News in Seaton

It was exactly 12 months ago this evening when Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared on our television screens and told us we had to stay at home.

After weeks of what seemed like purgatory as we saw country after country go into lockdown, England was plunged into the most drastic restrictions on everyday life seen since the Second World War.

HORNE, CAROLE - A private services will be held for Carole but donations, if desired, can be made to the British Society of Gastroenterology.

BASTABLE, JOHN - A private service will be held for John but donations, if desired, can be made to the British Heart Foundation.

Beer Parish Council is currently two members short - but that could be resolved at their next meeting.

Applications from those interested in serving on the parish council have to be submitted by Thursday, April 1. The two vacancies will be filled by co-option at the annual parish meeting on Tuesday, April 6.

More than 40 people, including many teachers and parents, posed questions about the future of education in Devon to Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Kate Green MP.

The virtual question and answer session was hosted last week by Devon Labour, and was chaired by Lisa Robillard Webb, chair of Devon County Labour Party Forum.

Looking a new job or career path? Take a look at the Seaton Nub News Jobs section which lists current vacancies in and around the area.

Each week, we will be highlighting a local vacancy and featuring them on our website and social media.

Nub News editor Philip Evans continues his series looking back over his 55-year career in journalism, many years of which have been spent covering East Devon.

People have often asked what made me leave my idyllic life in Lyme Regis, living and working by the sea in one of the West Country's most beautiful areas. The answer was simple. Ambition - and of course, money.

Seven deaths have now been reported at the Holmesley care home in Sidford, all of which are believed to be related to an outbreak of COVID-19.

Devon & Cornwall Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the outbreak.

The 2021 census has begun as authorities such as Devon County Council try to determine how many people are living in here and what the population needs.

What is the census?

A LOUD bang was felt across Devon and further afield this afternoon.

At around 3pm residents heard and felt the so-called 'sonic boom', with some writing on social media that their homes shook.

Nub News editor Philip Evans continues his series looking back over his 55-year career in journalism, many years of which have been spent covering East Devon.

Whilst I enjoyed my early years as the Axminster and Lyme Regis district reporter for Pulman's Weekly News, gaining a thorough understanding of what community journalism was all about, I found, working from home with little day-to-day contact with my colleagues, that I missed the cut and thrust camaraderie of the newsroom.