News May 2020
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Local support fund for people in financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19
19 May 2026
Hardship Support Grant can provide access to emergency short term support to applicants whose immediate essential needs are not being met
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Coronavirus Community Food Fund
19 May 2026
Funding is available for food related projects
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PLEASE STAY AWAY from East Devon for the bank holiday – message from East Devon Leader Cllr Ben Ingham
19 May 2026
Council leader thanks visitors, but ask them to keep up the good work, stay at home in order to help prevent causing a local spike in Coronavirus cases - we will welcome you when this is all over, he says, but right now please don’t come to the South West
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East Devon Chairman says celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day AT HOME this bank holiday weekend
19 May 2026
Help commemorate the end of Second World War in Europe (Victory in Europe) with a range of fun activities over the weekend of 8 to 10 May 2020
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East Devon to resume its Green Waste collection service on 11 May 2020
19 May 2026
We will make every effort to collect residents’ green waste on usual scheduled day each fortnight
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East Devon to reopen remaining gardens in line with new Government measures on exercise during the pandemic
19 May 2026
Council reiterates to public to follow strict social distancing measures
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East Devon’s Sidmouth and East Beach Management Plan funding gap of more than £1m now bridged following changes to criteria
19 May 2026
Additional funding subject to final approval by the Environment Agency
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East Devon plans to reopen key toilets across the district in line with new Government measures.
19 May 2026
It is hoped 10 fully-accessible public toilets will reopen by Friday 22nd May
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Twelve East Devon projects benefit from rapid response fund
19 May 2026
Twelve fantastic East Devon Coronavirus-related projects have now been funded by the Covid-19 Prompt Action Fund, a joint grants scheme from East Devon District Council and Devon County Council.
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East Devon District Council leader Cllr Ben Ingham and Independent Group Cabinet resign
19 May 2026
Meeting of the Council to be called to decide upon new administration