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Pictured here is Jane Rogers, from Axminster, riding Corrieview Oscar, who placed eighth at the Le Mieux Grassroots Championships, part of Badminton Horse Trials. Photo: Nixonphoto/Badminton Horse Trials.

East Devon event rider celebrates Grassroots Championships success at Badminton Horse Trials

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By on Axminster, East Devon, East Devon Equestrian, East Devon sport, Editor's Choice, Lifestyle, News, Sport

An East Devon event rider secured a top ten result in the prestigious Le Mieux Grassroots Championships, part of MARS Badminton Horse Trials, last week. Sport report by Kate Williams. Send your club and sport reports, with photos, to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Seen as the pinnacle for serious amateur eventers, the championships is a tough competition to reach but Jane Rogers, from Axminster, managed to qualify her two horses through the rigorous process. Taking place on May 5th and 6th, prior to the famous international five-star horse trials in Gloucestershire, the Le Mieux Grassroots Championships brings winners of regional finals from around…

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Back of the net for Exmouth sports clubs as town council announces £100,000 grant pot

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Sports clubs in Exmouth are invited to apply for a share of a £100,000 funding pot boost for to pay for improvements, upgrades or expansion. Exmouth Town Council has launched the Sports Club Improvement Fund in a bid to help local clubs thrive and benefit the community. The funding has come from developer cash paid to the authority to boost infrastructure and services in return for building in Exmouth. The Exmouth authority said it recognised the importance of sports clubs to the health and wellbeing of the town as a whole. Councillor Pauline Stott, chair of the Section 106 and…

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Community news from across East Devon and Exeter. All photos; with permission.

Community news in brief from across East Devon and Exeter, your quick-look round-up from across the area

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By on Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Business, East Devon, East Devon sport, Exeter, Exeter sport, Exmouth, Honiton, News, Sidmouth, What's On, What's on in East Devon, What's on in Exeter, What's on in Exmouth

Community news in brief . Keep up to date with what is happening in East Devon and Exeter with our quick-look round-up from across the area. East Devon The East Devon towns of Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Honiton face gas pipe upgrades over the next few years. Wales & West Utilities has announced more than two miles of upgrades in Honiton and around 10 miles across the East Devon coast area. The company said the investment in Honiton was more than £775,000 and around £3.9 million across Exmouth and Budleigh. The gas pipe service said it was working closely with…

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Honiton Hornets Hockey Club celebrated its 50th birthday with a party evening of nostalgia. Photo: with permission.

‘The anniversary evening was filled with nostalgia, fantastic cake, laughter, and making more memories’ – Honiton Hornets Hockey Club celebrates its 50th birthday

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By on East Devon, East Devon sport, Editor's Choice, Hockey, Honiton, Honiton sport, News, Sport

Anniversary celebrations sparked a buzz for the Honiton Hornets Hockey Club when it marked its 50th birthday with a party. Club report by Rebecca Randall. Send your club and sport reports, with photos, to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk On Saturday 17th January 2026, Honiton Hornets Hockey Club celebrated a special moment in its history of 50 years since the club was first formed with a celebration evening that brought together past and present players, umpires, supporters, and friends of the club. Founded on 9th October 1975 as Feniton Hockey Club, the club has grown from humble beginnings into the welcoming, inclusive, and fiercely proud club it is today. The name Honiton Hornets was officially adopted in 1981,…

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Send your East Devon and Exeter community news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk. All photos: with permission

Community stories, local news and photos from across East Devon and Exeter, including Exmouth, Cranbrook, Sidmouth, Honiton, Budleigh Salterton

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By on Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, East Devon, East Devon sport, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Lifestyle, News, Sidmouth, Sidmouth sport, Sport, Uncategorised

Community stories, local news, police appeals and photos from across East Devon and Exeter, including Exmouth, Cranbrook, Sidmouth, Honiton, Budleigh Salterton. Send your news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Exmouth A Big Sing event held in Exmouth in February raised more than £550 for the town’s Open Door centre. More than 100 Good Afternoon Choir members from across Devon and Somerset took part in a workshop. In the evening the town’s own buoy band, The Exmouth Shanty men, performed at a concert at Holy Trinity Church. Lisa Pike from Open Door Exmouth thanked the audience for the ‘incredibly generous’ donation of £561 to…

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Send your community news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk. Photos: with permission.

