Crediton, England News

Crediton Town Council set up the collection in aid of the affected families, who were taken in by Crediton Parish Church following the blaze and have since been temporarily housed with neighbours and friends.

DISTRAUGHT residents whose homes went up in smoke after a huge fire in Crediton have described the moment they had to flee for their lives.

A town has rallied around to start a collection to help victims of a blaze which swept through a cluster of historic thatched properties.

Only two days after the catastrophic thatch fire in Crediton, the Fire Service received a call at 2.30pm today to a thatch roof on fire at Fishleigh, near Hatherleigh.

JUST one fire crew remains in Crediton after five homes were destroyed and residents left homeless following the massive fire that ripped through Mill Street and Buller Square yesterday.

Police and firefighters were called to Buller Square in Mill Street, Crediton between East Street and Exeter Road at just before 1pm today.

This month on This is Exeter the most read article was a comment piece from Paul Nero, managing director of Exeter FM, about cyclists, " Why do riders refuse to use cycle paths " - this piece also sparked a great deal of comment from readers.

PEOPLE living in the Butt Parks, Kirton Drive and Saxon Close areas of Crediton are invited to give their opinion on a proposed new entrance to the children's play area situated at the end of Kirton Drive.

The history of sweet making in Crediton is being told in a new booklet which will raise funds for the town's museum.

A MID Devon man who was killed when his soft-top car overturned and landed on its roof last week has been named as Matthew Grossett.