News in Sidmouth

A winter beach cleaning event due to take place on Sunday, 9 February has had to be postponed.

This is due to a stormy weather forecast for the weekend as we welcome Storm Ciara to our shores.

Welcome to this week's planning briefing from Sidmouth Nub News. Every week your Nub News team will put together a report on the planning applications, big and small, submitted to the area's planning authority, East Devon District Council, from the Sidmouth area.

The applications featured in this report have been verified by EDDC but decisions on the applications have not yet been made.

East Devon District Council is looking for someone to help develop green spaces in Sidmouth.

The council (EDDC) is looking for a Green Spaces Development Manager to look after its green spaces in Sidmouth and Exmouth.

FUTTER – Pamela aged 88, died peacefully at Malden House Residential Home on Tuesday 14th January 2020.

ANDREWS – David John, aged 91, from Rockbeare, latterly Sidmouth, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Saturday 18th January 2020.

Organisers of the 66th annual Sidmouth Folk Festival are making a song and dance about the exciting eclectic programme lined up for this summer's best Devon seaside party, and music lovers are snapping up special deals to witness it all.

Sidmouth features everything from high-profile concert headliners and visiting artists from across the world to grassroots street performers, with a wealth of informative workshops, energetic ceilidhs and absorbing entertainment for all ages.

Police have closed Sidmouth High Street due to an incident which took place at approximately 10am this morning.

The B3175 one-way street which runs through the town centre is currently closed from All Saints Road to B3176 The Esplanade.

Building connection and community and reducing the isolation felt by many small business owners are at the heart of a new initiative from The Lighthouse Sidmouth.

The community interest company is launching monthly networking events, starting on Tuesday, February 25.

There are reports that the main road through Sidmouth is currently blocked causing some delays in the area.

Sidmouth High Street, which is a one-way street is closed due to incident from All Saints Road to B3176, The Esplanade.

A postal worker will swap the quiet lanes of rural East Devon for the busy streets of the capital in April as she takes on the challenge of running the London Marathon to raise funds for The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth.

Sharon Wells, from Feniton, is one of twelve intrepid runners from as far afield as the United States who are taking part in the world-famous annual event on Sunday, April 26, to raise funds for the animal welfare charity.

Jurassic Paddle Sports will return to the beach in Sidmouth this Easter after coming to an agreement with East Devon District Council.

Guy Russell, Jurassic Paddle Sports owner, has said today (February 6) that following the dispute over the business' concession on Sidmouth Beach the business will be run 'slightly differently'.