News in Sidmouth

The MET Office has issued a UK weather warning as Storm Brendan rolls in from the west promising gale-force winds and rainfall.

Much of the UK, especially on the west coast and southern regions, have been given a yellow weather warning for the next three days.

Sidmouth Fire Station has called a decision to shut off its second fire engine during the day, 'extremely sad news'.

After being called to a serious incident in Willand on Friday a spokesperson for Sidmouth Fire Station has expressed the station's concerns about about a decision 'shut off' Sidmouth's second fire engine during the day, seven days a week.

A man accused of murder after a fatal caravan fire in Newton Poppleford has failed to appear in court today for the second time in three days and has been remanded in custody.

Lewis Finch, 30, from Exmouth, did not appear at a short procedural hearing today and told Exeter Crown Court on Saturday he was too 'unwell' to show up to a hearing that morning. No bail application has been made.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a man in Newton Poppleford following a caravan fire on Thursday.

Lewis Finch, aged 30 from Nelson Drive in Exmouth, has been charged with the murder of 47-year-old Geoffery Pearce who was from Newton Poppleford.

Crime in Sidmouth dropped by 24 per cent in December, compared with last year.

A total of 37 crimes in Sidmouth were reported to Devon and Cornwall Police in the month of December 2019, compared to 50 crimes in December 2018.

A 30-year-old man, arrested 'on suspicion of murder' after a fatal caravan fire in Newton Poppleford is currently still in police custody after a 12-hour extension and a property in Exmouth is being searched in connection to the investigation.

The arrest was made after a fatal caravan fire in Newton Poppleford in the early hours of yesterday morning.

One lucky winner will get a business boost of six month's free membership of the The Lighthouse Sidmouth as the community interest company celebrated its first birthday on Monday (January 10).

The winner will be able to separate work from home, with access to the shared workspace in Mill Street up to two days a week. In addition, they will be able to attend all Lighthouse events and monthly masterclasses free of charge. To enter click the red button at the bottom of the page.

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in East Devon on suspicion of murder following a fatal caravan fire in Newton Poppleford, near Sidmouth, this morning.

A murder enquiry has been launched following a fire at a caravan which happened at a scrapyard in Newton Poppleford in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 9 January.

Emergency services remain at the scene of a murder investigation which was reported in the early hours of this morning (January 9).

The incident took place at a scrapyard just off the A3052 at Four Elms Hill near Newton Poppleford.

Welcome to this week's planning briefing from Sidmouth Nub News. Every week your Nub News team will put together a report on the planning applications, big and small, submitted to the area's planning authority, East Devon District Council, from the Sidmouth area.

The applications featured in this report have been verified by EDDC but decisions on the applications have not yet been made.