Latest Ottery St Mary News

• 9th July 2015
  OTTERY: Art society on show in Ottery HUNDREDS of original works of art from East Devon artists will go on show in Ottery St Mary as part of Otter Vale Art Society’s (OVAS) annual exhibition. 
• 9th July 2015
  OTTERY: Big celebrations for brewery’s silver anniversary by Anders Larsson [email protected] Otter Brewery laid on a party as well as a glitzy charity ball to celebrate the company’s 25th birthday. 
• 9th July 2015
  OTTERY: Health chiefs deny hospital report was kept from councillors by Jack Dixon [email protected] HEALTH chiefs have strongly denied accusations that a key report on the future of Ottery Hospital was kept from councillors ahead of an important meeting.
• 7th July 2015
  OTTERY: Town council united against plans for quarry at Straitgate by Peter Hodges [email protected] OTTERY councillors have united in opposition to controversial plans for a 100-acre quarry on the edge of the town.
• 2nd July 2015
  OTTERY: Wildflower planting scheme to be extended by Jack Dixon A SUCCESSFUL trial project to brighten up Ottery St Mary’s roadside verges is set to be extended across Devon.
• 2nd July 2015
  OTTERY: Experts say beavers are here to stay by Jack Dixon [email protected] OTTERY St Mary’s wild beaver colony is here to stay, according to conservationists, who have discovered that the rare animals have already bred a family of young kits.
• 2nd July 2015
  OTTERY: Crackdown on single-person occupancy discount cheats by Jack Dixon COUNCIL fraud squads are to begin a wave of door-to-door checks in Ottery St Mary as part of a crackdown on tax dodgers.
• 2nd July 2015
  OTTERY: Lucy has home in her sights after donation by Jack Dixon AN ASTONISHING £15,000 donation from a mystery member of the community has helped an Ottery mother-of-four – stranded in hospital for almost a year – take a huge step towards returning home.
• 30th June 2015
  OTTERY: ‘Hands tied’ over St Saviours deal by Jack Dixon [email protected] CIVIC leaders in Ottery St Mary have abandoned plans to convert the former social services building at St Saviours into a community hub, after talks with Devon County Council finally broke down.