The English high street: Axminster, Devon – the carpet town transformed by fire Despite once looking as though it might go the way of other abandoned high streets, Axminster shows some hopeful signs ...

Police have released more information following an armed incident in Axminster which lasted for three days. A 34-year-old man has been released on bail until September 20 after being arrested on ...

QUESTION How did Axminster become so associated with carpets? What became of the industry? The market town of Axminster, on the River Axe in Devon, is synonymous with the manufacture of luxuriously ...

A charity-run pool in Devon has announced plans to become carbon neutral due to "rocketing" energy bills. The Flamingo Pool in Axminster said it was paying an additional £50,000 a year for energy - ...

Multiple fire crews have tackled an outbuilding blaze in Axminster, Devon. Axminster Fire Station said it was alerted to the blaze on the Lyme Road and South Street junction at about 15:10 BST on ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of a man who ran from police. Avon and Somerset Police said officer tried to speak to a man in Axminster in Devon about a burglary ...

Devon’s famous Royal carpet maker Axminster Carpets has been saved and will now be owned by its workers. A consortium of investors, including the family which restarted the historic business in 1937, ...

Friday Uguru, 50, was jailed for nine years and six months at Exeter Crown Court A sex offender who "ruined" a girl's life after trying to rape her in Devon has been jailed. Friday Uguru, of no fixed ...

THERE are plenty of fine restaurants in these parts offering fresh, high-quality produce that hasn’t been dragged half-way round the world before it ends up on your plate. But sometimes it’s worth ...

Clive Hemsley the well known specialist artist in animals ( painted over 2500 canvases) now based in a 1100 century converted church cottage in Axminster Devon There is so much more I want to say ...