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A search operation is underway in Topsham following concerns for a young woman.

Police officers were called to Topsham at 5.30am after a member of the public reported seeing the woman in a distressed state.

Members of the Exmouth Coast Guard are believed to be in attendance, with the agency stating they were on a 'call out' at 6.54am.

The woman is described as white, aged 20 or younger, with brown hair in a ponytail. She was wearing a black vest, black tracksuit bottoms and white trainers.

There were possible further sightings of her around Countess Wear and...

People whose homes have been affected by flooding in Topsham and Exeter are being invited to an event looking at flood prevention.

The Topsham Emergency Group (on behalf of Topsham Community Association) is hosting a Flood Fair on Friday 4 July from 3pm to 8pm at Matthews Hall in Topsham.

The focus is on flood prevention in Topsham, but any Exeter residents affected by flooding in February are invited to attend.

The Fair will include an exhibition and information on the following:

• Individual property protection – information on various forms of flood
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Dining in the Dark, a gourmet fundraising event launched to raise both awareness of visual impairment and vital funds for WESC Foundation – the South West’s specialist centre for visual impairment – is being hosted once again by the Salutation Inn, Topsham, on 11, 12 and 13 November.

The hugely successful inaugural Dining in the Dark event took place on 1 May and was the first of its kind in the region. An intrepid group of diners, including Cllr Rachel Lyons who was Lord Mayor of Exeter at the time, enjoyed a mouthwatering three-course menu specially created by Chef Director of...

South West Highways has received excellent feedback after completing restoration works on Goat Walk in Topsham, a vital linking pedestrian route that is also of great historic value.

During the heavy storms at the end of January 2014, the historic walk was badly damaged with large sections of the wall collapsing, the concrete slabs making up the surface being displaced and broken and fill material being washed out with every subsequent high tide.

The existing concrete slabs had been cast on top of the stone walls which had left an unsightly edge. To carry out the repair...

The Environment Agency (EA) has approved a grant to cover the costs of repairs to coastal defences in Topsham. The defences at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, were damaged by the storms in February this year and the repair has just been finished. A large section of the coastal defence alongside the River Clyst frontage was severely damaged during the high tides and storm damage in January and February. This resulted in a breach which allowed the high tides to overtop and flow into the protected land and inland road behind it. These raised defences provide protection to the RSPB reserve at...

Significant works to repair the damage in Topsham caused by the winter storms have been completed a day early..

The repairs, to the flood defence wall at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham were funded by Exeter City Council.

Contractors working for the City Council began work on 28 April and finished a day earlier than the expected Friday 30 May today.

A large section of the coastal defence alongside the River Clyst frontage was severely damaged during the high tides and storm damage in January and February.

This resulted in a breach which allowed the high tides...

This bank holiday weekend, works by top artists, including rock legend Ronnie Wood, move into an Exeter development with the help of a local art gallery.

Castle Galleries, Exeter, on Cathedral Yard has joined forces with Linden Homes to create a pop up exhibition at the City Glade development off Topsham Road.

Until Monday 26 May, the showroom will showcase an array of artists from the likes of Paul Kenton, who creates beautiful and striking cityscapes, to Caroline Shotton, who’s famed for her fun and colourful bovine art, which includes pieces such as ‘Spider-moo’. This is...

Exeter City Council has begun repair work to the wall at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, using money from the government's funds.

The repairs come after a large section of the coastal defence alongside the River Clyst frontage was severely damaged during the high tides and storm damage in January and February.

This resulted in a breach which allowed the high tides to overtop and flow into the protected land and inkland road behind it. These raised defences provide protection to the RSPB reserve at Bowling Green Marsh and a number of nearby properties and businesses.

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