

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By on Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Colyton, Colyton, Cranbrook, East Devon, Exmouth, Honiton, News, Ottery St Mary, Sidford, Sidmouth

Towns across East Devon have joined forces with MP Simon Jupp in calling for the district council to fully reopen its tax-payer-funded headquarters to the public. A cross-party letter signed by around 30 town representatives has been sent to East Devon District Council (EDDC), putting pressure on the authority to reopen its Honiton offices – which have remained closed to the public since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. The district council said it was ‘actively recruiting’ for customer service roles to operate a demand-led reception service at Blackdown House. East Devon MP Simon Jupp urged the district…

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Members of 1st Colyton Brownies gearing up for their litter pick ahead of their sponsored event in aid of BBC Children in Need 2022. Photo: with permission.

East Devon Brownies ‘committed’ to clean-up Colyton in aid of Children in Need

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Young nature lovers from a town in East Devon ‘fed up’ with litter will raise funds for Children in Need by picking up plastic and rubbish. The seven-strong 1st Colyton Brownies will on Saturday (November 12) go armed with bin bags and clean up the town’s Peace Memorial Playing Fields, in Coly Road, in aid of BBC Children in Need 2022 and the Girlguiding fundraising appeal. The youngsters are raising funds for their sponsored two-hour litter-pick through an online JustGiving page. Karen Rattew, Colyton Brownies Brown Owl, said the children were ‘determined’ to make a big difference to their rubbish-strewn local…

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Firefighters said they believed the fire damage to the towel was caused by sunlight reflecting off a mirror. Photo: Colyton Fire Station.

East Devon: Sunlight reflecting off a bathroom mirror burns into a towel, sparking a safety warning from firefighters

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Firefighters in East Devon said it ‘could have been a different story’ if a woman had not investigated the smell of burning coming from the bathroom at a home near Axminster. The scorched towel – spotted in a bathroom at a home in the East Devon village of Whitford – has prompted firefighters to warn of the blaze risk ‘magnifying glass’ mirrors can pose. The crew at Colyton Fire Station is urging care when positioning mirrors, after a towel stored in a bathroom at a home near Axminster started smouldering as a result of the sun’s reflection. A woman at…

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Consultation is launched in Colyford as village bids for its own identity and parish council

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By on Colyton, Colyton, East Devon, News

Calls for Colyford to have its own sense of identity and parish council are a step closer to becoming reality through the launch of a public consultation. East Devon District Council (EDDC) has published proposals for creating a new council for the proposed new parish of Colyford after residents launched a bid to break away from neighbouring Colyton. EDDC said a three-month consultation had begun, ending on November 22, and outlined the proposals on the table for creating a new parish boundary and council. The district council said the new authority would be known as Colyford Parish Council. Included in…

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The car blaze at Boshill Cross, near Seaton. Photo: Colyton Fire Station.

Firefighters tackling a car blaze near Seaton praise the quick-thinking driver

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By on Axminster, Colyton, East Devon, News

Firefighters who tackled a car blaze near Seaton have praised a motorist for immediately leaving their vehicle when they smelled burning. A crew from Colyton was called to Boshill Cross, near Seaton, on Sunday (September 25), where they brought the blaze under control using fire-fighting foam. The driver of the car called the emergency services after noticing the smell of smoke, the fire service said. The Colyton fire crew urged motorists to immediately stop and exit vehicles if a burning smell is noticed, leave possessions inside, and call 999 away from the danger. A spokesperson for the fire station said:…

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Road closures announced for East Devon town as six-month ‘green’ gas pipe upgrade begins

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By on Colyton, East Devon, News

Work to upgrade gas pipes in an East Devon town is expected to take six months and result in weeks of road closures. Wales & West Utilities has announced it will start work in Colyton, East Devon, on Monday, September 26, upgrading gas pipes in the King Steet area of the town. The work is expected to finish next year, by the end of March 2023, ‘barring any engineering difficulties’ the utilities company said. The upgrade will allow the gas pipes to transport greener fuel to homes and businesses in Colyton. Road closures have been announced while the work is…

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