News in Sidmouth

For more than 150 years, on election night, Sidmouth and the wider East Devon area has barely registered when the results come in.

It has only ever elected a Conservative MP, often with more than half of the vote and majority in the thousands.

Controversial plans to hike car parking charges in Sidmouth have officially been halted.

Car park charges, subject to a public consultation, were set to rise from £1 to £1.20 per hour in high demand car parks across East Devon.

Last night Alpine Park Cottages based near Sidmouth was awarded the Bronze Award in the Self Catering Accommodation Provider of The Year category at the prestigious Visit Devon 2019 Tourism Awards held at the Riviera Centre in Torquay.

The awards saw a record of 240 entries across 27 different categories, with 167 receiving judge visits as part of a comprehensive judging process.

Firefighters in Sidmouth have issued advice to the friends and family of older residents who live alone after having difficulty coming to the rescue of an elderly lady in the town.

On Tuesday, November 26, firefighters in Sidmouth were called to a house in the town to help paramedics gain access to an elderly woman in distress.

The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth will be among five UK animal welfare charities that will feature in Channel 5's week-long fundraiser, Help the Animals.

The Donkey Sanctuary will feature in 'The Yorkshire Vet's Donkey Day Out' on Tuesday, December 3, at 8:00pm.

Famous British actor, Hugh Grant, has tweeted his support for Claire Wright - the Independent Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the East Devon constituency.

Yesterday (November 28), he retweeted a post promoting Claire Wright, adding the caption: "Dear LD [Liberal Democrats], Green and Labour voters of East Devon, do this for your country. We beg you."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a big boost towards helping find the funding towards a beach management plan to protect Sidmouth's cliffs from collapsing.

Speaking on a visit to East Devon on Thursday afternoon, he said: "We will help you," when asked about the funding shortfall for the Beach Management Plan.

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has been in East Devon today as part of his campaign trail for the Conservative party in the run-up to the General Election on December 12.

Today (November 28) he visited Darts Farm on the outskirts of Exeter, where he was joined by Conservative candidates Neil Parish and Simon Jupp, standing for the Tiverton and Honiton and East Devon constituencies respectively.

A FREE Christmas Party taking place in Sidmouth next month should be record breaking, if its organisers get their way.

The Community Church Honiton and Sidmouth is holding the free party at Sidmouth College on Sunday, December 15, between 3pm and 5pm.

A new ambulance dispatch station will soon be created near Sidmouth, doubling the ambulance cover for the town and wider area.

The new depot will be created in a currently vacant unit at Kingsdown Business Park, Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth.