News in Sidmouth

'Very strong winds' are expected to hit Sidmouth this weekend and the Met Office has issued a two day weather warning.

A yellow weather warning for high winds is in place for Saturday, February 8, and Sunday, February 9.

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 Town Council are delighted to confirm that the popular Hopper Bus will be running again this Summer from Saturday, 23 May to Sunday, 6 September.

The service will run every day including Folk Week running between Peak Hill, the bus Triangle and the Caravan Sites and Donkey Sanctuary.

Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce is proud to present its plans for Sidmouth VE Day 75th Anniversary celebrations (closely following SSAFA plans) for the Bank Holiday weekend Friday 8 - Sunday 10 May 2020.

Joins us in the Market Place on Friday, 8 May from 5pm for Sidmouth VE Day Open Air Sing and Swing.

A fire appliance from Ottey St Mary was called out to deal with a car that had caught on fire, causing the entire vehicle to become engulfed with flames and thick, black smoke.

The incident took place yesterday (February 4) on Barrack Road, just down from the roundabout on Daisymount at approximately 4.15pm.

A car is reported to have caught fire on Barrack Road just down from the Daisymount roundabout, near Ottery St Mary.

Ottery St Mary Police have taken to social media to warn people of a 'car on fire' and that the 'road will be closed whilst fire and police clean up.'

Fire services were called to a roof fire at Beatlands Corner in Sidmouth today at 12.30pm.

A spokesperson from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said: "Two fire appliances from Sidmouth, one from Ottery St Mary and the Aerial Ladder Platform from Danes Castle, were sent to a report of a roof on fire on a property at Beatlands Corner in Sidmouth.

The Sidmouth Rugby Football Club has been installed with a heated cabinet, which will house the defibrillator there making it functional.

Located just outside the club house, it means that the lifesaving equipment is close to hand on the club's grounds for anyone who may require immediate medical attention.

Concerns about plans to fell 'a very large area' of trees between Ottery St Mary and Sidmouth have been raised by a Devon county councillor.

The councillor for the Otter Valley Ward, Claire Wright, has written to the Forestry Commission to protest against plans to fell a large area of trees between Core Hill and East Hill.

This February half term, head to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth and find out which donkey has the loudest bray, the longest ears, or who is the most playful in the Adoption Donkey Top Trumps Trail.

Follow the trail to find the giant Top Trumps cards located around the sanctuary and reveal which adoption donkey comes out on top in each round.