News in Sidmouth

Police officers are urgently trying to locate a mobile home that could be in the Sidmouth area of East Devon, in order 'to establish a welfare check on its occupants'.

The vehicle is a distinctive white Fiat Ducato, similar to the one pictured, with the registration number E390CTV.

Police have named a woman who died after being hit by a car in Woodbury at the weekend.

Candy Gray, 54, who was known to her friends as Jack, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene on Globe Hill, at 1am on Sunday, March 8.

The East Devon District Council employee whose return from Italy prompted a complete shut down of the council's headquarters last week has tested negative for COVID-19.

The council's head office in Honiton, Blackdown House, was closed down as a precautionary measure on Friday, March 6, after concerns arose regarding a staff member who had recently returned from Italy, a country which has been hit hard by the Coronavirus.

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Glass panel being trialled by East Devon District Council as part of the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Scheme has been smashed by vandals

At some point last night (Tuesday, 10 March), the glass splash panel that East Devon District Council are trialling on Sidmouth esplanade, as part of the Sidmouth Beach Management Scheme, was smashed on the landward side.

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There are reports that the A375 Fore Street is blocked both ways near Bridge Street.

This is causing very slow traffic, which is heavier than normal in both direction.

Boutique business, LauryLee, which recently opened in Ottery St Mary, is hosting a charity event in aid of Hospiscare.

A bake sale, raffle, plus a silent auction will be held at the shop on Saturday, 28 March from 10am - 3pm; with the raffle taking place at 2pm and silent auction ending at 3pm.

Sidmouth residents are being warned to watch out for scammers using the Coronavirus as way of scaring people into parting with their hard earned cash.

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards is warning people to be wary of suspicious emails as fraudsters attempt to exploit the spread of coronavirus.

The Chancellor must not ignore the Sidmouth and the wider East Devon area in this week's budget when he tries to 'level up' parts of the North and the Midlands, Devon County Council leader John Hart warned today.

"Devon and the greater South West are just as deserving of investment as the Blue Wall areas in the North and Midlands," he said.