Carole Price of Clyst St Mary has given her local post box a Devon County show makeover.
Carole, who is a crafting enthusiast, just loves to decorate the village post box and has provided it with several different hats over the years.
This is the first time Carole has turned her skills to the Devon County Show. The eye-catching display includes a number of items, hand-knitted by crafty Carole, designed to capture the flavour of a traditional West County agricultural show with a chicken taking centre stage, as well as a pig, a cow and a sheep.
A formidable group of friends has raised more than £60,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by bringing the Clyst St Mary community together in memory of a beloved friend.
Al’s Pals Open Garden party has been running for the past few years thanks to a dedicated team hoping to honour the memory of their dear friend Alison Robinson , who died from cancer in 2019.
This year’s event raised £4,567.29, bringing the total collected by these fantastic fundraisers to £60,000 to enable Macmillan Cancer Support to fund services for people living with cancer.
Exeter based Burrington Estates has secured planning permission for a collection of 34 sustainable three-, four- and five-bedroom homes, and four affordable two- and three-bedroom homes at their flagship development at Winslade Park in Exeter, Devon. This vibrant multi-use site currently hosts both commercial office space as well as state of the art leisure facilities.
The 86-acre site has received £28 million of funding from Paragon Development Finance and is already a buzzing hub of activity with premium sports and leisure facilities such as a gym, swimming pool, spa, creche...
A converted Georgian manor house on the outskirts of Exeter has been officially opened following its £2m refurbishment.
Dating back to the late 18th century, Winslade Manor stands at the heart of the 86-acre development of offices, homes and leisure facilities at Winslade Park, Clyst St Mary. Once complete, it will have an expected market value of £80m.
The first commercial tenants have moved in following the Grade II* listed manor’s impressive refurbishment, which finished on schedule in under a year with building work continuing despite three national lockdowns....
A major roundabout on the outskirts of Exeter will undergo two weeks of overnight closures while resurfacing work is carried out from next week.
Overnight resurfacing work will be undertaken on the A376 Clyst St Mary roundabout and its approach roads (A376 Sidmouth Road, A376 Exmouth Road, A3052 Honiton Road) from Monday 21 September to Friday 2 October.
Both the roundabout and the approach roads will be closed each evening from 7pm through to 7am the next day. The road will be fully open during the daytime and at weekends.
Drainage repairs will get underway at Clyst St Mary roundabout on the outskirts of Exeter on Monday (18 May).
Lane closures on the three main approaches to the roundabout will be in place 24 hours a day for the next four weeks while work is undertaken. However, the roundabout will remain open at all times.
Work to repair broken drainage pipes under the road will be carried out Monday to Friday during the daytime and the scheme is expected to be completed by Friday 12 June.
A luxury residential and commercial developer has bought an historic estate to kick-start a major project - and a huge 2,500 jobs boost for the city.
Burrington Estates today announced the purchase of Winslade Park, in Clyst St Mary, which is set in 86 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Exeter.
The acquisition, which includes an 18th century Grade II-listed manor house, is the first step towards plans to provide 150 new homes and 125,000 ft of commercial office space at the heart of a new purpose-built community.
Appliances from Middlemoor, Danes Castle and Topsham were mobilised to a report of a fire in the filtration system within an anaerobic digester in Exeter.
Upon arrival at the premisies in Oil Mill Lane, Clyst St Mary at 6.40am, crews confirmed a fire involving the carbon filter stack which they set to work extinguishing using two dry powder extinguishers.
By 7.28am the crews had extinguished the fire but there was a presence of gas. A hazardous materials officer was requested and crews donned breathing apparatus in order to open a valve within the premises to ventilate the...
Detectives are appealing for information after several distinctive items of jewellery were taken during two burglaries in Clyst St Mary, Exeter.
Two properties in Clyst Valley Road were broken into while the victims were away on holiday.
During the first burglary, that happened sometime between Saturday 13 February and Wednesday 17 February, Australian dollars were stolen, as well as a number of unique and distinctive pieces of jewellery (crime reference CR/ 011053/16).
An 18 carat gold necklace chain (pictured) with a unique design handcrafted in Pakistan,
Police are investigating a burglary that took place at a property in Clyst St Mary in which jewellery and cash was stolen.
The incident took place at a property in the Cat and Fiddle Park, near Exeter between 5pm 28th August and 10am 29th August whilst the elderly occupants were away.
A 43-year man from Exmouth has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and has been bailed until 4th November pending further enquiries.
Several items of jewellery including pendants, bracelets, necklaces, rings and a wristwatch were stolen along with £500, €400 and a Royal Doulton...
