Stephen Sumner Stephen.Sumner@Archant.Co.Uk

The sun came out on Saturday for Sidmouth Gig Club’s blessing and naming ceremony of their new Cornish pilot boat, Little Picket.

Trustees are urging people to think about the Sid Valley Food Bank when they go shopping while demand remains high.

A couple are opening the doors to their Sidmouth café to anyone, young or old, who faces spending Christmas Day alone.

Inadequate roads, increased flood risk and the environmental impact were among the damning objections from residents to a 9.3-acre business park between Sidford and Sidbury.

Police will work with victims to find a suitable punishment after a graffiti trio admitted ‘tagging’ 25 Sidmouth properties.

A ‘demographic time bomb’ threatens the Sid Valley as the number of over-85s is expected to increase by nearly 60 per cent.

Fords of Sidmouth has revealed its multi-million-pound vision of a 9.3-acre business park to serve the town’s employment needs over the next 20 years.

A tireless Sidmouth councillor feels lucky to be alive after he was struck down by pneumonia - and says he ‘can’t wait’ to recover and get back out filling potholes.

The family of a Sidmouth father of four hope lessons will be learned to prevent another tragedy after an inquest heard his unexpected death in hospital could have been avoided.

Lifelong Conservative Susan,64, says she will never vote for Tories again over Personal Independence Payment (PIP), saying: “Apparently I’ve lived too long for the Department for Work and Pensions.”