Help to shape the future of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape. We are now inviting comments on the draft Management Plan for 2025 – 2030. The Management Plan sets out the ambitions and approach for managing the Blackdown Hills National Landscape. Such a special place requires careful and considered management by all those who have

Service Announcement 27.1.25 As you may be aware, we experienced a leak at the surgery over the weekend of 28th December that has caused significant damage to parts of the building. We have restarted a limited number of clinics from Honiton Surgery. However, due to the need to manage the numbers of people within the

I write on behalf of Membury Parish Council. Since HM Government made its autumn budget announcement and in particular the proposals to introduce Inheritance Tax on farms over the value of £1m, we have been discussing how this measure will impact our local community. Like you, we are a small rural parish, containing a considerable

As you are aware the the White Paper on English Devolution published in mid-December proposes the abolition of two tier councils of which EDDC is one.  Councils were given until today to submit proposals for the realisation of the plan. I attach for your information the resolution adopted by the EDDC Council at an emergency

Over the last year, Membury Village has seen three HGVs get stuck either in the village or in the lanes into the village. These have caused in some cases significant damage to private property and in all cases, significant inconvenience as access to/from the village has been disrupted for a number of days. We have

Considerable concern was expressed at a recent meeting of the Blackdown Hills Parish Network (BHPN) about the decision by the Blackdown Practice to close their branch sites at Churchinford and Dunkeswell on all afternoons from December 1st. Consultation with those potentially affected by this decision does not appear to have taken place, adding to the

October 2024 – DCC Cllr Iain Chubb. Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority. A Combined County Authority has been given the green light by the new government, where a decision by the previous Government, to establish the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority (CCA). It was deferred in June because of the July General Election.

You may recall that Serena and I attended an EDDC Local Plan Working Group meeting a few weeks ago. EDDC are now moving into the decision-making phase of the site selection process – and with some urgency as explained in the attached letter.  For the first time at East Devon, site allocation decisions will be taken in meetings fully