News in Seaton

Seaton and Beer were shown off to their best in a TV series presented by Kate Humble last week.

The third episode of Kate's 'Coastal Britain' series on Channel 5 saw her walk from Stonebarrow Hill near Charmouth, onto Lyme Regis and then to Seaton and Beer.

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Families with school-age children are being urged to do all they can to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The call comes as schools and colleges invite all students back this week, with pupils to be regularly tested using rapid, lateral flow tests.

East Devon residents have just a few days left to have their say on the district council's new Local Plan.

So far, hundreds of people have had their say in a public consultation, although there have been few comments from young people, and the council is keen to hear from all groups in the community as the new Local Plan will affect everyone who lives, works and plays in the district.

The Shadow Secretary of State for Education will be answering questions from teachers this week on the quality of education in Devon.

The Devon Labour Party is hosting the virtual event with Kate Green MP on Wednesday, March 17, giving educators across the county the the chance to share their experiences and questions.

Children from Colyton Caterpillars Pre-School celebrated World Book day yesterday.

World Book Day is an international events with the aim of promoting reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.

Thirty worthy projects have so far been funded by East Devon District Council's Coronavirus Community Food Fund, giving out a total of over £45,000.

This fund provides grants for any projects related to providing food to residents of East Devon who are in food poverty during the coronavirus situation.

Leading members of East Devon District Council were asked to consider their positions this week, during a passionate discussion on claims made by council staff that they were "bullied at work".

The three-hour debate followed a staff survey carried out in January and February of this year, which raised claims that new councillors and the new political leadership at East Devon was "seriously mistreating officers" and "unnecessarily micro-managing and causing extra workload".

SAVE food hub, the community group fighting food waste in East Devon, is launching a new Community Larder in Seaton.

The larder will be open above the Natural Worx shop at 1 Vintage Court, The Square, Seaton, from 10.30am to 1.30pm every Wednesday and Saturday, starting from Wednesday, March 10.

The number of weekly number of coronavirus cases confirmed across Devon and Cornwall dropped last week by nearly 40 per cent, down to the lowest levels since mid-September.

The latest figures show Seaton had fewer than three confirmed cases as of March 2, as did most surrounding areas.