A masterplan that would see more than 800 new homes and a long-awaited relief road for Axminster built hangs in the balance. East Devon District Council’s Strategic Planning Committee last Monday ...

How to find the best place to live in the UK Axminster will be put forward as the East Devon town to try and grab a share of a £675m fund to ‘help failing High Streets’ – ahead of Cranbrook. East ...

A driver was cut free from a car after having a "high-speed collision" with a tree, firefighters have said. Emergency ...

The name Axminster has since been confusingly applied to big carpets woven in Wilton and elsewhere. Axminster carpets became like cheddar cheese. Then in 1937 the Scottish-born Harry Duffield opened a ...