East Devon and Exeter – a round-up of community news, photos, sporting events, school celebrations, fundraising fun

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By on Budleigh Salterton, Business, East Devon, East Devon sport, Exeter, Exeter sport, Exmouth, Exmouth sport, News, Ottery St Mary, Rugby, Seaton, Sport

A round-up from across East Devon and Exeter – community news, photos, sporting events, school celebrations, fundraising fun. Send your local news to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk East Devon Scores of runners in Santa hats set off in East Devon for Hospicare first-ever charity Jingle Jog. Some 500 joggers of all ages set off from Greendale farm shop and raised more than £20,000 for the charity. Jogging routes included 2km, 5km and a 10km timed trail run.  Exmouth A dead Turkey Oak tree overhanging a café seating area in the grounds of Exmouth Manor Gardens will be removed this month after the district…

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Exmouth
Top, Exmouth Amateur Boxing Club supporters celebrate a win for new gym after a planning meeting heard views from from residents and councillors. Photos: Base Planning Consultants/Bradley Gerrard/LDRS.

Exmouth boxing club comes up fighting against calls to block its new gym amid fears noise and traffic will ‘harm’ elderly neighbours in sheltered council homes

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An Exmouth boxing club came out fighting against objections to its plans for a new gym amid concerns that hours of noise and parking chaos could hit elderly and vulnerable residents living in nearby council sheltered accommodation. A Devon boxing club has delivered a knock-out blow in a multi-year planning wrangle as part of efforts to build itself a new headquarters, writes local democracy reporter Bradley Gerrard. Exmouth Amateur Boxing Club put forward plans for a new gym and community sport building at Warren View Sports Ground at the town’s Halsdon Avenue, but faced significant opposition from residents. Around 50…

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Community news, photos, celebrations, what's on from across East Devon and Exeter. All photos: with permission.

Community news and photos from East Devon and Exeter – including Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Cranbrook, Beer, Branscombe, plus what’s on

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By on Beer, Branscombe, Business, Cranbrook, Cricket, East Devon, East Devon sport, Exeter, Exmouth, Farming, Honiton, Honiton sport, News, Sidmouth, Sport, What's On, What's on in East Devon, What's on in Exmouth, What's on in Sidmouth

A round-up of community news, events, photos, celebrations and what’s on from across East Devon and Exeter – including Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Cranbrook, Beer, Branscombe. Cranbrook Celebrations were held in Cranbrook when the town’s country park was presented with a prestigious Green Flag Award for the second year running. Cranbrook Town Council said it was ‘delighted’ the area had again been highlighted as one of the very best parks and green spaces in the UK. The council said thanks to volunteers and a maintenance crew, the last year had been ‘significant’ in boosting the park’s wildlife and biodiversity through tree…

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Paddleboarder Geoff: “I have never seen one this size, it was absolutely huge. It was pretty fantastic." Images: with permission.

VIDEO: ‘Wow’ moment as sea turtle swims with dad and daughter paddleboarders in East Devon

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By on Beer, Branscombe, East Devon, East Devon sport, Editor's Choice, Exclusive, News, Seaton, Sport

Dad and daughter paddleboarders took a sharp intake of breath amid a ‘wow’ moment when a sea turtle swam with them off East Devon. The plucky sea creature swam alongside paddleboarders Geoff, 45, and 17-year-old Lilly, at Beer, East Devon, before the pair spotted it again later in the day,  off Seaton. Animal lover Geoff, who recently returned to East Devon after living in America for 23 years, saw the creature gobbling up jellyfish before it sped off out to sea. Geoff, who quickly filmed the sea turtle as it swam underneath the paddleboard, initially thought the dark shape floating…

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£10million boost for East Devon sport, education, healthcare and green areas

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By on Cranbrook, East Devon, East Devon sport, Exeter, Exmouth, Exmouth sport, Honiton, Honiton sport, News, Rugby, Sport

Developers’ cash of around £10million will boost healthcare, sports, education and green areas in East Devon. The district council has announced cash developers must pay the authority to build new homes will go to ‘several community projects’, set to start in the coming months. The £11million Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding pot will pay for a new school, extending a doctors’ surgery, new sports pitches and changing rooms, a country park, and paths for cycling and walking. East Devon District Council (EDDC) said £1million has been set aside from the funding for future projects. Councillor Todd Olive, EDDC portfolio holder…

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