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PDFPolice Community Message – 7th June
June 8th, 2017
Message sent by Linzi Berryman (Police, Community Messaging Officer, Devon and Cornwall) Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the suspicious death of a man in Honiton on 6 June 2017. Police and ambulance crews were called at around 3.40pm after concerns were raised for the welfare of the man at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Dowell Street. On arrival they found a 55-year-old man deceased at the scene. He had sustained a number of stab wounds. The victim’s family has been informed. A 55-year-old man was located nearby and has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He […]
[Read More...]Warning for Dog Walkers
June 5th, 2017
It has been brought to the attention of the Parish Council that there have been a series of thefts from car parks in the Forest Glade/ Blackborough area. Two suspicious looking men have been seen sitting in a car in the car parks prior to the thefts, in each case a dog walker has concealed a handbag in their car prior to walking their dog and their handbag has been stolen when they have returned. Please be careful where you leave your valuables when parking your car.
[Read More...]Get Involved – From the RNLI
June 5th, 2017
Around 190 people accidentally die at the British and Irish coasts each year, with around half never intending to go into the water in the first place. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Respect the Water is a vital part of the RNLI’s work to have coastal drownings by 2024. How you can help Everyone can play a role in helping the RNLI prevent drowning: Look out for Respect the Water adverts in cinemas, on billboards and online and listen out for it on radio stations across the UK and Republic of Ireland this summer Watch […]
[Read More...]Newcomers to Payhembury
June 3rd, 2017
A big welcome to all the people who have joined the village in recent months, including: Derek and Cath at Barrow Road, Ben and Rachael at Robin Cottage Phil and Tina at Willow Park Karl and Sandra at Wheatcroft Ashton and Lucy at Wren Cottage Gareth and Mary at Ashcombe, Ryan and Isobel at Summerdale Brian and Nadine at Briarwood! (If we’ve missed anyone out, please let us know!)
[Read More...]Do You Grumble About Potholes? – Read On
May 1st, 2017
Please can you report potholes via this link: https://new.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem The more people reporting the numerous potholes/craters (!) on our roads, the more likely it is that something will be done about them. Thank you. Louise Scott, Payhembury Parish Clerk
[Read More...]Traffic Restriction at Hembury Fort
May 1st, 2017
John Leach 11/10/1928 to 14/03/2017
April 29th, 2017
Many people in the village will remember John Leach because of his electric buggy, but if you were to ask some of the older generation, who have lived in the village all their life, they would say John Leach helped to shape the village to what it is today. The farm at Slade Barton, this year, will have been in the Leach family for one hundred years. It started with John’s grandfather buying it in 1917. In 1936 John’s father Francis Leach came to Payhembury, and it was then that John started at Payhembury school. He was a clever student […]
[Read More...]Developments at Payhembury Primary School
April 28th, 2017
Building will soon begin on new school buildings. To see the Site Plan please click School Development Site Plan and details of the work are shown below: 1) Heras fencing will be set out in the car park in the arrangement shown on the site plan drawing C131-015F, enclosing two parking spaces and the adjacent grassed area, which will allow a construction access to be formed through the playground to the works areas. The triangular grassed area adjacent to the parking spaces to provide a location for offloading materials prior to them being moved to the works area. The grass area […]
[Read More...]Changes to Recycling and Waste Services
April 25th, 2017
The recycling and waste service will be rolled out to our area from Monday June 12 The new service means that residents will now be able to collect more recycling than ever before and these materials will be collected every week, along with food waste, from the kerbside by our contractors. We have added the following to the recycling: Cardboard Plastics Cartons/Tetra Paks Small electrical items for recycling. Recycling will take place EVERY WEEK and since more is recycled, we will be collecting grey wheeled waste bins every THREE WEEKS This service has already been successfully introduced in Exmouth where, within […]
[Read More...]Save A Life – Be Aware of our Defribillator
April 22nd, 2017
The defibrillator is now commissioned and ready to use. It is situated on the pillar of the Payhembury Provisions porch. Please note the emergency phone is a small box just above the defib. All you do is press the button to be connected to the 999 operator and they will give you the code for the box. The purpose of this is to make sure the ambulance is called. Nearly forty people attended the Defibrillator Awareness evening in the hall given by Tina from Community Heartbeat. Everybody found it stimulating, non-threatening and entertaining, being pitched at just the right level. […]
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