News in Honiton

Honiton residents with questions or concerns now have the opportunity to speak with a district council candidate at a regular drop-in session.

Cllr Jake Bonetta, the 18-year-old embracing local politics, is inviting residents to speak face-to-face on any council matters they wish to discuss.

East Devon District Council has re-elected the man 'who has steered them through choppy waters' back to his role as leader.

Cllr Paul Arnott, from the East Devon Alliance, who first took on the role in May 2020, was once again voted in to the position at Tuesday's annual council meeting.

Back in January 2020, Sarah Glover delivered a moving speech at the Honiton Health Matters AGM on her own experience that motivated her to set up the Parent+ Support Hub.

Since then, the Honiton-based mental health support group has gone from strength to strength, despite the challenges of Covid.

Tesco Honiton donated £100 from their thriving and much coveted community book sale to local cricket club Tale Millers at a cheque-giving presentation this morning (26 May).

Club representative Neil Chambers contacted community manager, Duncan Sheridan-Shaw at the store to see if the local shop could help with donations towards repairing the club's lawn mower.

The Beehive community arts venue is open again for classes, community activities and meetings and our events programme restarts on 11 June.

The team are working hard behind the scenes to make sure that we reopen safely and that everyone will feel comfortable and reassured.

Police in the region are paving the way by appointing a dedicated dog theft lead. Chief Inspector Rob Curtis has been assigned to help tackle this rising crime.

Dog theft stories circulating on social media and in the news has led to growing concern amongst owners both locally and nationally.

Retired Honiton barber and founder of The Baton charity has set himself a new challenge, this time raising money for Hospiscare.

Alan Rowe MBE will be running almost 20 miles from Honiton Hospiscare's, Kings House to Exeter's Searle House on Sunday 30 May 2021, starting at 7am.

Police launch campaign to remind caravan and trailer owners to undertake safety checks before hitting the road.

Owners are being urged to make sure that their caravans, trailers and campervans are roadworthy, especially if they may not have been used for more than a year, to help avoid incidents on Devon and Cornwall's road network this summer.

Dozens of traders in Honiton are gearing up for another Fiver Fest, following last year's success.

The popular event encourages Honiton residents to support their local, independent shops and to celebrate the town's community spirit and unique, small-town character.

The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed across the region in the last week is the lowest since the start of September.

A total of 108 new cases were confirmed across Devon and Cornwall in the last week – with the total since the start of the pandemic at 48,287.