A30 junction probe welcome ; Residents of a Devon village have welcomed...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  May 9, 2008 ;     246 words ...Residents of a Devon village have welcomed the news that a public inquiry will be held into the controversial closure of a central reservation gap on the A30. The hearing, announced by the Highways Agency, will see an independent inspector listen...

Men escape from car crash ; A car was involved in an accident in a Devon...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  November 5, 2008 ;     50 words ...A car was involved in an accident in a Devon village on Monday night. The crash, at Lower Town, Halberton, near Tiverton, involved no other vehicle and the two men who had been in...

Artefacts will be on display ; Visitors can view a range of artefacts at a...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  July 31, 2008 ;     45 words ...Visitors can view a range of artefacts at a chapel and schoolroom in an East Devon village on Sunday afternoon. Salem Chapel, in East Budleigh, will be open to the public between 2pm and 4pm. There will be historic documents...

Twinners visit Devon village ; French residents have made their first...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  October 9, 2008 ;     139 words ...French residents have made their first visit to their twin Devon village. People living in Plobannalec and Lesconil in Brittany travelled to Broadclyst to formalise the links. They were officially welcomed...

3pm update: 800-year-old village Inn closes ; A Devon village has been...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  May 21, 2008 ;     55 words ...A Devon village has been left without a pub after its 800-year- old inn suddenly closed down this week. The award-winning Drewe Arms at Broadhembury...

Free entry at sale of plants ; A plant sale will be held in a Mid Devon...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  April 21, 2008 ;     40 words ...A plant sale will be held in a Mid Devon village next month. The annual plant sale at Rewe, on the A369 between Exeter and Tiverton, will be held at the youth club on Saturday, May 3, between 10am and 12.30pm. Entry is free and refreshments will be available.

Not a crow in sight as village holds annual festival ; Scarecrows could be...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 16, 2008 ;     128 words ...Scarecrows could be spotted peering out from rooftops and gardens in a Devon village at the weekend. Starcross was holding its fourth annual scarecrow festival on Saturday to raise money for Hospiscare. Wallace and...

Bloom judges visit village ; Judges for the Britain in Bloom competition...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  August 6, 2008 ;     71 words ...Judges for the Britain in Bloom competition are expected to visit an East Devon village tomorrow. The two judges, Jeff Bates and Jim Knight, will be taken on a tour of East Budleigh. The village is up against four others...

Pub campaign impresses village-of-year judges ; Kentisbeare has been...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  September 8, 2008 ;     156 words ...Kentisbeare has been ajudged the runner-up in the Calor Devon Village of the Year 2008 competition. Stuart McFadzean, who helped with publicity for the competition, said: "There is a sense of pride...

Refurbished Inn has scope for expansion of letting business ; A devon...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  May 1, 2008 ;     238 words ...A devon village inn with tremendous charm and character is being offered for sale through Stonesmith. The Devil's Stone Inn at Shebbear was converted...

Fun and funds success at village's popular fete ; More than pounds1,500...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 17, 2008 ;     136 words ...More than pounds1,500 was raised at an East Devon village church's annual fete and the money is to be put towards its funds. St Mary's Church, Whimple, held its annual garden fete on Saturday...

Posters advertising important planning appeal are torn down ; A poster...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  June 28, 2008 ;     83 words ...A poster thief is on the prowl in a quiet Devon village. The Exminster Action Group has complained that its posters warning people of a planning appeal against plans by Midas Homes have...

Air ambulance picks up biker ; A city motorcyclist was airlifted to...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  April 14, 2008 ;     142 words ...A city motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital after coming off his bike near an East Devon village. The 36-year-old man, who was on a blue Yamaha machine, was involved in a crash with a Mercedes car and a Fiat Bravo car at 4pm...

Pub faces last closing time ; Time was called for the last time in a Devon...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  May 15, 2008 ;     177 words ...Time was called for the last time in a Devon village pub at the weekend. Regulars had their last pint at The Redwing at Lympstone on Sunday. Fittings and fitments have been sold off...

PE department rated a winner ; A devon village school's PE department has...

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  August 4, 2008 ;     150 words ...A devon village school's PE department has been rated as outstanding. The verdict on the secondary at Uffculme, near Cullompton, came after a review...