A young man from Colyford in East Devon joined His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and journalist and broadcaster Clive Myrie to give a speech to thousands of young people and their loved ones at Buckingham Palace yesterday – as they celebrated achieving their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards.
Dipesh Purandare, 19 – who was also celebrating achieving his own Gold Award – took to...
The High Court has refused Colyton Parish Council’s case to contest the governance review that created Colyford Parish Council.
The court ruled that the challenge was too late, and East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) process for reviewing Colyford Parish’s creation was thorough, legal and within required timeframes.
The court awarded EDDC costs of £8,967 from Colyton Parish...
Colyford is set to get its own parish council, made up of seven members, after East Devon District Council (EDDC) signed off proposals.
The move, which was agreed at the authority’s full council meeting on Wednesday, 7 December, will also see the number of Colyton Parish Council members reduced from 13 to 11 councillors.
Colyford Parish Council will come into formal legal...
A commemorative plaque has been unveiled by Howard West, Acting Clerk to the Burgesses, for an oak tree planted as part of Queen Elizabeth’s Green Canopy project (QGC) which celebrated Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this year.
Local resident Annie Thompson joined forces with East Devon District Council (EDDC) to identify a suitable location to plant a tree in Colyford....
