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Lions award prizes for environment poster competition
Children at St Peter's Primary School have been designing posters with environmental messages for a competition sponsored by Budleigh Salterton Lions Club. The school held a Recycling Week in November, with workshops by Suez Recycling and Recovery
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Buy your Christmas presents at Bicton College craft fair
A Christmas Craft Fair is taking place at Bicton College on Sunday, December 10. There will be more than 40 stalls selling a wide variety of locally made crafts. There will also be a raffle to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind, and refreshments
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East Devon councillors vote to raise allowances for first time since 2008
East Devon councillors have given themselves a 20 per cent pay rise. They are called ‘allowances’, not salaries, and the basic annual rate has gone up for the first time since 2008 from £4,360 to £5,260. Additional payments for special responsibilities
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Exmouth Deaf Academy employee wins regional care award
A member of staff at the Deaf Academy in Exmouth has won the regional final for Care Newcomer of the Year. Alex Scarlett, who is profoundly deaf, joined the Academy's residential care team in November last year along with Otto, her hearing dog.
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Courtlands Boardwalk repair work back on track after delay
Repairs to a section of the Exe Estuary Trail near Lympstone will be completed as early as possible in the new year, according to Devon County Council. The timber structural beams and deck planks on all 72 wooden spans of Courtlands Boardwalk between
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91-year-old woman participates in 100-mile virtual row for charity
A 91-year-old woman has taken part in a 100-mile virtual rowing event to raise funds for charity. Ann Dimmock, a resident at Watermeadow Grange care home, Topsham, helped to raise more than £300 for Children in Need and the Royal Marines. She
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Developer and estate agent combine for festive charity fundraiser
An Exeter-based estate agent will receive support from a renowned home builder as they raise funds for two charities in the area. Developer Persimmon Homes South West have supported Right At Homes Estate Agents’ festive charity event with a £1,000