Knowstone News

Please see below details of a Housing Needs Survey which will be arriving on doormats and in post boxes in Knowstone in the coming weeks and will be sent out by the Devon Rural Housing Partnership. Please take the time to complete the form.  Are… More

Devon and Cornwall have asked us to pass on the following information with regard courier fraud.  Criminals carry out courier fraud by cold calling the victim, purporting to be a police officer or bank official. The fraudsters will then claim there… More

There have been some suspicious vehicle reports released by the police recently. Mainly regarding diesel thefts, thefts from sheds and people visiting farms asking for scrap. One notification received today was as follows;- Please keep an eye out… More

The bins will be collected on the following days:- Weekly recycling on Thursday 2nd January. Fortnightly black bin on Saturday 4th January. Fortnightly paid for green bin collection on Friday 10th January.   

Yoga on Monday evenings in Knowstone Hall.  6.30 p.m. - 7.45 p.m. Re-starts on Monday 6th January 2020.  Block of 6 classes £48 or £10 per session if paying on the night. For more information please contact Vanessa on 07785 537109 or ness@… More

Motorists using major roads in North Devon and the M5 on Thursday 19 December have been warned the transportation of two mobile homes is likely to cause some disruption. Police will be providing a full escort when the loads are moved from Taunton… More

Please click here to see full details of the road closure from Manor Cottage, Knowstone to Wadham Cross for water works. This works period is 02.12.19 to 06.12.19. 

HMS Eggesford, one of Britain’s 2nd World War type III Hunt class destroyers, was built in the yard of J. Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight in 1941 and served valiantly on escort duties in the Mediterranean. She survived the war and was… More

  Police warning after elderly residents are targeted Police are warning people to remain vigilant after fraudsters targeted elderly victims in Exeter and Mid Devon with telephone scams. Officers have urged householders… More

Are you a rural micro business or sole trader? Are you interested in shaping the future of business support? Then the Engaging Rural Micros project wants to work with you.  Engaging Rural Micros is a research trial to learn how to stimulate… More