News in Sidmouth

East Devon District Council is expecting a cheque for £9 million to arrive in their bank account on Tuesday.

The £9,019,605 would be from Lifestory Group Limited (formerly known as Pegasus Life Ltd), for their purchase of the former council HQ at the Knowle in Sidmouth

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 (9 January).

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We were notified at around 2.30am to reports of the fire and a concern of welfare of a man.

East Devon District Council is asking for the views of Sidmouth residents to help it make 'careful choices' to bridge a £2.7 million funding gap.

Like all councils, East Devon District Council faces a difficult financial situation and going forward will need to make 'careful choices' as it works towards bridging a £2.7 million funding gap over the next four years.

The B3174 between Cadhay Lane and A30 (Daisy Mount Cross) has been closed both ways.

This is due to fallen power cables and an incident involving a car.

A number of key questions on the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan have been answered in a new and updated document from East Devon District Council.

The council has updated its Frequently Asked Questions page on the beach management plan after fresh developments and a formal update was given to Sidmouth Town Council.

The unusual Anglo-Saxon tradition of Wassailing will be returning to Sidmouth for a second year running.

On Saturday, January 18, Sid Vale Community Productions and Friends Of The Byes are inviting the whole community to take part in a curious tradition dating back to the Dark Ages.

The cost of providing homeless people with temporary accommodation in Sidmouth and the wider East Devon area has soared over the last five years.

In 2014-15, East Devon District Council spent only £17,699 on providing homeless people with temporary accommodation, but that figures has risen to £285,531 for 2018-19.

Sidmouth Town Council has decided to splash some cash on three new public toilets on Sidmouth Esplanade.

The plans, which have been in the pipeline since October 2019, to build three new public toilets in the Seafront Amenity Building at a cost of roughly £14,000 have been approved by Sidmouth Town Council.

A Sidmouth telephone box may now be removed after the town council decided not to buy the phone box from British Telecom for £1.

East Devon District Council was recently contacted by British Telecom on proposals to remove 11 public payphones across the district.

A proposed splash wall along Sidmouth seafront intended to protect the town from flooding must be at least one metre high, Sidmouth Town Council was told this evening.

The chairman of Sidmouth's Beach Management Plan Steering Group, councillor Geoff Jung, told councillors at a full meeting of Sidmouth town council that the wall must be at least one metre high but the wall does not have to be entirely concrete. It could be 'enhanced' with glass panels, built in seating and planting.