. Devon

Campaign success for Simon Jupp MP as government gives green light to new Cullompton train station

Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon, has welcomed the government announcement that a new train station will be built in Cullompton.

As a Devon MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Great South West, Simon Jupp MP has been campaigning to improve connectivity and economic opportunity across the area by introducing a direct rail link between Cullompton and London...

Cycle trail approved

A new off-road multi-use trail, described as the ‘missing link’ between Seaton and Colyford, is on the way.

The £1.2 million scheme, approved by Devon County Council’s cabinet on Wednesday, will improve part of the existing National Cycle Network Route 2 in East Devon, which currently diverts onto a section of road that is unsuitable for families and less confident cyclists....

Opticians thank Exmouth people for food donations

THE generous people of Exmouth have been praised for their donations to a food collection for local people in need.

Staff from the town’s Specsavers store organised the collection in aid of the Exmouth Food Bank, in response to the cost-of-living crisis that is affecting so many families.

Many customers and passers-by joined the store’s staff in contributing to the...