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Community news from across Exeter. Photos: with permission.

Exeter News in Brief: Photos, celebrations, schools, young people, what’s on, community and free events

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By on Business, East Devon, Exeter, Farming, News

News in brief from Exeter. Photos, celebrations, schools and young people news, community and free events, plus what’s on Exeter Quay Rainforest restoration in Madagascar has been given a £10,000 boost after an Exeter environmental consultancy firm donated the funds to a community-led project. Tyler Grange, on Exeter Quay, said the funding supports projects delivered through Chester Zoo and Malagasy biodiversity organisation Madagasikara Voakajy. The Exeter-based firm said the funding will cover the running costs of two community plant nurseries in the Mangabe Reserve – supporting the restoration of 20 hectares of land, split between natural forest and agroforestry. Matford…

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East Devon
News in brief from East Devon. Photos, celebrations, schools and young people news, community and free events, plus what's on. Photos: with permission.

East Devon News in Brief: Photos, celebrations, schools, young people, what’s on, community and free events

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By on Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, East Devon, Exmouth, Farming, Honiton, News, What's on in East Devon, What's on in Exmouth

News in brief from East Devon. Photos, celebrations, schools and young people news, community and free events, plus what’s on – including  Exmouth, Cranbrook, Budleigh Salterton, Broadclyst. Send your community news and photos to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Exmouth – what’s on A free public screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing is being shown in Exmouth at Scott Cinema at 7.15pm, on June 18, followed by a community discussion. The organisers say booking is essential to avoid disappointment. David Reed, MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, is expected to attend. The 50-minute public film being shown nationally, backed by naturalist and TV presenter…

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South West Water says it has slashed storm overflow spills in Uplyme after upgrading sewer pipes. Photo: SWW.

Water giant’s sewer repairs slashes spills for East Devon village

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By on Axminster, Business, East Devon, Farming, Honiton, News

Storm water spills have been slashed for an East Devon village after South West Water (SWW) recently upgraded almost a mile of sewers. The water giant said last year it cut storm overflow spills in the Uplyme area of East Devon by 20 per cent compared to 2024 after its engineers stopped a domino effect of groundwater infiltration overwhelming pipes and manholes, that sent wastewater spilling into the river. The 700-metres of sewer upgrade included relining pipes and sealing manholes. Underground groundwater flowing into the Uplyme Sewage Treatment Works through pipe joints and manholes had caused excess water to enter…

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East Devon
Abandoned piglets Emma and Ellie, found in squalor, were rescued by the RSPCA and rehomed in East Devon. Photo: RSPCA.

PHOTOS: Pigs’ unlucky tale has a happy ending – Abandoned and starving piglets living in squalor find new home in East Devon

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By on Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Editor's Choice, Exmouth, Farming, News

A pair of abandoned and starving piglets rescued by the RSCPA on Friday the 13th have turned around their unlucky start after being rehomed in East Devon. The three-month-old sisters, named Emma and Ellie, were found starving and heard crying out for help along a driveway in Glastonbury, and after a after a month of being cared for by the RSCPA  have officially moved to their permanent new home at Bicton Agricultural College. Bicton College stepped in to help after learning about the piglets’ plight when the RSPCA appealed for help rehoming the pair. Clara Scully, RSPCS animal rescue officer…

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Exmouth Cranbrook
Exmouth held its first-ever Gate to Plate festival, in The Strand, in 2024. Photo: Samantha Maddox.

Cranbrook to host its first-ever Gate to Plate food and drink festival in ‘fantastic milestone’ for the town

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By on Business, Cranbrook, East Devon, Farming, News

A new food festival coming to Cranbrook later this year aims to showcase some of the best food and drink produced or grown locally. Cranbrook will hold its first-ever Gate to Plate event in the autumn, a one-day food and drink festival, on Sunday, September 13, where more than 70 local producers, growers and makers will descend on the town. Entry is free and dogs are welcome. Gate to Plate organisers eat:Festivals hopes the community celebration of locally-produced food and drink will become an annual event. The Cranbrook food festival has won the support of the district council, who said…

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Motorcycle trail riders want to be able to use Rydon Lane, East Devon, where a traffic ban was introduced in 2025. Google Street View.

