News March 2023
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New exhibition 'Paradise Found: New Visions of the Blackdown Hills' reveals the enduring relationship of the artist to landscape
27 March 2023
The newly-opened exhibition at Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) features the work of 36 artists walking in the footsteps of the Camden Town Group.
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Coming to a community near you soon: modular social housing
24 March 2023
East Devon District Council is looking to deliver an innovative, carbon neutral social housing solution to maximise the use of land which traditionally would have been difficult to build upon.
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New rapid electric vehicle charge points for East Devon
24 March 2023
9 rapid electric vehicle chargers are now ready to use in four neighbourhoods in East Devon.
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East Devon District Council Leader writes to Devon County Council about threat to Homelessness funding
23 March 2023
A consultation proposing cuts to funding of homelessness organisations in Devon has prompted East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) Leader, Councillor Paul Arnott, to express his grave concerns in an open letter to Devon County Council’s Leader, John Hart.
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New survey highlights benefits of social housing for East Devon tenants
23 March 2023
The results are in on a three-year research project looking at people's homes and wellbeing thanks to the help of East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) housing department.
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East Devon plans to enhance residents’ health and wellbeing
23 March 2023
Improving the health and wellbeing of East Devon’s residents’ is a priority integral to every council service in the year ahead.
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Honiton to welcome pioneering boatbuilders working on the UK’s first electric workboat
21 March 2023
A pioneering boatbuilding firm is relocating to East Devon to manufacture components for the UK’s first fully electric workboat and charging station, in a move which will secure 30 local jobs.
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Extraordinary Council meeting to be held to consider independent investigation report
14 March 2023
East Devon District Council (EDDC) will hold an extraordinary full council meeting on Thursday, 23 March to discuss the findings of an independent investigation in to the actions of EDDC following allegations and then criminal charges against former Councillor John Humphreys.
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Exmouth Swimming Pool is heated by a UK first in technology heating solutions
14 March 2023
Deep Green, a British start-up has unveiled Exmouth Swimming Pool as one of the first sites for a technology that supplies free heat, which reduces energy bills and will cut the reliance on carbon-intensive fossil fuel boilers.
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Massive step forward for Sidmouth coastal protection announced
08 March 2023
The Advisory Group for the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan (BMP) has given the green light to the “Option 6” Beach Management Scheme.
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East Devon District Council agree its summer opening for Public Toilets
08 March 2023
Public toilets across the district will again be open this summer as EDDC’s cabinet agree to keep 28 sites open.
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International Women’s Day: East Devon’s inspirational leaders
08 March 2023
Today, 8 March, East Devon District Council (EDDC) is celebrating both International Women’s Day (IWD) and Women’s History Month.
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Exmouth resident saves hundreds on energy bills through home visit
03 March 2023
An elderly Exmouth woman, struggling to pay her bills, has saved hundreds of pounds thanks to a few small changes in her home.
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Derelict Honiton Mill to get a new lease of life
03 March 2023
As part of Empty Homes Week, East Devon District Council (EDDC) is sharing the story of one-man who makes a living bringing derelict buildings back to life that no one wants.
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Luppitt Neighbourhood Plan formally ‘made’, helping shape future developments
01 March 2023
Plan which will help shape developments in Luppitt for the next decade have been formally ‘made’.