 Credit: Hal Barker
Support our services, switch to e-billing
 Join residents across East Devon helping frontline teams, like those who look after and clear up our public spaces. Switching to e-billing saves paper and postage, which can be better spent on frontline services instead.
Share your views on the draft Local Nature Recovery Plan
 Help shape priorities and future actions to support nature recovery and enhance biodiversity in East Devon.
Exmouth and Sidmouth apply to UK Town of Culture competition
Exmouth and Sidmouth are amongst the applicants to be the UK's first Town of Culture. This is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate and share the unique stories of our towns, and the local arts and culture enjoyed by residents and visitors from far and wide. A shortlist for the UK Town of Culture competition will be announced in the spring, and the winner will be announced in early 2027.
 Are you recycling items the correct way?Â
 Place the correct items in your kerbside recycling sack to help reduce contamination. Reducing contamination means that more of what is collected can be successfully recycled, with less risk of it being rejected at the processing stage.
When you're recycling glass, please remember that:
- glass jars and bottles should go in your recycling box
- lids should be removed and placed in your green recycling sack
Your green recycling sack should only contain the following packaging items:
- mixed plastics – bottles, tubs, pots, and trays*
- *food tins and drinks cans
- foil – foil wrap, foil food trays and empty aerosols
*Please wash and squash items where possible.
If you're ever unsure how to dispose of something, visit the A - Z search tool:
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Have you downloaded our free East Devon app yet?
Join more than 60,000 residents using our smartphone app and get simple personalised recycling and waste collection reminders, the latest collection updates and tell us about a missed collection. You can download the app through the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
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A job that gives back; one week until our job fair
If you love variety, teamwork, and making a visible difference every single day, you may be interested in joining our StreetScene Team. From energising morning bin rounds to keeping our towns and seafronts spotless with litter picking and ensuring our public toilets shine, our StreetScene Team are at the heart of keeping our communities vibrant.
Drop in to the job fair at Manstone Depot in Sidmouth on Friday 24 April 2026 between 10am – 3pm to find out more.
Employment will be through an agency, but many could lead to longer term placements or permanent employment with the Council. Gap Personnel will be on hand throughout the day to talk through the roles, application process, and next steps.
 Swap clothes, kitchen utensils, and cookery books
A free 'mega' swapping event will be hosted by Exmouth Town Council at Exmouth Salvation Army Church Hall on Saturday 18 April 2026. To take part, drop off clean, good condition clothes, kitchen utensils, and cookery books, between 11am and 12pm. Come back between 12.30pm - 2pm for the swap.
Skate Park Jam in Cranbrook
 Credit: Cranbrook Town Council
Free skateboarding and scootering coaching from professional teams will be offered at Cranbrook Skate Park from 10am - 12pm on Saturday 25 April 2026. This will be followed by a community jam from 12pm – 4pm, with special guest Harvey Perkins, European Scootering Champion 2025. Show off your skating skills, watch demos, and take part in competitions to be in with a chance of winning prizes.
 16-to-25-year-olds invited to create a terrarium
 Thelma Hulbert Gallery's Youth Network's next free session will involve creating a miniature mossy world and talking about carbon cycles, with The Art and Energy Collective. If you're interested in joining this session on Tuesday 28 April, from 5pm - 7pm, or future Youth Art Network events, email info@thelmahulbert.com.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LXÂ thelmahulbert.com
Four days of free live music in Sidmouth
 We're delighted to support the Love Local Stage, where you can enjoy the Sidmouth Jazz & Blues Festival atmosphere for free, in Blackmore Gardens.
Discover more events in the local area by heading to the East Devon Excellence website
 Share your thoughts in active consultations and surveys
If you, or someone you know, is unable to complete an online consultation or survey, request a paper version, by emailing engagement@eastdevon.gov.uk. Please submit this request at least four days before the consultation closes, so that the response is received before the deadline.
 Council meetings dates
Over the next week the following East Devon District Council meetings are taking place:
You can watch public meetings live on the council’s YouTube channel.
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