News in Honiton

Honiton Gate to Plate returns for its third year in August. This annual street market celebrates all the fantastic food and craft on our doorstep here in East Devon.

It is set to take place on the High Street on Saturday 21 August.

With summer vibes in full-swing, calendars are filling up with all the social occasions we have been missing while in lockdown. Albeit slightly hindered, things are hotting up out there in Honiton and we are here to tell you What's On.

One key date for your diaries is the Honiton Manor Summer Fete on Saturday 31 July from 11am - 2pm.

FORCE Cancer Charity has taken the difficult decision to make this year's Nello cycle ride a virtual event again for 2021, due to increasing concerns over the latest rise in Covid cases.

The charity's single biggest annual fundraiser was due to take place on Sunday June 27.

A community book sale at the Tesco store in Honiton has yet again raised enough funds to give back to a local good cause.

Honiton Makaton Sing and Sign Choir were invited up to the store on Battishorne Way to be presented with a cheque for £300 to fund a trip to Bristol Zoo.

Devon and Cornwall police have acknowledged that they could make more use of new legal powers to tackle stalking, after research found a very low take-up by forces across England.

Stalking Protection Orders were introduced in January 2020, giving police the power to impose restrictions on suspected stalkers to stop their behaviour escalating.

Devon's ambulance crews are to be issued with body-worn cameras, following a sharp increase across the south west in verbal abuse and physical attacks by people the emergency crews are trying to help.

The cameras will be used from this summer for three years, and could provide crucial evidence for prosecution cases against offenders.

Are you looking for a new job or to change careers?

Nub News is here to help with a Jobs section on our website showing positions available in the area and our Job of the Week article.

Devon MPs and political leaders are divided over the Government's decision to delay the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions until July 19.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said all restrictions on social contact could be lifted on the new 'terminus date', barring the emergence of a game-changing new variant.

Winners of a Christmas raffle have enjoyed their prize, six months after receiving a meal for two at a prestigious local restaurant.

Deputy Manager at TRIP Community Transport in Honiton told Nub News: "When Mr and Mrs Dunn won the top prize in the TRIP Christmas draw, they never would have guessed they would be waiting another six months to enjoy their meal for two at The Pig at Combe."

It is great to see East Devon opening up. Many residents have faced changes with regards to employment and some are still feeling challenged by the prospect of returning to a new 'normal' way of life.

To encourage a feeling of optimism and security, Home Instead Exeter & East Devon have teamed up with Budleigh Salterton Community Hospital Health and Wellbeing Hub (Budleigh Hub), to hold a 'Home Care Fair'.