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Mid Devon District Council achieves £1.5m budget surplus

4 days ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Mid Devon District Council headquarters, Phoenix House at Tiverton. AQ 9950 (Alan Quick, Crediton Courier)MORE income from selling recyclable material and a jump in leisure centre usage are among the factors that have helped Mid Devon District Council come in under budget. The local authority said its increased recycling rates to just under 58 per cent, placing it as the 11th best in the country. That performance meant it was able to sell more recycling, earning £163,000 more than it had expected.
Demolition begins on former Copplestone pub

5 days ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Will Goddard

The road closure at The Cross Hotel in Copplestone (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)THE long-awaited demolition of a crumbling former pub in Copplestone has begun. Initial work to knock down The Cross Hotel started on Monday morning, June 23.
Crediton road closure coming up

6 days ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Will Goddard

Road closure sign on Belle Parade (Will Goddard, Crediton Courier)BELLE Parade in Crediton is to be closed during the daytime for three days. Also in the newsIt will be shut between 8am and 6pm from Monday, June 30 until Wednesday, July 2 inclusive. The diversion is via Deep Lane, Peoples Park Road, Alexandra Road, Higher Road, Jockey Hill and vice versa. The Openreach closure is to “locate and clear blockages”, a traffic order says.
Gold bars stolen in Hatherleigh burglary

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Will Goddard

Two silver and seven gold bars were taken (Devon and Cornwall Police)A NUMBER of gold and silver bars have been stolen in a burglary in Hatherleigh. Also in the newsThe burglary is believed to have taken place between Thursday, June 12 and Monday, June 16. The missing items are described as two one-kilogram silver bars without packaging, seven gold bars of various sizes still in their packaging, and 20 gold sovereign coins in a small purple zip-up purse.
Copplestone PTA turns old school jumpers into picnic rugs

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Will Goddard

Showing off the new patchwork blankets (Emily Lancaster)PARENTS at Copplestone Primary School have made new patchwork picnic blankets out of old school jumpers. Also in the newsWhen the uniform was updated in 2019, members of the PTA wanted to repurpose the hundreds of jumpers that would otherwise have been thrown away into something pupils could enjoy.
'Inclusive ceilidh' coming to Okehampton

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Sarah Pitt

The Wren Music Ceilidh Band. (Submitted)Okehampton charity Wren Music is holding an ‘inclusive ceilidh’ in Okehampton in the coming weeks. The event at the Charter Hall from 7-9.30pm on Friday, July 4 is the first of five across Devon this summer and autumn. The project is being supported by public funding from the Arts Council England. The ceilidhs will have adaptable dance options and gender-neutral dance calls, and people can take part solo, with a partner, or in a group.
Exeter Cathedral service remembers hospice co-founder

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Sarah Pitt

Exeter Cathedral was packed for Eddie Farwell's memorial service. Picture: Drew McDonald Photography. (Drew McDonald Photography.)Exeter Cathedral was filled to the rafters yesterday (Tuesday, June 17) for a memorial service to remember children’s hospice co-founder Eddie Farwell. Eddie died in March at the age of 73, following a diagnosis of motor neurone disease. He was co-founder with his late wife Jill of the Children’s Hospice South West and became CEO of the charity after her death.
Yellow heat health warning - how to stay cool

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Alan Quick

Hot weather is forecast in the South West (UK Health Security Agency)AT this time of year most of us look forward to sunny weather and the chance to enjoy Devon and spend time outdoors, but it’s important to remember that even though any of us can struggle if we get too hot, for some people the heat can lead to them becoming serious unwell.
Your Kirton Raiser diary of events in the Crediton area

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Alan Quick

(Nora Parminter, Crediton Courier)Events coming up soon in and around Crediton 10am – “Jam Babies”, free creative play and music sessions for preschool children with their carers, at the Bookery in partnership with the Turning Tides Project. Also in the news2pm to 3pm – Crediton Courier drop-in, Crediton Library. 5pm – Family fun fair, Lord’s Meadow, Crediton, free entry. Open weeknights from 5pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1pm. Last day Sunday, June 22.
Motorcyclist, 20, died following collision with pickup in North Devon

1 week ago | creditoncourier.co.uk | Alan Quick

Devon and Cornwall Police have issued an appeal for information following a fatal collision. (Devon and Cornwall Police)DEVON and Cornwall Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision at Youldonmoor Cross near Chilsworthy, North Devon. It was reported at 5.30pm on Monday, June 16, that a collision had occurred at Youldonmoor Cross involving a white Ford ranger pickup and a red Suzuki motorcycle.