Exmouth

In recognition of its potential to bring more visitors to the town, East Devon District Council has waived the rental for the first 12 months for the use and storage of the land train in The Maer car park, Exmouth.

Visitors using the land train will also benefit from reduced parking with a full day costing just £3, instead of the usual £6.

The train will run from the Maer car park on the hour calling at several places along the seafront before heading inland at the marina and calling at the bus and train station at half past each hour. It will then stop at the town centre...

Every district in Devon will have a specialist youth centre hub with professional staff, following a decision by Devon County Council’s Cabinet yesterday (June 11).

The eight hubs will work with the most vulnerable young people, as well as providing three open sessions for all youngsters each week and expertise for community groups which want to set up their own sessions.

There will also be extra funding to assist communities to develop their own local youth offer using council buildings and other assets.

A separate exercise later in the year will consider possible...

A new Forest School has launched in Exmouth to bring exciting outdoor activities to toddlers, children and adults.

Exmouth Forest School will officially open on Saturday 21 June 2014 with a FREE family fun open day for everyone to come and explore the new site.

Exmouth Forest School is part of the Exeter Outdoors company, a social enterprise based in Exeter providing Forest School Leader training courses and outdoor learning experiences for schools throughout the South West.

The new Forest School has been set up by passionate Forest School Leaders who have set up...

Withycombe House, the former Hillcrest school in St John’s Road has been painstakingly restored to form luxurious homes as part of a new housing development by C G Fry & Son.

The multi award-winning independent developer is holding an open-weekend to view this magnificent house on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June from 10am-4pm.

This is a unique opportunity for locals and visitors alike to view the Gothic style villa built c. 1850 which was Grade II listed in 1949 and retains many unique architectural features. Latterly the period manor was converted into a school for day...

The family of a ‘wonderful’ Exmouth grandmother killed in a coach crash in May have paid tribute to her memory.

Police have now confirmed that 59-year-old Margaret Luxton was killed when a coach she was a passenger in left the road and struck a wall near Looe in Cornwall on Tuesday May 13.

68-year-old Carol Muldoon, from Newton Poppleford also died in the crash while many other were left with serious injuries.

Speaking on behalf of the Luxton family, Margaret Luxton’s daughter in law Ruth Luxton said: “A wonderful local Exmouth lady was taken from us far too soon at...

Around 800 military personnel from Commando Training Centre Royal Marines celebrated the Corps’ 350th birthday this weekend with a speed march through the centre of Exmouth and Lympstone.

On Saturday (31 May) morning the Marines formed up into their training departments, known as Wings, tackled the grueling speed march through the town.

“The aim of the speed march is to raise money for the Royal Marines, Royal Marines raising money for Royal Marines.” said WO1 Phil Gilby, the Regimental Sergeant Major of CTCRM speaking ahead of the march.

“The plan is to put between...

East Devon District Council has evicted a third tenant from council-owned flat due to anti social behaviour.

The council had recently evicted two other tenants from flats in Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton due to repeated incidents of anti social behaviour

The tenat from Budleigh Salteron was evicted earlier this week while a court granted EDDC an eviction order for the Exmouth property in April.

Now EDDC has evicted a tenant from a flat at 8 Powell Close, Seaton, where one of the issues was repeated anti social behaviour.

Ms Sandra Clarke was ordered to...

A woman from Exmouth who sold fake and unsafe cosmetics on ebay was sentenced in Exeter Crown Court today (Thursday).

Deborah Hamber, used two separate eBay accounts to sell £25,000 worth of counterfeit cosmetic products, bearing brand names such as Benefit, Lancome and MAC.

Ms Hamber received a four month suspended prison sentence plus 150 hours of community service today as a result of the prosecution brought by Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.

Councillor Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for the Trading Standards...

Firefighters were today called to rescue a ten year old girl who had become stuck in a tree in Exmouth.

An appliance from Exmouth was mobilised to the incident, at 3.07pm, after a report that a young girl was stuck in a tree at The Crescent in Exmouth.

On arrival at the scene crews rescued one ten year old child from the tree using one short extension ladder.

Exmouth Town Council, East Devon District Council (EDDC) and local resident, Ed Hughes, have worked together to get Exmouth the brand new seafront outdoor shower that residents wanted.

The outdoor shower, next to The Octagon, is free and has two shower heads and two lower down foot washers.

Funding for this project (Section 106 money) became available as a result of a number of housing developments in the Exmouth Town Council area. Section 106 money is collected from developers and spent by EDDC, which chooses to involve the community in how it allocates funds.

EDDC...