News in Sidmouth

Sidmouth TAGB Tae Kwon-Do Club is leading the charge in sports safeguarding after successfully attaining a Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts mark.

Sidmouth Tae Kwon-Do and Ottery Tae Kwon-Do started in 1993.

Award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan will soon be in Sidmouth to talk about his adventures filming some of the most influential wildlife documentaries ever produced by the BBC.

In The Company Of Giants with Doug Allan will take place at the Manor Pavilion Theatre on Thursday, October 10, at 7.30pm. The evening event is part of Sidmouth Science Festival.

Surfers Against Sewage and Sidmouth Plastic Warriors have teamed up to organise a 'huge' autumn beach clean.

The Autumn Beach Clean event, taking place on Saturday, October 26, will feature prizes for the heaviest collection and the strangest object collected.

Have a scream this Halloween and discover a packed programme of 'spooktacular' fun at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth during the October half term.

Follow the trail of pumpkins around the sanctuary with the Donkey Trick or Treat Trail to discover 'treats' that keep the donkeys happy and healthy, as well as things that are not so good for them, the 'tricks'.

An 83-year-old Sidmouth man has praised the care and respect his care workers have shown him, and he says that their professionalism has helped him maintain his dignity in old age.

Jim Dixon moved to the Malden House Residential home in Sidmouth in January.

Plans for the first phase of a scheme to reduce flood risk to more than 100 homes and businesses in Sidmouth are due to be submitted next week.

Devon County Council is submitting the plans which will provide protection from surface water around The Knowle area of the town.

Sidmouth County Councillor Stuart Hughes has taken the first steps to try to secure a weight restriction on the A375 through Sidbury to the traffic light junction at Sidford Cross.

Cllr Hughes is requesting that consideration be given to introducing a 7.5 tonne limit on the A375, which would be signed from Honiton and Putts Corner to the north and at Sidford Cross to the south at the A375 junction to the A3052 near the Rising Sun.

Members of the public are being invited to have their say on new proposals to improve visitor experiences at wildlife conservation areas across East Devon.

The East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust (EDPHCT) and the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Partnership (SEDHRP) are seeking your views on proposals to improve the experience for visitors at the same time as protecting vulnerable wildlife.

Tickety-Boo in Ottery St. Mary recently announced on social media that it would be closing its play kingdom, which is a bespoke indoor play area for children. The adjoining cafe will however remain open.

Owner of Tickety-Boo, Stuart Phillips, issued the following statement: "I put my heart and soul into the play kingdom and invested a lot of money, including refurbishing the whole play area this year.

A new business is to open its doors in Sidmouth's Libra Court, with the official launch taking place on October 12.

Em Swallow, along with her husband and two sons, are behind the new creative outlet called Something Lovely Pottery Painting.