A Sidmouth chef has reached the final of a cooking competition and is in with a chance of winning £40,000.

Concerns for a group of kayakers prompted lifeboat crews to be called into action.

A three-day planning inquiry to determine whether a controversial multi-million pound business park should be built in a Sid Valley village has begun.

Sidmouth's eroding cliffs throughout the centuries are the centre of a new exhibition.

Tune in to our blog reporting the Sidford Business Park inquiry.

People living with cancer, in care homes or staying in hospital have received a special visit from some friendly four legged friends.

An inquiry will open to determine the fate of a controversial multi-million pound business park planning application.

Sidmouth College is launching a £100,000 appeal to kit out its new classroom block before it opens next year.

A busy East Devon road is partially blocked by granite and rubble.

An accidental fire prompted an early morning call out for fire crews after a hay baler caught fire.

Police took to the streets to meet residents as part of a pop up community surgery.

A dog had to be coaxed off a 40 foot cliff after becoming stuck near Branscombe.

A new 66-bed 'luxury' care home equipped with cinema room, hair salon and a restaurant on every floor has opened.

Being happy but not getting drunk is the key to living a long life says Sidmouth's latest centenarian.

The Sidmouth community is being called to pull on their marigold and pull up weeds as part of a big town clean up operation.

Tributes have been paid to an 'amazing' and 'positive' former Sidmouth resident who lived to be Britain's oldest person.

The event is set to be bigger than ever before with five display teams.

Ottery Town Council has withdrawn support for a planning application due to a 'conflict of interest'.

It has been a long run but this weekend will be the last chance you can visit Coles.

A scheme aimed at making Ottery a dementia friendly town has taken its training sessions into the community.

An aspiring chef from Sidmouth has reached the semi-finals of a prestigious competition to win £40,000.

Rare and 'distinctive' vintage bikes have been stolen from an address in Sidmouth.

Grateful scout leaders have thanked garden centre staff for helping relocate their new flower beds.

An online appeal has been shared more than 100 times to try and track down the owner of a small urn found at The Donkey Sanctuary.

Pressure is mounting to bring lifeguards to Sidmouth beach - but the lifeboat service has been told it must make a 'long term commitment'.

See the hidden parts of Ottery St Mary Parish Church as part of an open day to celebrating the life of its founder.

Sixth form students aspiring for places at the country's top universities have had a taste of what is to come with an 'inspirational' residential trip.

Ottery pupils pulled on their dancing shoes to perform for proud parents at the primary school's annual celebration of dance.

A 'miffed' resident is calling out antisocial dog owners that do not pick up after their pet in the form of a 'passive-aggressive' note.

Author Jeannie Wycherley's horror stories are inspired by the landscape of East Devon, which is perhaps not an idea that leaps to the mind of everyone.