News in Sidmouth

The B3174 between Cadhay Lane and A30 (Daisy Mount Cross) has been closed both ways.

This is due to fallen power cables and an incident involving a car.

A number of key questions on the Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan have been answered in a new and updated document from East Devon District Council.

The council has updated its Frequently Asked Questions page on the beach management plan after fresh developments and a formal update was given to Sidmouth Town Council.

The unusual Anglo-Saxon tradition of Wassailing will be returning to Sidmouth for a second year running.

On Saturday, January 18, Sid Vale Community Productions and Friends Of The Byes are inviting the whole community to take part in a curious tradition dating back to the Dark Ages.

The cost of providing homeless people with temporary accommodation in Sidmouth and the wider East Devon area has soared over the last five years.

In 2014-15, East Devon District Council spent only £17,699 on providing homeless people with temporary accommodation, but that figures has risen to £285,531 for 2018-19.

Sidmouth Town Council has decided to splash some cash on three new public toilets on Sidmouth Esplanade.

The plans, which have been in the pipeline since October 2019, to build three new public toilets in the Seafront Amenity Building at a cost of roughly £14,000 have been approved by Sidmouth Town Council.

A Sidmouth telephone box may now be removed after the town council decided not to buy the phone box from British Telecom for £1.

East Devon District Council was recently contacted by British Telecom on proposals to remove 11 public payphones across the district.

A proposed splash wall along Sidmouth seafront intended to protect the town from flooding must be at least one metre high, Sidmouth Town Council was told this evening.

The chairman of Sidmouth's Beach Management Plan Steering Group, councillor Geoff Jung, told councillors at a full meeting of Sidmouth town council that the wall must be at least one metre high but the wall does not have to be entirely concrete. It could be 'enhanced' with glass panels, built in seating and planting.

Discussions will be taking place this week about the future of Jacob's Ladder in Sidmouth.

East Devon District Council (EDDC) will be discussing a recommendation from EDDC's Capital Strategy and Allocation Group to pass responsibility for Jacob's Ladder and the railings along Sidmouth Seafront to the town council.

Quirks and More, a new support group for parents and carers of children with additional needs in Sidmouth, is looking for a venue to hold its meetings.

The group, set up by Sidmouth mum Katie Turner, is intended to help parents talk about the highs and lows of parenting a child with additional needs.

A 14-year-old Sidmouth rock musician has been inspired by messages of support from two American rock bands.

Tom Ryder, 14, has recently received endorsements from American prog-rock band Polyphia and American 'metalcore' band Wage War.