Now, he needs your help to come up with a name.
There is a new civic leader in town.
Honiton’s mayor, Councillor David Foster, has been joined by a new furry companion - the Mayor’s Bear.
The Mayor’s Bear has been kitted out with his own mayoral robes, hat and even sports his own piece of Honiton Lace from Allhallows Museum.
Now, he is looking for a name.
Send your suggestions to reporter Katy Griffin by emailing katy.griffin@archant.co.uk or The Midweek Herald, Fair Oak Close, Exeter Airport Business Park, Clyst Honiton, EX5 2UL.
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