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Well done Payhembury – our lovely shop, Payhembury Provisions, is a finalist in the Countryside Alliance Award 2020 for the South West region village shop/post office. A big thank you to everyone who voted for us.

The Police ask that everyone be aware that there are a variety of scams taking place in Devon, especially targeting the elderly. There may be requests for personal details, wanting to take a bank card and could be several people calling on you. Please remember that NO-ONE from  the police or your bank will ever: • Phone and ask you for your PIN or full banking password • Ask you to withdraw money to hand over to them for safe-keeping • Ask you to transfer money out of your account • Send someone to your home to collect cash, PINs, […]

  To read details of opening of MIU and Xray provision please click this link https://www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/Services/Service/DefaultView.aspx?id=309500.

It is that time of year when there are many nasty “bugs” around. Devon County Council offers some sound advice on how to keep as healthy as possible. Follow each link for help: Norovirus – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/norovirus/ Flu Vaccine – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/ Or get the NHS App to help you out – https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/nhs-app/

Please see attached for future roadworks and closures 28 Jan – 31 Oct 2019 Payhembury is shown on the list and further information can be seen on https://devon.roadworks.org/

Our shop is unquestionably one of the greatest assets that Payhembury has and it is a complete triumph that for the last seven years it has been run entirely by volunteers. The village is extremely lucky to have a superb team of loyal and outstanding parishioners who do an exceptional job every day keeping the shop alive, and we owe each and every one of them a huge debt of thanks. However, the harsh reality is that I spend time on the phone every week trying to fill the vacant slots on the shops rota. We need more volunteers to […]

To find out all the latest on our local policing please click https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/your-area/teams/Honiton/news. This includes the Connectivity Plan for Honiton – Honiton Connectivity Plan June 2019.

A reminder to you all that this is now in operation. If you are in a medical emergency situation and need extra immediate help such as someone to fetch the defibrillator or assist with chest compression, ring this number and a village volunteer will respond. REMEMBER TO RING 999 FIRST VETS 01404 565605 I have heard that a number of people immediately threw out the yellow slip with the number on it that was with the parish paper, thinking it was an advertisement for an animal doctor! More are available in Payhembury Provisions. Tim Cox