Month: October 2025
‘Exeter is for everyone’ – march against racism 25th October
Following the far-right protests at the airport asylum hotel (which still continue, with counterprotests to protect the asylum seekers from abuse), extremists are organising a march in Exeter on 25th October, and Stand Up to Racism have organised this protest.
Sidmouth may have the most 90+ residents, but Seaton is the dementia capital
Sidmouth has got some publicity because it has the highest proportion of people over 90 in the country. But overall, Seaton, Sidmouth and Budleigh Salterton are the most elderly towns in Devon, with similar percentages (43-45 percent in the last census) of people over 65. Sidmouth has slightly more very old people, mainly because it has more nursing homes. But Seaton has more people with dementia than anywhere in Devon – our two GP practices are consistently 1st and 2nd in Devon for its prevalence. Both our towns need their community hospitals.
Seaton Hospital Steering Committee requests clarification from Devon NHS
This post contains the letter which we have just sent to the Integrated Care Board. I also took our concerns to a recent meeting of the Devon Health Scrutiny Committee and I expect that they will discuss them more fully later next month.
Seaton & Colyton MATTERS 