Sidmouth was the setting for a seagull summit organised by East Devon District Council.
After the event held in the Council Chamber at Knowle, Sidmouth, summit chairman Councillor Tom Wright declared the meeting a great success.
Councillor Wright, Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment and an EDDC ward member for Budleigh Salterton, said he was pleased with the audience of 50 people in the room and was also impressed at the range of topics covered in the two and a half hour meeting.
He added: “This proved to be an extremely worthwhile event, where people with a range...
East Devon District Council’s Cabinet yesterday has agreed to support Exmouth Rowing Club to move into the old lifeboat station adjacent to their existing premises on Queen’s Drive.
This will allow the council to move forward with its plans for the regeneration of Queen’s Drive.
The club will be charged a reduced rent for the new premises to be reviewed after five years. Refurbishment of the building to bring it up to date is to be funded by the club through an Inspired Facilities grant from Sport England.
Councillor Andrew Moulding, Deputy Leader of East Devon...
Hedge-laying is good for wildlife, and can be fun and good exercise for humans too.
That’s the message from EDDC’s Countryside Team as they invite people to fill the limited spaces on a hedge-laying day on 1st November 2013.
Much of the work carried out by Countryside staff and volunteers is practical and hands-on at the nature reserves across the district. Sites are managed with people and wildlife as the priorities and the team are keen to keep traditional practices alive as far as possible.
Nature Conservation Officer Steve Edmonds said: “A laid hedge has several...
A much-anticipated improvement to Payhembury’s play area has taken a step closer to completion now that local children have chosen their favourite design.
Payhembury Playing Field Committee and East Devon District Council have been working closely together with Payhembury Primary School to make £6,700 worth of improvements. This money has been contributed by developers through Section 106 funding for play. This type of contribution was a condition of planning approval for a number of developments in the area.
Children had a choice of four designs and voted for their...
Twenty pupils from Sidmouth Primary School had a go at taking Planning decisions when they visited East Devon District Council.
The seven-year-olds, with their teacher Mrs Hammond, spent a morning at EDDC’s Knowle headquarters learning about Planning and Development as part of a school topic. They received help and guidance from council staff and from Councillor Christine Drew, EDDC Member Champion for Children and Young People (see photo).
The children had a look at current maps of Sidmouth and found where they lived, then were given maps from 80 years ago and 130 years...
The first community building in Cranbrook is now complete and the asset has been handed over to East Devon District Council which intends to open the doors to the Younghayes Centre in time for the community’s Hallowe’en pumpkin party.
Following a delay with the handover of the building due to legal technicalities, Councillor Paul Diviani, Leader of East Devon District Council, was today delighted to hear that the building now belongs to East Devon.
He said: “Thank the Lord! Every day a false hope dawned but at long last we have the keys to the doors of the Younghayes Centre...
A new £9 million road which is a vital link to major employment sites in the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point is now complete and has opened to traffic today (Thursday 3 October).
The Clyst Honiton Bypass opens up direct accesses into Skypark business park, the Intermodal Freight Terminal, the new community of Cranbrook and other developments nearby and will keep heavy traffic off smaller local roads around the village of Clyst Honiton. The route is to the east of the village of Clyst Honiton, and connects the A30 from the Exeter airport junction, to the B3174 ‘London Road’ (...
Tenants of East Devon District Council have again excelled themselves with a beautiful display of gardens large and small, leading to another highly successful garden competition, with a total of 41 entries.
This included two entrants for the Youth Garden, both of whom were Gold winners.
Kieron Bewes (Horticultural Consultant) was the judge and using the Royal Horticultural Society judging method once again, a number of entrants obtained the Gold level.
The Tenants’ Garden Competition is an annual event organised by Tenant Participation within the Housing Service at...
A successful programme of summer events in Seaton, along with a number of initiatives to improve the marketing of the town and increase business opportunities, has led to a general buzz of excitement and optimism for the town’s future.
These successes as well as very positive progress on the Seaton Jurassic Coast Discovery Centre were welcomed this week by the Seaton Regeneration Programme Board.
Twenty five businesses have started up in the town over the last 18 months and the number of empty shops has reduced from nine to three over the last 12 months reflecting an...
East Devon District Council is inviting representatives of coastal businesses, particularly food businesses, and coastal Town and Parish Councils to its free Seagull Summit on the evening of Thursday 31 October.
There will be advice on:
Seagull lifestyles
Waste and pest control for food businesses
What residents and businesses can do – proofing and control
