Expressions of interest are to be sought for the Council-owned Heathpark site in Honiton following the Cabinet decision on 4 September to test the market.
Council Leader Paul Diviani said: “We are committed to exploring all options for a possible new office site as well as maximising the values from our landholdings. One option has always been the sale of our Heathpark site alongside that of Knowle and Manstone Depot in Sidmouth and to use the money raised for a new, more efficient and modern headquarters. It is important to understand the value of this site and what interest there...
The deadline to book places for East Devon District Council's free annnual event for voluntary organisations and community groups, Working Together, is 20 September.
The conference is being held on Friday 11 October and runs from 9.30am to 2.30pm at EDDC’s Knowle offices in Sidmouth. Representatives of voluntary organisations, community groups and Town and Parish Councils are welcome to come along. The gathering aims to bring local agencies together to improve communications between the voluntary and statutory sectors.
During the day, attendees will find out more about...
East Devon District Council is inviting all Honiton’s residents, voluntary and community groups and other organisations to send their ideas to Honiton Town Council on how the cash can be spent on sport in the area.
All the funds available have been out aside by East Devon District Council from recent housing developments in the parish of Honiton (Section 106 money). The district council has a nationally acclaimed policy of involving residents in how this money is spent.
Honiton Town Council is urging individuals as well as voluntary and community groups and other...
East Devon District Council have launched a fresh consultation on aspects of the document that will form the planning blueprint for the district over the next 13 years to 2026.
A decision to go ahead with a six-week consultation into the latest changes was made by EDDC’s Development Management Committee on Tuesday, following advice from the inspector who is examining the Local Plan document submitted to him on 2 August.
Mr Anthony Thickett has been appointed as the Independent Inspector and he has advised that he cannot undertake his examination of the document because...
On Monday 9 September John Wright, renowned mycologist and wild food fanatic of River Cottage fame, will give a talk on wild foraging – what to see, where and when to find it and how best to cook it.
John will be joining the EDDC Countryside team at the Axe Estuary Wetlands from 6.30 to 8.30pm.
John has written three River Cottage foraging handbooks – Mushrooms, The Edible Seashore and Hedgerows. This autumn his fourth handbook, Booze will be released. He is passionate about making beer, wine and other boozy treats from all sorts of ingredients to be found growing wild in...
Since 2010, East Devon District Council has provided eligible private home-owners with subsidised finance totalling £56,140.
The Home Improvement Loan (HIL) scheme is still available to eligible private homeowners across East Devon needing to make essential repairs to their homes.
Summer can be a good time to make repairs to your home to ensure it is safe, suitable for your needs and warm for the winter. Work included under the scheme ranges from roof repairs, boiler replacement, essential electrical, plumbing and structural works, damp remediation and any other works...
It's that time of year again! EDDC’s Countryside team kick off their annual Wet ’n’ Wild Summer Festival at 8pm on Thursday evening 15 August with Meet the Bats.
The Axe Estuary Wetlands is known as an excellent habitat for bats; more than half of our 17 native species of bat have been found there, including the rarest of our natives; the grey long-eared bat.
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn to use an electronic bat detector to identify the different species. The Meet the Bats session will be repeated on Friday evening 16 August at 8pm.
East Devon District Council and Devon County Council have worked together again to put the sum of £1.10 per elector into a ‘Parishes Together Fund’ grants scheme that Town and Parish Councils can apply for. The overall pot of cash available amounts to nearly £115,000.
The funding is available to Town and Parish Councils working together and involving the community to try and solve local issues. All applications must be submitted jointly from two or more parishes. Money could be used for anything from permanent items to events, networks and one-off costs. The deadline for the first...
A call has gone out to a range of local and regional land agents to put forward proposals on potential sites for a new office location.
This follows the Cabinet and Council decisions that Knowle is neither fit for purpose nor a financially sustainable option for the Council Headquarters and that other locations must be examined.
Honiton and Cranbrook sites have been explored to test the viability of alternative locations for the Council to move to. Now that the decision has been made to move, the Council wants to hear about other sites in the district that might be suitable...
