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Devon Air Ambulance called after single motorcycle crash on the A3052
One rider taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth following a single motorcycle collision on the junction to Sidmouth by The Bowd Inn. The road was closed from 11am until 12pm as Devon Air Ambulance and one land ambulance was called to transfer
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Pastor turned paddle boarder offers free lessons in Sidmouth
A retired pastor who is now a qualified paddle craft instructor is offering free lessons in Sidmouth this summer. Newton Poppleford resident Alistair McKenna, 69, used to pastor the Emmanual Baptist Church and has also been a missionary in Japan
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Interview: James Pellow on his 20th season at the Manor Pavilion
The Summer Play Festival at the Manor Pavilion will be opening for its annual '12 plays in 12 weeks' season on Monday, June 24 with Francis Durbridge’s thriller House Guest. Favourite and doyen of the Play Festival, James Pellow, will be notching
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The common morning routine that is making your hay fever worse
An expert has warned hay fever sufferers that a common morning routine could be making their symptoms much worse. As warmer weather comes to the UK with the advent of spring and summer, pollen counts across the country are on the rise, leaving
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Gardens around Talaton opening to the public for a weekend in May
On the weekend of May 25 and 26 at least 11 gardens will be open in the village of Talaton from 2pm to 6pm. This year there will be two gardens opening for the first time. This event is now in its 31st year and raises funds for Talaton Church and
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East Devon walking group head to Northumberland
40 members of East Devon Ramblers have just returned from Northumberland where they spent a busy week walking part of the England coast path. The group stayed in Alnwick which enabled easy access to the coast path as well as the other walks and
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Exeter Cathedral's young choristers to perform at Ottery Church
The talented young choristers from Exeter Cathedral will be giving a Summer Serenade concert at Ottery St Mary Parish Church on Saturday, May 18. The young singers will be performing some well-known favourites by composers including Bach, Mozart
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Council looking at options to ensure future of youth centre
Various options are being considered for the future of Sidmouth's Youth Centre in Manstone Lane. The Manstone Youth Centre is owned by Sidmouth Town Council, with youth services run by Young Devon, but the building is old and no longer fit for
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Ed Dolphin 'Green Tongues are unfurling'
Ed Dolphin writes for the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group. It has been an awfully wet spring, but one plant that has loved the deluge is the Hart’s Tongue Fern that lives at the edges of our woodland and on most of our banked hedges. They are evergreen
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Once upon a time - A History of Ottery St Mary library
Ottery St Mary resident Josefina Gori writes for the Herald. The story of how Ottery acquired a library has always fascinated me. To summarize, it came about as a result of a sequence of coincidences and timely decisions. In 2016, the then
