The VE Day 75 celebrations due to be held in Sidmouth this May have now been cancelled due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce secretary Sylvia Brownlee told Nub News: "Given the new directive for everyone to immediately avoid all non-essential social contact and for older and vulnerable people to isolate themselves for the next few months, we have decided to cancel the VEDay75 celebrations from 8th to 10th May.

"We say 'cancel' but have every intention of reviving the event, perhaps under another name, as soon as we are able – maybe later this year or early next?"

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Sylvia added: "We had to apply for multi-Licences and are going to ask EDDC to postpone/put them on hold to be updated for a future occasion."