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Sidmouth Classic Car Show was a success, attracting hundreds of visitors and vintage vehicles. Photos: Simon Horn.

PHOTOS: Sidmouth Classic Car Show 2026 shines a spotlight on hundreds of vintage vehicles

By Becca Gliddon on 14th September 2026 East Devon, Editor's Choice, News, Sidmouth

Classic cars in their hundreds were in Sidmouth on Saturday (September 12) when the town held its annual show, attracting scores of visitors. As photographer Simon Horn’s photos show, each year Sidmouth Classic Car Show turns the spotlight on hundreds of vintage vehicles at a family-friendly free event enjoyed by motoring enthusiasts. The event, organised and run by Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce and The Crash Box Club of Devon, held at the town’s cricket club, showcased a display of much-loved classic cars and restored vintage vehicles amid a host of enthusiastic owners, keen to share their passion with visitors. Among…

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News in-brief from East Devon

By Becca Gliddon on 11th September 2026 Beer, Branscombe, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Honiton, News, Seaton, Sidmouth

News in-brief from East Devon – Email your community news, photos and what’s on to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk East Devon – what’s on A host of free events, tours and exhibitions are taking part in East Devon as part of the annual Heritage Open Days event, from September 11-20, billed as ‘England’s largest festival of history and culture’. Entry is free to Killerton House and gardens, September 11-13, 10am until 5pm, also the ‘hidden gem’ Columbjohn Chapel, open September 11-20, 1pm-4pm. A free guided wellbeing circular walk from Killerton to Sprydon has been organised for September 30, 10am until 12.30pm. See here…

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News in-brief from East Devon

By Becca Gliddon on 4th September 2026 Axminster, East Devon, Exmouth, Honiton, News, Seaton, Sidmouth

News in-brief from East Devon – Axminster, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Seaton. Email your community news, photos and what’s on to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Axminster Axminster police at the start of September seized a dirt bike after it was spotted being ridden on the road around the Foxhill area of town in what officers described as an ‘anti-social manner’. Police on patrol in the area located the motorbike and its rider after residents alerted officers to the nuisance vehicle. Axminster police said the bike owner admitted riding the vehicle on the road while he had been trying to repair it. Officers said thanks…

Jonathan Pratt was last known to be in Sidmouth in mid-July. Photos: Devon and Cornwall Police.

Police concerned for a ‘nomadic’ man, 58, last seen in Sidmouth appeal for public help

By Becca Gliddon on 30th August 2026 East Devon, News, Sidmouth

Police are concerned for the welfare of a ‘nomadic’ 58-year-old man who was in the Sidmouth area earlier in the summer. Officers are keen to trace Jonathan Pratt, pictured, who was in Sidmouth in the middle of July, but is thought to have travelled elsewhere in Devon, or out of the county Police said Jonathan has links to Devon, Cornwall, London, Wiltshire, York, Leicester, Nottinghamshire and Coventry. He is described as being a white man of average build with a greying beard, moustache and glasses. He was last seen wearing a blue tee-shirt with a white motif on the left…

The Donkey Sanctuary recently revealed how its residents had been covering up their legs with trousers, leggings or pyjama bottoms to stop irritating summer flies biting the donkeys. Photo: The Donkey Sanctuary.

It’s not madness! – Baggy trousers help Sidmouth donkeys

By Becca Gliddon on 29th August 2026 East Devon, Editor's Choice, News, Sidmouth

Forget the shorts, donkeys in Sidmouth have been wearing trousers this summer in a bid to beat the flies. The Donkey Sanctuary recently revealed how its residents had been covering up their legs with trousers, leggings or pyjama bottoms to stop irritating summer flies biting the donkeys. But now dwindling supplies of legwear has prompted the charity to appeal for donations of unwanted used clothing to protect the donkeys for as long as the flies persist. Staff want to avoid buying new items to customise and are appealing for unwanted loose-fitting trousers, leggings, pyjamas, or maternity trousers – minimum women’s size…

Photographer Simon Horn's image of the Red Arrows at Sidmouth Air Show 2017. Photo: Simon Horn.

