News in Honiton

On December 12, people living within the Tiverton and Honiton constituency will be given the opportunity to vote for one of five candidates representing a political party.

Liz Pole is the local representative for the Labour party, Dr. John Timperley for the Liberal Democrats, Colin Reed for the Green party and Margaret Dennis for the UKIP party.

The Honiton Neighbourhood Police Team have warned residents about a scam allegedly 'doing the rounds'.

In a tweet posted on their Twitter account today (November 29), the local policing team alerted people about a 'scam letter', appearing to be from a bank and stating that the recipient has inherited a large sum of money.

In just under two weeks, polling stations up and down the country will open giving people the opportunity to vote for who they think should run the country.

Here within the Tiverton and Honiton constituency, we have five people standing for the following political parties; Labour, Conservative, Green, UKIP and the Liberal Democrats.

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has been in East Devon today as part of his campaign trail for the Conservative party in the run-up to the General Election on December 12.

Today (November 28) he visited Darts Farm on the outskirts of Exeter, where he was joined by Conservative candidates Neil Parish and Simon Jupp, standing for the Tiverton and Honiton and East Devon constituencies respectively.

Feel like setting yourself a challenge for the new decade? How about walking barefoot across flaming coals?

Not for the faint-hearted, this firewalking challenge will be for those who 'like it hot'.

Honiton's annual Christmas Carnival will take place on Saturday, 14 December, starting promptly at 5.30pm.

Santa, as part of the traditional Round Table Christmas float will lead the procession up through the High Street, followed by festively decorated entries on their final outing of the year.

Honiton Carers Support Group very much enjoyed the hospitality of the Honiton Co-op Store in Lace Walk - managed by Kathryn Baker - on Thursday 21 November.

The Carers Group was celebrating three occasions - Carers Rights Day, 'The Big Co-op Pay out' for local causes covering the period ending October 2019, which awarded the Carers Group a final payment of £2115.70 and being selected as a named charity for the coming year.

A crash has partially blocked the A30 near Ottery St Mary this morning – leading to queueing traffic.

Police report the crash took place at around 8.10am today on the A30 Westbound between Gosford Road and the B3174, Daisy Mount Cross, West Hill.

PHILLIPS – MAURICE WILLIAM. Passed away peacefully on 15th November 2019 at Adelaide Lodge.

PLOWMAN – JANET. Passed away peacefully at home on 24th November 2019, aged 70 years.

At VegBank we supply fresh fruit/veg and eggs to supplement the food bank parcels.

Many clients have growing children so the fresh food is vital for their healthy growth and well-being.