East Devon District Council’s Countryside team will be starting their ever-popular annual series of Tree Walks on Monday 2 June at 6.30pm at Phear Park in Exmouth. The topic for this walk will be the management of trees in council-owned recreational areas.
On Monday 16 June the Tree Officers will lead a walk around Plymtree, focusing on the village trees and hedgerows.
The final walk will be on Monday 30 June at 6.30pm at East Budleigh, looking at local trees of interest and discussing the part they play in the community.
A major new study has been published looking at the possibility of developing a walking, cycling and riding route from Sidmouth to Feniton.
The concept of the 16km multi-use route, known informally as the Otter Trail, has been around for many years but has now been explored in more detail by the sustainable travel charity Sustrans. The study has follows a community meeting last year which highlighted the need for the report as part of the legacy work of the construction of Coleridge Bridge in Ottery St Mary, which opened to the public in August 2011. The feasibility study found...
East Devon District Council is asking for help from the public about two serious fly tipping incidents in the Exmouth area.
The first was dumped asbestos and the other was multiple bags of dog mess that were left by a dog waste bin.
Both cases are quite unusual and officers can take enforcement action against the culprits if they can be identified. Fixed penalty notices are one option, but council officers can also prosecute if it feels that the fixed penalty is an inadequate remedy.
The first instance was the dumping of a large quantity of asbestos cement material...
With the possible sale of land at Heathpark Estate in Honiton, East Devon District Council’s Cabinet has agreed to a review of the council’s provision of serviced business accommodation.
The land sale is likely to mean East Devon Business Centre may be replaced by a supermarket, subject to planning approval, so a review of the demand and supply of managed workspace will help inform future decisions on council support to small and medium sized businesses.
Councillor Ian Thomas, Cabinet Member for Economy, said: “The needs of small businesses are changing and there is also an...
Valentine’s Day marked the beginning of the annual Nest Box Week, and bird lovers flocked to the Axe Estuary Wetlands near Seaton on Wednesday 19th Feb for ‘Give a bird a home’ – an opportunity to create a bespoke nest box.
Kits were prepared by East Devon District Council Countryside Rangers, who also gave advice on where to place the completed article for the best results.
"Different species of birds have different requirements when it comes to nest boxes," explained Fraser Rush, Axe Estuary Wetlands Officer. "We have two types of kit on offer; one for a nest box which...
A developer is being sought for Queen’s Drive Leisure Area, the unique 9.3 acre seafront site in Exmouth.
This follows the outline planning approval obtained in December 2013 for the development of the site into a recreation and leisure zone.
The site is being marketed on behalf of East Devon District Council by property consultants, Jones Lang LaSalle, appointed using the standard local authority procurement process.
John Kinsey, director at Jones Lang LaSalle’s Exeter office, said “It is very rare that a seafront site of this size is brought to the market,...
East Devon District Council with partners DCH (formerly Devon & Cornwall Housing) proudly unveiled 12 new affordable flats in Mill Street, Sidmouth, last week. Many have already been snapped up, but a few still remain available to purchase under a shared ownership scheme.
The smart new Holmdale apartments are the result of a partnership agreement between the Council, which retains the freehold of the town centre site, and DCH, who manages affordable housing schemes across the South West.
Built on the site of a former motor workshop, later used as a gym, the 12...
A suspected unexploded bomb found in Exmouth has put emergency repair work on hold while bomb disposal teams approach the “mystery canister”.
Eight workers from Eastr Devon District council were on the seafront near the boating lake helping to dismantle an ice cream hut that was in danger of being washed out to sea and becoming a danger to shipping.
When the canister was spotted, Coastguard officers were called and they decided to enforce a 30-metre exclusion zone, which mean that work on the hut had to be suspended until Bomb Disposal officers from Plymouth reached the...
East Devon District Council is launching a series of regular advice surgeries where residents who have queries about Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support can get help and guidance.
The Benefits Team will be at the following venues every week:
Axminster Guildhall, every Thursday, 9-11.30am
Honiton, Senior Citizens’ Centre, New Street, every Thursday, 1.30-4.30pm
Seaton Town Hall, every Wednesday, 9.30-11.30am.
From 3 February, the Benefits Team will also be at the following venues every week:
Work will start soon on building a fabulous new £90,000 skate park in Honiton – designed by the users. The existing park will close on 17 February for around 10 weeks while the work is carried out.
East Devon District Council (EDDC), and young people from Honiton Youth Centre and Honiton Community College have been working together since July 2013 to design the improvements to the facility in Allhallows Field that skate park users have asked for.
The £90,000 has come from EDDC’s main budget and is being spent on Honiton skate park as it was judged to be the most in need of...