Sidmouth Air Show 2026 – what time it starts, where to park and watch

By Becca Gliddon on 27th August 2026 East Devon, Editor's Choice, News, Sidmouth, What's On, What's on in East Devon, What's on in Sidmouth

UPDATE: Sidmouth Air Show 2026 will return to the town on Friday, August 28 and organisers have released full details of the popular event – what time it starts, where you can park and watch. The annual Regatta Air Show 2026, starts at 4.50pm. In a change to the planned schedule, The Red Arrows are due to carry out three fly-pasts of Sidmouth seafront at around 6.40pm. The Red Arrows had been due to perform an aerial display, but a change in weather has forced the team to re-think the planned appearance at Sidmouth. A spokesperson for the Royal Air…

Weeks of waiting to find out if their hard work paid off came to an end on Thursday (August 20) when East Devon students collected their GCSE results. Photos: with permission.

East Devon students celebrate GCSE results: Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Cranbrook

By Becca Gliddon on 20th August 2026 Cranbrook, East Devon, Exmouth, Honiton, News, Sidmouth

Praise has been heaped on GCSE students celebrating results in East Devon, as headteachers revealed their pride in the pupils’ achievements. Weeks of waiting to find out if their hard work paid off came to an end on Thursday (August 20) when students collected their GCSE results. Exmouth Community College said there had been a ‘real sense of achievement’ for students collecting results, while Sidmouth College said it was ‘filled with pride’, at the ‘excellent’ grades. Honiton Community College is celebrating the school’s strongest GCSE performance in recent years. Cranbrook Education Campus hailed a ‘strong’ set of GCSE results, while…

East Devon news in-brief. Community stories, photos, what's on. Photos: with permission.

Community news in-brief from East Devon

By Becca Gliddon on 18th August 2026 Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Business, Cranbrook, East Devon, Exmouth, Honiton, News, Ottery St Mary, Sidmouth, What's On, What's on in East Devon

Community news in-brief from East Devon – Budleigh Salterton, Axminster, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Whimple, Cranbrook, Ottery St Mary. Email your news, photos and what’s on to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Budleigh Salterton Some four golf carts were destroyed when they caught on fire at East Devon Golf Club on Tuesday morning (August 18). Firefighters from Exmouth and Middlemoor, in Exeter, were called to the club in Links Road, Budleigh Salterton, at around 9.30am where they found three golf carts on fire. Exmouth firefighters said the cause of the blaze, which spread to a fence and hedge, was unknown. A Devon and Somerset Fire and…

A Level results sparked celebrations for students in Exmouth and Sidmouth. Photos: with permission.

‘We are incredibly proud of everything they have achieved’ – East Devon headteachers celebrate Sidmouth and Exmouth students’ A Level success

By Becca Gliddon on 14th August 2026 East Devon, Editor's Choice, Exmouth, News, Sidmouth

Exmouth and Sidmouth headteachers have spoken of their pride in their students after A level success was celebrated across East Devon. The long wait was over for students at Sidmouth College and Exmouth Community College on Thursday (August 13) as they received their results after years of hard work. There were smiles at Sidmouth College after 100 per cent of students who applied to university received an offer, including places at Russell Group universities such as Bath, Newcastle, Exeter, Cardiff and Liverpool. The college said there was a ‘significant’ increase in the number of sixth form students achieving grades A*–C…

In-brief community news from East Devon. Photos: with permission.

Community news in-brief from East Devon

By Becca Gliddon on 13th August 2026 Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Honiton, News, Seaton, Sidmouth

Community news in-brief from East Devon – Sidmouth, Seaton, Honiton, Budleigh Salterton. Email your news and photos to newsdesk@eastdevonnews.co.uk Honiton Refurbished laptops have been donated to Honiton Primary School after a Devon recycling firm joined forces with an IT disposal company. Wiltshire-based Blackmore UK teamed up with Devon Contract Waste (DCW), a branch of SUEZ, donated the equipment to Littletown Primary Academy’s pupils through its ReTech project. The recycled laptops are wiped of all data, refurbished, and donated to schools in a bid to help the environment and save them from going to landfill. David Perkins, Littletown Primary Academy principal,…

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