On Sunday 12 June 2016, around 110 guests, including district, town and parish councillors, attended East Devon District Council’s Chairman’s Garden Party at Knowle, Sidmouth, in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday. This special event, which was hosted by the council’s Chairman, Councillor Stuart Hughes, was held on the same day as the national event to honour Her Majesty at The Mall.
In addition, an integral part of the 90th birthday garden party was the Chairman’s awards ceremony in which Councillor Hughes acknowledged the outstanding work carried out by local...
As part of their commitment to boosting our local economy, East Devon District Councillors are asking for people’s views on suggested changes to the licensing of street trading in East Devon.
Street trading includes stalls at outdoor events, street stalls, outdoor markets, festivals, roadside food vans and in car parks, including supermarket car parks. It applies to anything where someone is selling goods or services on the streets or in outside pedestrian areas or open spaces.
East Devon has a thriving small business economy with many outstanding local products. At the...
As from Wednesday 20 April 2016, East Devon District Council has formally adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule (CIL).
The charge will come into effect on 1 September 2016, allowing the council time to establish an internal process for the collection and administration of the levy. It will also give applicants and developers a reasonable lead time to become aware of the charges that will apply from that date.
The CIL is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008, which local authorities can choose to levy on new developments in their area...
In December 2015, East Devon District Council and Seaton Town Council confirmed the intention to secure the long term future of Seaton Town Hall, through the transfer of the ownership from East Devon District Council to Seaton Town Council.
The transfer of the freehold interest of Seaton Town Hall, from East Devon District Council to Seaton Town Council, is now complete.
Seaton Town Hall is a prominent building Seaton can be proud of and, with new tenants, The Seaton Gateway Theatre Company and Seaton Museum, Seaton Town Council is looking forward to an exciting future...
East Devon District Council and Devon County Council funding pot helps communities to help themselves
A panel of councillors from East Devon District Council and Devon County Council has approved applications for 34 different community schemes, which are now receiving funding from the Parishes Together Fund for the financial year 2015/2016. A total of over £110,000 of funding has been allocated.
Designed to provide financial solutions to local issues, the Parishes Together Fund is a joint East Devon District Council and Devon County Council initiative in which the sum of £1...
SUEZ and East Devon District Council have being shortlisted for a prestigious national award, reflecting their collaborative approach to improving levels of recycling.
The judging panel for the Materials Recycling Week (MRW) National Recycling Awards 2016 has decided that the successful recycling trials conducted in new Feniton and The Colony in Exmouth warrant recognition, with the winners of each category to be announced on 6 July at a ceremony in London.
Andy Williams, Senior Contract Manager at SUEZ, recycling and recovery UK, said: “From the outset there was a mutual...
Sandbags were at the ready in Exmouth over the weekend (April 9-10), as East Devon District Council’s StreetScene and REACT (Respond, Enforce and Clean) teams, took fast and efficient action in preparation for predicted south/easterly 50-60mph winds, heavy rain, exceptionally high Spring tides and the risk of potential coastal flooding through wave overtopping.
The council had staff on site throughout the high tides, closely monitoring the situation and liaising with the public on both Saturday and Sunday.
Approximately 900 sandbags were placed in key areas of Exmouth by...
Local children at two Honiton primary schools have chosen the designs for eagerly awaited improvements to the Bowling Green - Millers Way and Langford Avenue play areas in Honiton.
East Devon District Council and Honiton Town Council have been working closely to spend £46,850 on improvements to the play areas in the town. Just over £28,000 will be spent at the Bowling Green - Millers Way playing field and a further £18,500 at Langford Avenue.
Funding for the play areas has come from Section 106 legal agreements with a number of developers who have built housing in the...
A poorly Daubenton’s Bat, spotted at East Devon District Council's Seaton Wetlands nature reserve was, after several weeks of care, released on Good Friday.
On Sunday March 13 at 1.30pm, a bird watcher saw a bat flying around the pond, in the heart of Seaton Wetlands. The bat, which should have been hibernating, was clearly distressed. It had strong sun shining on it and was flying into things.
The bird watcher was concerned by the bat's behavior and informed volunteers, John and Judith Richards, who were manning the Discovery Hut. The three sheltered the bat as best they...
The Chairman of East Devon District Council, Councillor Stuart Hughes was joined at Knowle in Sidmouth on Monday 14 March 2016 by 14 enthusiastic pupils from Sidmouth Primary School who came to watch the raising of the Commonwealth Flag in celebration of a partnership between Toilet Twinning and Fly-a-Flag for the Commonwealth. This joint initiative invites schools to help flush away poverty through toilet twinning - for a donation schools can choose to twin their own toilet with one in a Commonwealth country. The donations are used to provide a decent loo, clean water and hygiene...
