News in Sidmouth

Police have now formally identified the man who died after his car went over cliffs in Sidmouth on Wednesday morning.

Emergency services were called to Peak Hill Road at 9.25am after the car left the clifftop and landed on the beach.

Bicton College will be going into Lockdown later this month as part of a drill to make its students 'aware of and avoid the risks of radicalism and extremism leading to terrorism'.

The Lockdown Drill will take place on Monday, November 18, at Bicton College. The school is based near Budleigh Salterton, between Exmouth and Sidmouth.

On Sunday 10 November, the annual Sidmouth Remembrance Day Parade will take place to honour those who have given their lives to fight for our freedom.

The procession will start at the Co-op on Sidmouth High Street at 10.30am, before making its way via the High Street onto Fore Street, then Church Street - ending up at the War Memorial at the St Giles and St Nicholas' Church.

Police enquiries are continuing after a man died when his vehicle went over cliffs in Sidmouth yesterday morning [November 6].

Emergency services were called to Peak Hill Road at 9.25am after the car left the clifftop and landed on the beach. A man was pronounced deceased at the scene.

East Devon MP Sir Hugo Swire has said plans to raise the sea wall in Sidmouth make him 'extremely nervous' and he does not want to see a repeat of Seaton's 'ghastly' sea wall.

The MP, who was elected to parliament in 2001, spoke to Nub News this week about Sidmouth's Beach Management Plan and Ottery St Mary Hospital, as well as Brexit, what is next for him and his predictions for the upcoming election.

East Devon District Council is pioneering a new way of helping its residents discover more about their recycling and waste service through the Amazon Alexa.

Sidmouth households who have an Amazon virtual assistant can now ask Alexa about recycling thousands of household items and seek advice on everything from checking when collections are, reporting missed collections and asking for new recycling containers with the answers being tailored to the residents' address.

A man has died after a car went over a cliff in Sidmouth and landed on the beach this morning.

Police have now confirmed a man has died after a vehicle went over cliffs in Peak Hill Road, Sidmouth, this morning [Wednesday 6 November].

The Tour of Britain might be coming back to Ottery St Mary next year, after organisers praised support for the event in the town.

Devon County Council and Tour organisers SweetSpot have confirmed that Devon will host Stage Two of the UK's premier cycle race on Monday, September 7, 2020.

This six week course includes guided practices, self-inquiry, group discussions and reflections to grow emotional intelligence and resilience.

The course aims to explore melancholy and depression with the tool of mindfulness practices for emotional regulation, well-being and life satisfaction.

Drivers in Sidmouth are being told to slow down near the entrances to schools and Sidmouth College.

Work has been taking place this week installing new signs outside the entrances to the Vicarage Road Primary School and to the main walking route leading to Sidmouth College on Sidford Road.