News in Seaton

To help local businesses at this challenging time, East Devon District Council are funding a £40,000 package of business support.

The support programmes, delivered by Cosmic and Business Information Point, will include packages of training, advice and direct consultancy. This is specific, tailored support for East Devon businesses over and above any other regional support.

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The number of coronavirus cases confirmed in the last seven days has risen by 150% across Devon and Cornwall, with 18 new cases reported in East Devon this week.

Government statistics show that 154 new cases have been confirmed across the region in the past seven days in both pillar 1 data from tests carried out by the NHS and pillar 2 data from commercial partners, compared to 96 new cases confirmed last week.

The first steps towards creating an art trail in Seaton have been made.

Seaton Town Council is planning to create an art trail to showcase the work of local creatives.

Seaton Museum, housed above the old Town Hall in Fore Street, is in danger of closing unless it gets more support.

That's the view of long serving curator Ted Gosling who, in his annual report said that it will be a case of "use it or lose it" unless they got more support.

Nub News is looking to hire a sales person.

Nub News has quickly become one of the fastest growing online local newspapers in the country.

The parlous state of the regional press in the UK, which has led to hundreds of local newspapers closing down in recent years, has been underlined by major changes about to be introduced by publisher Archant's East Devon titles – the Exmouth Herald, the Sidmouth Herald and the Midweek Herald.

Hold The Front Page (HTFP), the newspaper industry's dedicated website, is reporting today that Archant is planning a "radical" restructure involving their East Devon publishing operation based at Exeter Airport.

Play areas in Seaton and Honiton have benefitted from £175,000 of exciting new equipment chosen by local children and paid for by East Devon District Council.

£100,000 has been spent on Seafield Gardens play area on the seafront in Seaton, all from main East Devon District Council budgets.

Seaton councillors are considering scrapping their traditional Town Guide for 2021 and replacing it with a map.

The general consensus at the August meeting of Seaton Town Council was that the Town Guide, in its existing form, was "somewhat dated".

East Devon District Council is working in partnership with local authorities across the South West in urgently calling on the government to provide funding to safeguard the future of leisure centres.

They are asking ministers to approve a funding submission to help local authorities meet the costs of reopening and operating leisure centres across the country caused by the lockdown and ongoing impact of COVID-19.