News in Sidmouth

With the big day just weeks away, East Devon District Council has some clever tips to help people in Sidmouth reduce, refill, reuse and recycle more over the festive period.

A special Christmas Tree mulching event will be taking place in Sidmouth at Manor Road car park on Wednesday, January 8, between 8.30am and 12pm.

This week police in Sidmouth have launched a campaign to help manage demand on their contact centre during the festive season.

Every Christmas and New Year, calls to 999 increase and while a lot are genuine emergencies, many are not.

The Visit England ROSE 2019 Award has been greatly received by the Hotel Riviera for their assiduous dedication to providing service excellence.

The award which recognises accommodation providers across England for their service to customers, had a shortlist of just 100 locations receiving recognition this year.

The Sidmouth Folk Festival bursts into action for the 66th successive year this summer, bringing an irresistible feast of world-class traditional music, song and dance to the Devonshire seaside.

One of the West Country's perennial cultural highlights and a rousing stalwart of the folk world calendar, the week-long celebration attracts tens of thousands of music lovers and makers to the unique, unspoilt Regency coastal resort.

Sidmouth Skaters and wheeled sports enthusiasts can celebrate Christmas early as Sidmouth Town Council has revealed that it's received confirmation from planners that their much anticipated replacement Skatepark does not require further planning permission. 

Not requiring a potential lengthy planning process means that the Council can now accelerate it's plans for the facility and together with its own allocated funding, apply for grants from S106 sports and open space funds and also Sport England with a view to delivering the facility in 2020.

Famous British actor, Hugh Grant, visited Sidmouth today as part of his ongoing political campaign to prevent a Tory majority in Thursday's General Election.

This is the seventh constituency that Grant has attended in person – joining Prospective Parliamentary Candidates with the potential to win against their Conservative counterparts.

Hugh Grant has backed the Independent Parliamentary Candidate for East Devon Claire Wright and will join her on the campaign trail on Monday morning (December 9).

The actor is encouraging people to vote tactically at the polls next Thursday to stop a Conservative majority and has been out campaigning alongside Labour and Liberal Democrat hopefuls.

Have you ever wanted to try dances of India - Bhangra folk dance and Bollywood?

Now is your chance.

An 18 month old child had to be rescued from a locked car on this week prompting a safety warning from Sidmouth's firefighters.

Sidmouth Fire Station took to Facebook yesterday to ask people to find out if their car locks its doors automatically after a few minutes unattended.

A new shop has opened in Sidmouth town centre devoted to helping the community reduce plastic waste, limit pollution and prevent another fatberg incident.

Fillfull, which opened on Monday (December 2), offers shoppers a plastic free alternative to supermarkets when buying food, cleaning products and ethically sourced goods.