Motorcycle trail riders campaign to use an off-road lane in East Devon alongside walkers, cyclists and horse riders

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By on East Devon, Exeter, Exmouth, Farming, News

Motorcycle trail riders are campaigning to use an off-road 1.5mile green lane in East Devon currently for walkers, cyclist and horse riders, where traffic is banned. A ban on motor vehicles using a Devon lane reserved for walkers and cyclists could be partially reversed after an action group’s threat of legal action, writes local democracy reporter Bradley Gerrard. Rydon Lane, which stretches for 2.5 kilometres between Mill Lane in Exton and Globe Hill in Woodbury, had long been signposted as unsuitable for motor vehicles but in 2024 formal rules banning them came in. This led to the southern half of…

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Events, challenges and celebrations are among the community news from across East Devon and Exeter. All photos: with permission/Fran McElhone (middle inset).

Community news round-up with photos from across East Devon and Exeter – including Cranbrook, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Seaton, Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Topsham

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By on Axminster, Branscombe, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Exeter, Exmouth, Farming, Honiton, News, Seaton, Sidmouth

Community news round-up with photos from across East Devon and Exeter – including Cranbrook, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Seaton, Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Topsham. Cranbrook A colourful celebration of reading was held at Cranbrook Education Campus when pupils marked World Book Day. Students and staff brought their favourite books to life through a host of different costumes and imaginative outfits. Stephen Farmer, Cranbrook Education Campus head, said: “As always, World Book Day was a fantastic day at Cranbrook. It was brilliant to see pupils and staff dressing up, sharing stories, and enjoying reading together.” Exmouth Water safety lessons for kids in East Devon…

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East Devon
The district council, backed by the government planning inspectorate, has ordered the demolition of the mothballed vaccination centre. Images: L to R, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust/ Google Maps.

High Court fight to keep an ‘unjustified’ mothballed NHS vaccination drive-thru centre in East Devon

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By on Business, East Devon, Farming, News

The fight to keep an ‘unjustified’ mothballed NHS drive-thru vaccination centre in East Devon is heading for the High Court after its owners lost an appeal to keep the building. A High Court battle looks set to be sparked over a long-running dispute to retain an NHS drive-through vaccination centre, writes local democracy reporter Bradley Gerrard. The owners of Greendale Farm Shop have revealed that after losing an appeal over the issue at the Planning Inspectorate, they are now taking their fight to the next level. A spokesperson for the firm confirmed that they did not agree with the outcome…

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The road was flooded on both sides of the bridge near the mill at Otterton. Photo: Melanie Martin.

East Devon is braced for more rain as storm Chandra flooding clean-up continues

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By on Business, East Devon, Farming, News, Ottery St Mary

As the clean-up continues after storm Chandra battered East Devon, leaving scores of homes under floodwater, turning roads to rivers, the district is on Thursday (January 29) bracing itself for further spells of heavy rain to fall on already saturated ground. The Met office has issued a yellow weather warning for Thursday and Friday, January 30. Matthew Lehnert, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office said: “On Thursday, showers in southwest England will be replaced by a more organised area of rain when the next system reaches the south of Cornwall around Thursday lunchtime. There’s a Yellow Warning for rain in place from noon…

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East Devon storm Chandra flooding
Storm Chandra hit East Devon and Exeter with torrential rain, causing wide-spread flooding. Photos: with permission.

VIDEO & PHOTOS: Storm Chandra leaves flood-hit East Devon and Exeter underwater

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By on Axminster, Cranbrook, East Devon, Exeter, Exmouth, Farming, Honiton, News, Newton Poppleford, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Sidbury, Sidford, Sidmouth

These photos and video show how floodwater from overnight torrential rain amid storm Chandra brought much of East Devon and Exeter to a standstill. When commuters woke on Tuesday morning (January 27), many found their towns and villages cut off after deep floodwater made main routes and back roads impassable. Rescuers helped pluck a man and his dog to safety after they were trapped upstairs in their Newton Poppleford home, cut-off by floodwater. And mountain rescuers helped an 85-year-old woman in Otterton suffering a suspected heart attack when floodwater prevented an ambulance from reaching the village. Motorists struggled through a…

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