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Sidmouth lifeboat crew responds to ‘possible person face down in water’
Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was called out to a possible person face down in the water near Sidmouth Port Royal beach. The alert was made by Solent Coastguard on Monday, May 27 at 6.42pm. Beer and Sidmouth Coastguard teams, a Coastguard helicopter
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Ottery St Mary up to third after six-wicket win against Uplyme & Lyme Regis
Devon Cricket League C Division East: Ottery St Mary 196-4 (19pts) beat Uplyme & Lyme Regis (195-8 (6pts) by six wickets. Uplyme’s bowling attack failed to make any significant in-roads into the Ottery batting order as the home side comfortably
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Preparations underway for 80th anniversary of D-Day in Sidmouth
Lots of events are planned by Sidmouth Town Council to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6. Events in the town begin at 10.45am with a short procession of veterans and standards from the market place to the War Memorial
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Five-wicket win for Sidbury in first of two half-term trips to North Devon
Bideford, Littleham and Westward Ho! IIs (186/5) lost to Sidbury (188/5) by five wickets. The Devon Cricket League Fixtures Secretary played an unwittingly cruel hand when he handed Sidbury two trips to North Devon at either end of half term.
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Sidbury beat Seaton to earn place in quarter-final of the Tidball Cup
Seaton IIs (115/8) lost to Sidbury (116/3) by 7 wickets On Thursday, Seaton 2nd XI traversed the A3052 flats to play Sidbury in the first round of the Tidball Cup, the latter attempting to make it to finals day at the fifth time of trying.
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Sidmouth Runners take part in the Great West Run for hospice charity
On Sunday (May 26) Exeter hosted the Great West Run 2024, with more than 4000 participants taking on the city centre course across a variety of distances. Nine team members from Sidmouth and Sid Valley ran the half marathon to raise money for Sidmouth
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Resident 'devastated' to see the grass cut at Knowle Gardens
Resident Barbara Sweetman says she is 'devastated' to see the grass has been cut in Knowle Gardens. Many councils in the UK are participating in No Mow May, a form of 'wilding' which allows the grass to grow and wildflowers to flourish throughout
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Rave review for Ruby Turner and her band at Sidmouth Jazz and Blues
Paul Strange reviews Ruby Turner and her band at Blackmore Gardens. First emerging with three Top 30 hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Jamaican-born R&B/soul/gospel singer Ruby Turner has recorded with some top artists, including Mick
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Sidmouth Golf Club ladies section compete in the Moore Cup
Sidmouth Golf Club's ladies section played the Moore Cup competition in dry, balmy conditions on Wednesday, May 22. Everyone was lucky enough to finish before the thundery rain arrived. There were some great scores from the top three players
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Law student appeals for volunteers at Sidmouth charity shop
A law student is calling volunteers to get involved with Sue Ryder's Sidmouth shop to mark Volunteers Week. It is scheduled to take place between Monday, June 3 to Monday, June 9. Derya Oflaz, a 21-year-old from Sidmouth but originally born
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Sidmouth Running Club impress at hot hard and hilly weekend races
Sidmouth Running Club was represented in three of the four distances of the Beer Blazer on Sunday, with an equal mix of adult and junior runners. This multi terrain race, organised by Beer Primary School PTA, is no walk in the park. Starting