Memories of Millwey

Readers share historic pictures of Millwey

Woodbury of Old

WOODBURY man Roger Stokes gives us a glimpse of the past with photographs from his mammoth collection.

A celebration of Honiton

HONITON has always been an important trading centre. Belinda Bennett looks at the history of Honiton Market.

A Marshwood tale

Ruth Moore describes happy childhood memories in Marshwood in West Dorset

A dark cloud fell over Christmas

THE crew members of The Maria Noble never forgot that fateful Christmas night in 1956 when Will Carder drowned after being washed overboard during the worst seas in Exmouth’s history.

Ottery Tar Barrels

Shunning the traditional pop and fizz of a fireworks display Ottery St Mary has long been home to a more dramatic November 5 celebration. We delve behind the scenes for an inside view.

Farr...and near

Eighty-eight–year-old Frank Farr is a familiar face in East Budleigh. Apart from 1939-45, when he was in the army, he has lived and worked in the village all his life. Over the coming months he writes about his recollections.

Destruction of Exmouth pool marks the end of a golden era

THE demolition of Exmouth Swimming Pool is a poignant and sad milestone for Exmouthonians who remember it – and used it – during its heyday.

Wartime evacuees in Budleigh

TWO sisters who were evacuated to Budleigh during World War Two describe their emotional return to the town to pay tribute to the woman who cared for them.

Time Team at Dotton Mill

CHANNEL 4's Time Team has excavated the site of Dotton Mill – thanks to the hard work of a village student.

Reg’s days before Sandy Bay or trains

Centenarian Reg Hill is a veritable living history book – having lived in Littleham continuously since 1911 – and has seen many changes during his lifetime. In his new series he shares memories of life in the village.

Phoenix rises again - 62 years after Hitler’s Blitz on Exeter

Special report on Exeter’s blitz by David Bazell.

Life of piracy, power and imprisonment

East Budleigh's most famous son, Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most enigmatic figures of England’s golden age

Sidmouth - the Nelson connection (part 2)

The first part of our feature ended with John Carslake (who went on to found the Sid Vale Association) being among those on board Prosperine to be taken as prisoners by the French forces which attacked and recovered the British vessel...

Sidmouth - the Nelson connection (part 1)

WITH its strong links to Nelson, Sidmouth had good reason to celebrate the Trafalgar Bi-Centenary.

Bill’s 1920s and all that!

Kingsley Squire talks to Grand Old Man of Sidmouth Bill Maeer about Sidmouth - past and present.

Victory in Europe

Read the memories of Edward Jones, a former RAF air gunner. His memories are personal, but stand as a tribute to the thousands of his comrades, many known and loved by families here, who fell in the cause of freedom.

Victoria Cross Heroes

As we celebrate the year that brought peace to Europe, Matt Smith recalls two heroes of Exmouth who were awarded the Victoria Cross for their gallantry.

'Everything was going to change'

Sidmouth resident Betty Carter recalls the first night of the Second World War

Lympstone’s chequered past

A peep into life in Lympstone in the 1920s and 1930s reveals tales of disaster – from fatal fires and car accidents, to infant deaths, famine and unidentified corpses.

Lympstone’s sacrifice for wartime effort

War came to Lympstone in 1939. The village’s sleepy tranquillity was smashed as many of its sons were lost in the battle to defeat Nazi Germany.