Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Seaton which left an elderly pedestrian with serious injuries. Emergency services were called to Harbour Road around 10.50am yesterday morning (23 March) after a Mercedes car was in collision with an 89-year-old woman near to the junction with Bay Court.
The elderly woman, from Seaton, sustained serious head, leg and arm injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by air ambulance. She remains in hospital in a serious condition. The car driver, a 90-year-old woman from east Devon, was uninjured in...
Despite the recent storms Seaton is going from strength to strength with the prospect of some very exciting initiatives coming to fruition over the coming months. The overriding message from all the organisations involved in the regeneration of the town in their meeting this week was that Seaton is very much open for business and looking forward to a busy year ahead.
The Seaton Regeneration Programme Board heard positive updates from a number of projects including Seaton Jurassic, the new visitor centre; the Town Development Team; Seaton workshops; and the Axe Wetlands.
A re-routed section of the South West Coast Path at Seaton was officially opened on Thursday 19th December.
The original route of the path was damaged in the landslip at Old Beer Road during storms in July 2012. The road has been permanently closed after a geotechnical review found that there was a high risk of further failure and the coastpath was diverted.
A permissive path has been developed on land made available with the kind agreement of Clinton Devon Estates through its woodland between the B3174 Beer Road and Old Beer Road. To acknowledge its help, the route is...
A major public inquiry into the East Devon’s new Local Plan will begin in February.
The Draft Local Plan submitted by East Devon District Council (EDDC) includes detailed expectations for the future of the districts seven towns.
It also covers many issues in the area including Housing and Affordable Housing, Employment, Tourism and Retail, Climate Change, Gypsies & Travellers and the Natural Environment. A 19-day examination of the plan by Government Inspector Anthony Thickett will air the details of the plan to the public.
The Jurassic Coast Partnership would like to hear from local people about their views on how the World Heritage Site, which extends 95 miles from Exmouth to Studland, should be looked after.
The site is managed through a partnership which includes Dorset County Council and Devon County Councils. A management plan sets out details of how the site is looked after and what activities have been agreed.
The plan is reviewed every five years to keep it up to date and relevant. The opinions of local people are being sought on the new draft plan.
To coincide with Hospice Care Week (7th-11th October) and World Hospice & Palliative Care Day (12th October), local charity Hospiscare is announcing its plans to build a state-of-the-art day hospice in Honiton. Offering patients, families and carers easy access to a multi-disciplinary medical, health and social care team in one location, the new day hospice will provide invaluable services and support for the whole East Devon region.
Hospiscare currently runs day hospices in Exeter, Tiverton and Seaton Hospital. The building of the new East Devon Day Hospice is being made...
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...
The first ever sculpture exhibition held at Overbeck’s, the exotic hidden garden overlooking Salcombe estuary and the sea, is proving to be a great success with visitors this summer.
Each of the ten sculptures chosen for the exhibition, entitled ‘An Uncommon Quest’, is as unique and spectacular as Overbeck’s sub-tropical garden. Inspired by the beautiful natural forms all around, they reflect the spirit of Overbeck’s as a place of curiosity, discovery and creativity.
Mother and son, Coral and Bruin Valentine from Cumbria, visited Overbeck’s recently. After spending time...
Everys Solicitors’ office in Seaton is celebrating its first birthday in its modern, accessible offices.
After spending 28 years at the former Eyre Court Road location, Everys moved to the new premises in Harbour Road a year ago. It is one of the firm’s nine offices in Devon and Somerset.
Richard Stokes, resident partner of the Seaton office for 18 years, said: “The old offices served us well but they were on a hill and our clients needed to go up steps to visit us. The new location has proved much more suitable for a modern practice like ours and it is more easily...
