News in Sidmouth

Stormy weather is on its way to Sidmouth this weekend, thunder and lightning is expected and the heavy rain will continue throughout the weekend.

According to the Met Office, tonight we can expect heavy downpours of rain and a risk of thunder and lightning. There may be some drier spells but those spells will be short. Fog is also possible in low lying areas.

A Sidmouth residential home is the first in the UK to be rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) across all five criteria for the second time running.

Arcot House, run by Doveleigh Care Ltd, received the unannounced inspection back in January, with the unprecedented results published earlier this month.

In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus pandemic we have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in and around Sidmouth to give you a helping hand in your job hunt!

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Sidmouth care home, Arcot House, has been rated 'Outstanding' across all five criteria for a second time running, following an inspection from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) back in January.

It marks the first time ever that a care home has achieved this anywhere in the UK. Click here for more on the report, which was published earlier this month.

A Sidmouth seamstresses creating medical scrubs for the area's NHS staff is appealing for unwanted pillow cases.

Emma Wickham, a concrete tester from Sidmouth, has stitched together a crack of seamstresses and is raising money to create medical scrubs for the area's healthcare workers, who are struggling to get hold of these essential garments.

Devon Air Ambulance has today outlined its plans on how the service will continue to support the community, wider NHS and South Western Ambulance Service (SWAST) during these unprecedented times.

Currently the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) is providing emergency assistance via its two critical care cars but it is now also looking at ways to get its two air ambulances back in the air while also keeping its staff safe.

Sidmouth and towns across East Devon should be used to test a new approach to tackling the coronavirus, according to a group of county councillors.

County councillors Claire Wright (Otter Valley), Martin Shaw (Seaton and Colyton) and Hilary Ackland (Exeter) are calling for 'intensive testing, tracing and quarantining to eliminate the virus'.

According to figures published today (16 April) primary schools in the Sidmouth area could see a hike in numbers come September.

This is due a big increase in the number of Devon families applying for a primary school place this September.

Firefighters in Sidmouth have slammed a company that makes sky lanterns after it launched an offer on Union Jack sky lanterns to be set off to 'support the NHS'.

In a statement on social media Sidmouth Fire Station told residents not to buy the lanterns due to safety concerns and to 'stick to clapping'.

A Sidmouth woman is asking for help to supply the area's doctors and nurses with fresh scrubs to help keep them and their patients safe during the coronavirus outbreak.

Emma Wickham, a concrete tester from Sidmouth, has stitched together a crack of seamstresses and is raising money to create medical scrubs for the area's healthcare workers, who are struggling to get hold of these essential garments.