News in Axminster

New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have confirmed 11 new cases of the coronavirus in East Devon.

The total number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in the last seven days has more than doubled across Devon and Cornwall – but some areas have seen a fall.

Axminster estate agents Vicary & Co held a fundraiser on the Minster Green yesterday (Thursday) in aid of two cancer charities.

Staff from Vicary & Co teamed up with the popular Community Waffle House to host a takeaway coffee morning and cake stall in aid of Axminster & Lyme Cancer Support and Macmillan Cancer Support.

Axminster New Youth Club, formed in 2014, opened again this week conforming strictly to the new covid-19 restrictions.

The club which meets at the Pippins Community Centre on Tuesdays is open to youngsters between the ages of 11 and 16 years.

Flu clinics at the Axminster Medical Practice will be starting from Saturday (September 26th) but due to constraints brought about by the pandemic, they will be run very differently this year.

Appointments for flu vaccination will be offered by invitation only and patients are asked not to telephone the surgery.

No deaths relating to coronavirus in East Devon have been registered in the last four weeks, latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal.

It is the 13th week in a row across Devon and Cornwall combined that the number of deaths has been in single figure, and the 9th week in a row where the figure of deaths has been either zero, one, or two.

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Since launching Axminster Nub News in May, it has been a privilege to be a part of the local community and we have been delighted with the response and support from residents.

The first time I became aware of the person responsible for my presence in Devon and, more bizarrely, why I am called Dick by most people when my given name is Derek, was at a funfair in Shropshire.

I was four years-old, World War 2 had recently ended and we were at one of the many events held to celebrate this. I have a vague memory of standing with my mother and other members of her family watching soldiers, led by a band, march into the square at Oakengates.

A group set up to provide Axminster residents with support during the coronavirus pandemic has suspended its operations.

Axminster Community Emergency Response (ACER) has suspended its voluntary work as residents try and get back to a normal way of life.

The Community Waffle House in Axminster has launched a £20,000 online fundraising campaign to help with its upcoming move to Trinity House.

The Waffle House opened in West Street last April as a non-profit making community interest company. It has proved a huge success with every penny made going to help the needy of Axminster, especially the isolated and lonely.

More details have been released today on the proposed regeneration of the Axminster Carpets industrial site, including a new Aldi supermarket, as a public consultation is launched.

Following the announcement that supermarket chain Aldi could be coming to the town, a new Axminster Regeneration website has gone live today, detailing ACL Properties' plans to develop surplus land on the eastern part of the Axminster Carpets estate, off Musbury Road.