Month: August 2024
New development proposals near Seaton – join the debate on September 11th
From East Devon Watch: In preparation for East Devon District Council’s new Local Plan, proposals for residential and employment development site allocations across East Devon will be considered at a series of public meetings throughout September. Venue: Council Chamber, Blackdown House, Honiton eastdevon.gov.uk East Devon District Council’s (EDDC) Strategic Planning Committee will consider every potential development site allocation with…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2024/08/29/new-development-proposals-near-your-town-join-the-debate/
SWW dumped sewage in the sea at Seaton on 340 days out of 365 in 2023 – the worst in the whole country
Seaton (1), Exmouth (2) and Sidmouth (4) named in “worst” five nationwide. Full data below LibDems call for an end to sewage dumping in bathing waters by 2030 UK’s pristine Blue Flag beaches ‘under threat’ after 2,328 sewage discharges Eleanor Langford, Tom Bawden inews.co.uk There are calls for the UK’s most prestigious beaches to be…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2024/08/26/breaking-rise-in-sewage-dumped-near-blue-flag-beaches-five-worst-in-devon-three-of-them-in-east-devon/
Ted Gosling has died

It is with great sadness that I inform readers of the death, at the age of 95, of Ted Gosling, the founder of Seaton Museum and author of many books on local history. An active member of the Seaton community for over 80 years, he was the town’s only Freeman. He will be greatly missed. A fuller appreciation will follow.