News in Seaton

Following recent reports about increased 'wear and tear' due to severe storm damage, increased footfall and coastal erosion, the charity that looks after the South West Coast Path has announced it has raised over £100,000 to help safeguard the future of the National Trail.

The South West Coast Path Association (SWCPA), which has been fundraising as part of the Every Mile Matters campaign for just under a year, hit the milestone total earlier this week.

Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following a fatal road traffic collision on the A303 last night (Wednesday).

At 11.30pm police received a report that a car had been in collision with a pedestrian on the stretch of road between South Petherton and Southfields.

Local fire crews rescued a woman from a stream in Axmouth yesterday (Wednesday).

Fire engines from Seaton and Colyton attended the incident, which involved one woman stuck in a brook near the Ship Inn in Axmouth.

Nub News editor Philip Evans continues his series looking back over his 55-year career in journalism, many years of which have been spent covering East Devon.

Sport has dominated my life, mainly football and cricket, but as a youngster I also played tennis and table tennis to a reasonable standard and ran for Dorset in the English School's Cross County championships.

SMITH, GAIL FOTHERGILL (née Robinson) - of Seaton, formerly Jersey, Channel Islands, aged 75 years, passed away peacefully at home after an illness borne with great fortitude and humour. Loving wife, mother, grandmother and treasured friend to many.

EDWARDS, KATH - A private service will be held for Kath but donations, if desired, can be made to the FORCE Cancer Charity.

Police are investigating a suspicious barn fire near Southleigh, Colyton, in which three vintage tractors worth £35,000 were destroyed.

It is believed the fire was started deliberately between 8pm and 10pm, on Sunday, April 11 at Wiscombe Farm, Seaton Road, Colyton.

Tickets have gone on sale for this year's Devon County Show – which is taking place at the beginning of July.

The show has been moved from its usual May slot this year, and will start on Friday, July 2 and close on Sunday, July 4. This year will be the 125th time the show has been held.

Devon's health chiefs and leaders are urging people to 'be sensible' this weekend, as social contact and mixing increases as England moves out of lockdown.

The nation moved into Step 2 of the roadmap out of lockdown on Monday, which among others saw the opening of non-essential retail, personal care premises, gyms, as well as allowing pubs and restaurants to reopen outdoors.

Local fire crews had an early start this morning as they were called to a van ablaze at Millers Farm Shop in Kilmington.

Axminster and Colyton fire crews were called to the incident at 5.50am this morning (Monday).

The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed across Devon and Cornwall last week fell again to its lowest level since early September.

A total of 163 new cases were confirmed across the two counties last week, compared to 176 the previous week – the lowest number since the week ending September 12 – with the total cases since the start of the pandemic now standing at 47,461.