Over £6million worth of cliff top houses are creeping towards destruction on one of Britain's most endangered roads. A row of 12 houses, perched on cliffs at Sidmouth, have all lost large parts of ...

Essential exploratory excavations to help inform the outline design of the vital Beach Management Scheme for Sidmouth have been carried out. East Devon District Council has appointed a local ...

The closure of Jacob's Ladder steps and the Millenium Walkway are prompted by safety concerns.

A light aircraft has made an emergency landing on Jacobs Ladder beach near Sidmouth. The incident happened at 5pm on Saturday. It is believed that no-one involved has been injured. A witness said: ...

This is the moment thousands of tonnes of rocks went crashing onto a holiday beach just yards from where stunned onlookers watched in shock. The massive section of cliff came crashing down on to ...

As the UK's sewage-infested coastline continues to decline, one stunning seaside town has managed to preserve its charm, which dates all the way back to Victorian times. Nestled on Devon's Jurassic ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There have been repeated rockfalls at the coast in Sidmouth A new flood defence scheme in Devon is expected to cost £5m more than previously estimated. The anticipated cost of the coastal defence ...

Neither pilot nor passenger hurt as first world war-era plane narrowly misses people on Sidmouth beach A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a light aircraft on a beach in Sidmouth after ...