Improvements at the Land of Canaan play area in Ottery St Mary have taken a step closer to completion as local children have chosen their favourite design.
Although the winning design has not yet been approved by Ottery St Mary Town Council and is still to be deliberated by East Devon District Council, who release the funding, local children have had their say about what they want.
East Devon District Council and Ottery St Mary Town Council have been working closely together to spend £18,500 on improvements to the play area. This £18,500 has been contributed by developers...
The Rusty Pig in Ottery St Mary is renowned for using locally sourced, ethically produced ingredients, especially when it comes to pork.
This year owner Robin Rea has taken on nine Oxford Sandy & Blacks. These lucky young pigs have a happy life ahead in a natural environment on a smallholding kept by Fresh & Green, the East Devon company that supplies the majority of the Rusty Pig’s vegetables and salad ingredients.
The pigs are moved every few weeks to a fresh, good-sized plot of land. As they forage they clear and fertilise the land ready for the next crop to be...
An unusual outside mobile catering service made its debut at the recent Honiton Sausage and Cider Festival.
And despite the rain that fell over the weekend, the Rusty Pig’s ethically produced sausages and wood-fired pulled pork cooked in a converted cattle trailer went down a storm with festivalgoers.
Rusty Pig owner, Robin Rea said: “I’ve been thinking about a mobile catering facility for a while and the Sausage and Cider Festival gave me the impetus I needed to build it.
“I found a cattle trailer that had seen better days and decided to install a wood fired oven...
Ottery St Mary Town Council and East Devon District Council have worked together to get the brand new sports activity wall that Ottery St Mary residents wanted. The idea was first put forward by 12-year-old Jack Hatswell.
The £15,000 sports wall is due to be put into Winters Lane recreation field by the end of June. It will be free to use and have markings and a goal for sports such as five a side football, basketball / netball and cricket.
The funding for this project (Section 106 money) is available as a result of a number of housing developments in the Ottery St Mary...
Chef Robin Rea from Ottery’s award-winning Rusty Pig has put together a special festival meal box for the Honiton Sausage & Cider Festival at the Honiton Showground on May 1 and 2.
The feast includes a Rusty Pig homemade saveloy and blood pudding, with green sauce and pease pudding.
“We’re really looking forward to supporting the festival this year as traders, and I wanted to make something a bit different for festival-goers to enjoy,” explained Robin.
Robin signed up for the festival after choosing the Devon Freewheelers as his charity of the year for 2015....
Otter Nurseries is holding a wheelbarrow raffle on Mothering Sunday to raise funds for Charity of the Year, ELF.
Tickets for the raffle cost £1 and will be available to buy at the garden centre near Ottery St Mary all day on March 15.
The lucky winner will not only receive the contents, worth over £150, but also the wheelbarrow itself, bringing the total value of the prize to around £250.
The charity ELF supports families affected by blood disorders and cancers across the South West, and is currently fundraising for a new family suite at RD&E.
The charity team at Otter Nurseries has announced a fundraising total of just under £9,000 for 2014 charity of the year, emergency medical couriers Devon Freewheelers.
Marketing Manager Sabine Taylor said: “We were always hoping to raise enough to help buy the charity a new bike, and thanks to the amazing generosity of staff and customers, we are bang on target.
“Devon Freewheelers seems to be a charity close to the hearts of many people in this area, and everyone was prepared to dig deep for them.”
The total was raised through many different fundraising events...
The taste of Italy has arrived in Ottery St Mary courtesy of the Rusty Pig.
Chef Robin Rea has installed a pizza oven at the popular Yonder Street restaurant to provide diners with a delicious alternative to his artisan fare.
“Each pizza will be freshly made using locally-sourced ingredients, as with all the food we prepare,” explained Robin.
“As much of the pizza as possible will be seasonal including the sauce, so we won’t be serving up a traditional Margherita. We have also been experimenting with dessert pizzas – chocolate and marshmallows recently went down...
Ethical butchers and restaurant Rusty Pig has announced a charity partnership with emergency couriers Devon Freewheelers for 2015.
Chef Robin Rea and his team are busy planning various events to be held at the Ottery St Mary eaterie throughout the year, including quizzes and themed dining.
Robin said: “I’ve been aware of the charity for some time and I really admire the selfless work carried out by the volunteer riders. They do a great job for the people of Devon, and I’m delighted to support them.”
Additionally, Robin is hoping to run a food stand at this year’s...
The Ottery St Mary Cemetery on Higher Ridgeway will now be protected from flower munching wild rabbits thanks to a £1,750 donation from local house builder Redrow.
Today Keith Miller, regional director of Redrow West Country, presented the Mayor of Ottery St Mary, Councillor Glyn Dobson with a cheque at Redrow's Otter Grange development, which is located next to the cemetery.
The funding will be used towards rabbit proof fencing to stop wild rabbits entering the grounds and causing damage to the grass and flowers that have been carefully planted by local residents.
