News in Honiton

Donna Green is an East Devon based, professionally qualified pet behaviour expert. She offers dog training and animal behaviour advice to help owners understand their pets better and tackle behavioural problems. In her latest column, she outlines the importance of dog socialisation..

Having a social dog that can respond to your cues amid distractions is a dream; however, if you have a social dog that does not always respond to your cues, it can be seen as a menace to many people.

CARTER – DESMOND. Passed away peacefully at Gittisham Hill House Care Home on 20th July 2021 aged 82 years.

MUNSLOW - GILL. Peacefully passed away at home, 2 July 2021.

Honiton firefighters went to the aid of a man in Plymtree who was believed to have breathed in a chemical substance on Sunday, July 25.

The fire service was alerted by Ambulance Control at about 8.30pm to reports that the casualty was having difficulty breathing.

Honiton's Hot Pennies ceremony takes place tomorrow (Tuesday, July 27) – and there is a 'huge sense of both optimism and relief' that this year – the 800th anniversary of the granting of Honiton's Royal Charter, the event that traditionally marks the beginning of 'Fair Week' - will take place again, having been cancelled last year because of Covid-19.

To celebrate both the 800th anniversary milestone and the return to a 'new normal', there will be various attractions in the build-up to the 12:00 noon start – including the judging of a children's pole decorating competition at 11am.

Firefighters from Honiton have been helping to tackle a blaze at a business park in East Devon.

The fire at Hill Barton Business Park in Clyst St Mary started in a shredder at about 1.15pm yesterday afternoon (Friday, July 23), and spread to a woodpile.

At Home Instead, our CAREGivers always do their best to make our clients' wishes come true. CAREGiver Jo and her client Mrs F have a firm friendship that is built on mutual trust and understanding. So when Mrs F told her CAREGiver Jo about her experiences of wartime evacuation, and memories of times well spent at a local but almost forgotten village, Jo decided that it was time to make a plan…

During her care visits to Mrs F, and alongside their daily tasks, the pair would often chat about times gone by, and the fact that for Mrs F, Devon hadn't always been home. Recently, Mrs F had been dwelling on thoughts of the Devon town to which she was evacuated as a child, with the sad impression that it was no longer there.

When you get an invitation to an event mentioning a 'VVIP guest', you know it's going to be someone you don't get to meet every day.

And sure enough, when Sharon Thorne of Honiton's TRIP community transport charity attended an event in Cornwall earlier this week, she found herself chatting to the Prince of Wales, who was there with Camilla.

Honiton Community College has become the first school in Devon to benefit from grant funding from the charity RALPHH with the potential to save the lives of students, staff and visitors.

The money provided by RALPHH has been used to purchase and maintain a portable defibrillator. It will be kept in the college's Fitness Suite but is also within easy reach of the playing field and other indoor sporting area, including the gym which is used for public exercise classes outside normal school hours.

Entries for Zrun close on Friday 23rd July 2021.

1. 5 mile fun run around Ottery St Mary. Starting at 6.30pm in Land of Caanan car park.

The 1st Honiton Scout Group would like to welcome Tash Golding as a Section Assistant for Jackson Cubs.

Tash moved to Honiton from Brixham and asked about helping with the Scout Group. She agreed to be a Section Assistant and has now been invested and is part of our leadership team