Profiles of all those standing on Thursday 6th May
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There will be elections to the Town Council:
Sidmouth Town Council Elections – 6 May 2021 – East Devon
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There are four seats to be filled, three of which are to be contested in next month’s elections:
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Sheila Kerridge:
Here’s a profile from when she stood last year:
Meet the candidates for Sidmouth’s West ward | Sidmouth Herald
She is a former Town Councillor:
Calls for fairer tourism funding for East Devon | Sidmouth Herald
And District Councillor:
Local Elections Archive Project — Sidmouth Town Ward
‘We’ll work together’ vow Sidmouth election winners | Sidmouth Herald
EDDC: Independents oust Tories in Sidmouth Town | Exmouth Journal
District and Town Council elections > Thursday 2nd May – Vision Group for Sidmouth
She and her husband ran the town’s only remaining bakers until 2014:
Sidmouth baker hangs up apron after 42 years | Sidmouth Herald
Today she volunteers at the new Sidmouth Hospiscare centre:
Sidmouth Hospiscare opens new information hub in town centre | Sidmouth Herald
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Richard Thurlow:
He chaired the Save Our Sidmouth umbrella group:
Futures Forum: EDDC, EDA and SOS revisited
SOS asks Chairman of EDDC to put the record straight | Save Our Sidmouth
Sidmouth mans the barricades | telegraph.co.uk
He is now chair of the SVA:
Management Team | sidvaleassociation.org.uk
Sid Vale Association unveils new guide to Sidmouth’s blue plaque heritage | sidmouth.nub.news
And long-term chair of the SVA’s planning committee:
Conservation and Planning | sidvaleassociation.org.uk
He was a member of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group:
Neighbourhood Plan for Sid Valley now in progress. | Save Our Sidmouth
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Nick Diprose:
Here’s a profile from when he stood in 2013:
Sidmouth candidates put their case forward | Sidmouth Herald
Results of Sidmouth Town Council by-election today – Save Our Sidmouth
He stood for the District Council in 2019:
District and Town Council elections > Thursday 2nd May – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Here is his manifesto:
He has expressed his opinions about taxes:
Sidmouth Town Council defended after backlash from tax bill increase | Sidmouth Herald
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Hilary Nelson:
She is CEO, Strategy and Development, Citizens Advice East Devon:
Sidmouth Lions donate £500 to town’s citizen advice services | Sidmouth Herald
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Rachel Perram:
She is an active member of the Plastic Warriors:
Woman finds chocolate bar wrapper from the 1980s on Devon beach | sidmouth.nub.news
She supports reopening the railway station:
Supporter comment from Rachel Perram · Change.org
She is Hot Cross Bun Committee secretary:
Sidmouth hot cross bun giveaway cancelled | Sidmouth Herald
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Bob Weeks:
He is CEO of Sid Valley Radio:
Sidmouth view brings Bob to town | Sidmouth Herald
Huge thanks to Bob Weeks and the Team… – A Small Quiet English Town | Facebook
Share your coronavirus support service over the airwaves in Sidmouth
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Steven Kendall-Torry:
He is a local businessman:
Pure Indulgence to reopen as new business | Sidmouth Herald
Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce – Flaunt It
He is a past chair of the Chamber:
New chairman for Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce | Sidmouth Herald
InPublishing: Sidmouth Herald bulb challenge goes global
And as such he challenged the allocation of employment land at Sidford: