News in Axminster

It was a very hot evening on Tuesday of last week but a real pleasure for the congregation at St Mary's Parish Church in Axminster to share a wonderful service where Rt Rev'd Jackie Searle, Bishop of Crediton, led worship and the Licensing to the eight churches of the Axe Valley Mission Community of their new Team Vicar, the Rev'd Nicky Davies, and two Associate Priests, the Rev'd Cate Edmonds and the the Rev'd Shuna George.

They will each serve across the churches in their roles within the Ministry Team.

The 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan was marked in Axminster on Saturday with a special service on the Minster Green attended by between 40 and 50 people.

The service was conducted by the Father Geoffery Walsh, chaplain to the Axminster branch of the Royal British Legion.

Axminster fire crew were among those to assist a child stuck in mud on the cliffs at Charmouth, in West Dorset, on Saturday afternoon.

Coastguards from Lyme Regis and West Bay, and fire brigades from Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Axminster and Poole were called to the scene at 2.56pm, along with Lyme Regis lifeboat crew.

Axminster fire crew were called to a car fire near Coaxdon Hall, Smallridge, in the early hours of the morning.

The crew were called at 1.19am and one fire appliance was mobilised to a report of a vehicle on fire in a layby near Coaxdon Hall.

An Axminster motorist who threw a parking charge notice he had received on to the ground whilst visiting Truro in Cornwall, has been fined for littering.

Bodmin Magistrates' Court heard that Ian Pears, of Linseed Drive, parked in a restricted area of Truro, Cornwall, and was given the penalty notice by a civil enforcement officer last October.

Scheme such as Totally Locally Axminster have been praised by East Devon District Council as local businesses start to get back on their feet.

East Devon businesses are starting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. 

Devon & Cornwall Police is calling on residents and visitors to respect our region after a weekend which saw record 999 calls, increased levels of anti-social behaviour and public order incidents.

Over Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9, the force saw 2,301 999 calls – compared to 1,819 in the same period for 2019. This is an increase of 26.5 per cent.

The popular Community Waffle House will be moving into Axminster's landmark town centre building, Trinity House, later this year.

The news was announced last night (Tuesday) in a live video on Facebook, where Waffle House team members chatted with Ian Styles, managing director of Axminster Property, which owns and is currently refurbishing Trinity House, and local celebrity auctioneer Graham Barton.

More complaints have been made about the amount of dog fouling on country walks in and around Axminster.

In a recent incident, a mother posted on social media that her young son had to walk home in his underpants after falling over in dog's mess in Cloakham fields.

Police are treating a fire at Chris' Tat Shack in Axminster as arson.

The incident took place at the Lyme Road tattoo studio at about 2am on Sunday, August 9.