News in Sidmouth

Calls have been made for emergency action to be taken following a huge cliff fall at Sidmouth on Monday morning.

Large chunks of the cliff at Pennington Point on the town's East Beach gave way in two separate collapses.

The Wave Project is looking for volunteers in Sidmouth to take part in a surf therapy training event.

On Saturday, April 18, The Wave Project, the world's first 'surf therapy' project, will be training volunteers on Sidmouth Beach.

The A3052 at Four Elms Hill Eastbound is partially blocked between Higher Way (Newton Poppleford) and Back Lane (Bowd).

This is due to a crash involving three vehicles at approximately 8.30am this morning.

Year one children from Sidmouth Primary School helped the volunteers from Sidmouth Arboretum plant a community orchard beside Stowford Community Centre on Friday.

The trees were paid for through generous sponsorship by local insurance company The Exeter, as were the trees planted on two other sites in the last few weeks.

Ottery St Mary is in the process of becoming 'Dementia Friendly'. This means creating understanding of the illness within the community and how to support sufferers, along with their carers.

The scheme has seen significant success within Honiton, with many businesses embracing the 'Dementia Friends' status as part of their ethos.

Storm Jorge: Gale force winds forecast to hit Sidmouth

To help you make the most of the weekend here is Sidmouth Nub News' Weekend Weather Forecast.

Police are appealing for the public's help after £4,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a house in Sidmouth.

Devon and Cornwall Police believes the items were stolen from a property on Salcombe Road between Saturday, February 4, and Thursday, February 13.

Devon County Council says it's still expecting the construction of a new footbridge in Sidmouth to be completed in the Spring, despite recent storms.

Work is progressing well on the scheme to develop the structure to replace Alma Bridge, with the cliff re-profiling and stabilisation work having been completed. The piled foundations for the bridge abutment, columns and river training wall have also been finished by contractor MacPlant Construction Ltd.

East Devon District Council is set to write to the Government to call for them to ban the sale of Chinese Lanterns.

Councillors on Wednesday night unanimously passed a motion that would also see them pass legislation limiting the noise level of fireworks sold to the public.

East Devon District Council has approved a £5 rise in council tax for next year as political slanging matches broke out over possible future borrowing proposals to upgrade council homes to tackle the climate emergency.

Following previous debates by the council's overview, scrutiny, housing review board and cabinet committees, the proposed 2020/21 budget was almost unanimously supported at Wednesday night's full council meeting.