Public phone boxes facing the axe
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
More than 40 public phone boxes face the axe in west Devon because BT says they are not commercially viable.
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BT plan to axe phone boxes
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Mid Devon District Council has been consulted by BT over proposals to remove 35 public telephone boxes across the district because they are little used.
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Post office on hit list 'would be safe if 200 yards down the road'
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 28/05/2008
Campaigners in an East Devon village are calling for a reprieve for their post office, which would probably escape the axe if it were 200 yards further from Honiton.
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MPs vow to fight post office closures as the at-risk list is revealed
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 13/05/2008
With just a week to go until post office branches set for closure are revealed, Devon MPs are finding out which of those in their constituencies face the axe.
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New Nature Reserve for Axe Estuary ; A New Wetland Project is Taking Shape in East Devon.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
By Alice Wright A new wetland project is taking shape in East Devon. In one of the first big steps for the Axe Wetlands project, East Devon District Council (EDDC) has bought 20 acres of former marshland.
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Leading jockey rides at Seaton
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 26/04/2008
East Devon's Polly Gundry will be hoping to strengthen her position as the leading lady jockey when the Axe Vale point-to-point goes to Stafford Cross near Seaton tomorrow.
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Council moves wetlands project ahead
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 19/04/2008
Twenty acres of former marshland have been bought by East Devon District Council in one of the first big steps for the new Axe Wetlands.
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More salmon for the axe
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
Thousands of young salmon will be introduced to a Devon river as part of a re-stocking programme by a Government agency. The fish will be put into the River Axe by the Environment Agency as part of a programme to improve its salmon numbers. ...
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Pit joins up to nature reserve
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 06/12/2007
The latest addition to an East Devon nature reserve was officially opened yesterday. The Borrow Pit at Seaton Marshes will help wildlife and rare plants. As the latest nature reserve in the Axe Valley, it has been managed ...
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Santa on tram
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
Santa will be visiting a Devon attraction in the run-up to Christmas. Seaton Tramway which runs along the Axe estuary has organised the trips on December 16, 23 and Christmas Eve.
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New bird book is published
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 16/10/2007
A book which explores the diverse selection of birdlife that can be found in the East Devon area has just been published. The book, Axe Estuary and Seaton Bay Bird Report 2006, was produced with the assistance of East Devon District Council ...
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Colyton School into last four
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 16/10/2007
Colyton Grammar School are through to the semi-finals of the East Devon Cup after a hard-fought 3-2 extra-time win over Axe Valley. After a tight first quarter both teams began to create plenty of scoring opportunities as chances were missed ...
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Fingle glen on course for title
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 18/08/2007
Fingle Glen are within touching distance of regaining the Express amp; Echo Shield as East Devon League winners following back-to-back 5-0 home wins over Axe Cliff and Padbrook Park. Andy Rogers' side have a three-point lead with a game ...
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Police search for stolen boat
Express & Echo (Free subscription) | 11/08/2007
A SIX-seater boat has been stolen from an East Devon yacht club. Police have appealed for witnesses after the craft and its trailer disappeared from Axe Yacht Club, in Harbour Road, Seaton, in the early hours of Sunday, July 22. ...
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Monster hedge is facing the axe
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A 60ft leylandii hedge planted by a Devon council is facing the axe after nesting birds have flown.
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