News in Axminster

The Conservatives have retained the control of Devon County Council for another for years, but with a slightly reduced majority.

Under John Hart's leadership, the Tories have held control of the council since 2009, and Thursday's local elections saw them stretch that reign until 2025.

Latest police figures have reported that there were 74 recorded crimes in the Axminster area in March.

These figures compare to 39 crimes the previous month and 70 during the same month the previous year.

Members of Axminster Young Farmers organised a 24-hour ploughing marathon over the weekend to raise funds for a brain charity.

The marathon was started by their chairman Jon Turner on Saturday morning and the young farmers continued throughout the night to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of Richard Lambert, who died in August last year.

Alison Hernandez has retained her role as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for the next three years.

The Conservative candidate was re-elected to the role with an increased majority on her 2016 win after counting on Monday.

The Royal British Legion is celebrating its 100th anniversary to be celebrated in Axminster with the laying of a wreath on Saturday.

The ceremony will take place at the town's War Memorial on the Minster Green and the wreath will be laid by the chairman of the Axminster branch, former mayor Mervyn Symes.

Axminster Heritage Centre is counting down the days until it reopens on Tuesday, May 18 following lockdown.

The centre has released a video showing volunteers making last-minute preparations, ready to welcome back visitors.

Axminster Repair Café is joining forces with the Community Waffle House to stage a special event to fix garden tools, bicycles together with plus a plant and seed swap.

It will be the first time the Repair Café has been able to meet since coronavirus restrictions were introduced in March 2020.

A new micro-pub will be opening at Axminster Railway Station next weekend, offering a wide selection of local ales, beers and ciders.

Teresa Heggs, landlady at The Ale Way, is promising a warm and welcoming environment for people to get together and relax as COVID restrictions are eased next week.

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.

Timing can mean everything when launching a business. And it can be argued with some justification that the early 2000s was probably not the best time to be launching a newspaper group with the credit crunch just around the corner.

Axminster Town Football Club has demonstrated its commitment to provide sport for all by the introduction of a Wildcats initiative, a national network sponsored by Weetabix.

Wildcats is non-competitive football for girls between the ages of four and 11 who want to try the sport for the first times and who want to play with girls of their own age.