News in Axminster

Axminster will have a "sparkling" Christmas despite fears that the new COVID-19 lockdown will be extended beyond the government 's December 2nd end date and through the festive period.

That's the promise Cindy Furse from the Light Up Axminster organisation has made to local traders following the government's announcement the whole country will be placed into lockdown again as from Thursday pending expected approval from Parliament this week.

Axminster's Remembrance service has been brought forward to this Wednesday following the government decision to lockdown the whole country.

The Axminster branch of the Royal Legion was planning to hold the service on The Minster Green on Sunday, November 8th with social distancing being observed. But the new lockdown regulations, which will come into force as from Thursday, prevents such a gathering taking place.

Axminster's Archway Bookshop is in the front line of a revolutionary new initiative that aims to win back the independent British bookselling industry from Amazon's dominance.

The British launch of Bookshop.org marks a fight back by independent booksellers in an industry that has been amongst the worst affected by the rise of Amazon's online business.

In the last article I wrote of the Bonfire night celebrations which took place on the ground between our row of Nissen huts and the 'black huts' above them.

This brought back memories of my first football injury. The bigger boys used this same piece of land to play football and although I had been told not to, and the players made it obvious I was a nuisance, I decided I would join in anyway.

Meyers Estate Agents has opened its first branch in Devon, with local representative Fran Ponting covering the Axe Valley and Lyme Regis areas.

Multi-award-winning estate agency Meyers has built its reputation over the past eight years with its headquarters in Poundbury and several branches across Dorset.

The number of people in hospital across Devon and Cornwall following a positive COVID-19 test has risen by 20 per cent in the last week.

The NHS England figures, released this morning (Friday), give the latest details of the admissions and diagnoses of coronavirus patients by hospital trust.

Latest police figures have reported that there were 52 recorded crimes in the Axminster area last month.

In the Rural East Devon Policing Team's latest newsletter for the Axminster area, it was reported that 27 crimes had been reported during September in the Axminster Town ward, and 25 in the Axminster Rural ward.

For many years local home care provider Home Instead Exeter and East Devon has been delivering a range of talks and workshops, free of charge, to local community groups and organisations.

These include dentists, Law Firms, GP surgeries, memory cafes, carer support groups, social groups, supermarket staff, and people in a caring role for friends and family.

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Devon County Council has answered pleas to try and ensure the neediest children and families in Devon do not go hungry.

Labour's plea for the free school meals scheme to be extended over the holidays to stop children going hungry was rejected last week by the government, but since then, several councils have announced schemes to help during the October half-term.