Mid Devon, England News

MEMBERS of the public are being invited to find out more about the work done across Mid Devon to keep communities safe.

Brand new rock musical The Devil in Disguise storms the stage in Silverton from 16-18 February featuring an album of classic tracks.

BUDDING young engineers, scientists, mathematicians, technologists and entrepreneurs in Mid Devon are being encouraged to enter the South-West regional heats of a national competition.

SOUTH Devon bike racer Jon Tiernan-Locke started the second day of the Tour Mediterraneen in the leader's yellow jersey today after upsetting the sprinters to win yesterday's opening stage.

A SPECIAL workshop in Mid Devon is offering families a fun way to celebrate both Valentine's Day and the start of National Nest Box Week on Tuesday, February 14.

OXFAM is encouraging Mid Devon women to get together and help celebrate the 101st anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, 2012.

HOME owners in Mid Devon who rely on having oil delivered to their properties for heating could benefit from a new initiative launched this week.

A TIVERTON housing charity has said Mid Devon is increasingly feeling the 'human cost' of the country's economic problems as the number of homeless people seeking support continues to rise.

A Local Policing Support Team based in Sidmouth has carried out a number of successful drugs searches and made many arrests.

They are "closely observing" the A377 from Exeter to Barnstaple, via Crediton, where there were seven serious accidents between 2008 and 2010, according to Devon County Council figures.

FREEZING Mid Devon cancer patients who can't afford to heat their homes due to rising fuel bills are increasingly relying on charity handouts to keep warm.

A council has provoked fury over plans to treating its tenants to a trip to see the new Muppets movie - with the taxpayer picking up the tab.

PRIMARY schools across Mid Devon are being encouraged to teach children about the dangers of farms and the countryside with the help of a new initiative being launched this week.

Members of the public are being invited to scrutinise plans to transform an old railway line into a new traffic-free trail between four Mid Devon villages.

Many would be mistaken for believing spring is upon them as snowdrops, cyclamen and daffodils begin to burst trough the earth across Mid Devon.

THORVERTON hit back twice against Willand Rovers in their crucial Mid Devon derby to win 3-2 and climb out of the bottom two in the Premier Division.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought from across Mid Devon for a road safety initiative aimed at reducing crashes involving young and inexperienced drivers.

PEOPLE who live or work in Mid Devon are being encouraged to have their say on Mid Devon Council's plans to kick-start the local economy.

Relate in Mid Devon, which operates in Exeter, Tiverton and Okehampton, is having to support more couples than ever whose marriages are suffering due to money worries.

HOUSEHOLDS in Tiverton and Cullompton are among the first in Mid Devon to benefit from free electricity after having rooftop solar panels fitted as part of a Mid Devon District Council initiative.