Tipton St John

Simon Jupp MP meets with SWW to discuss multi-million-pound investment for East Devon

East Devon’s MP Simon Jupp met with South West Water’s Chief Executive, Susan Davy, in Sidmouth on July 26th to urge the company to move swiftly on their £30 million investment plans for water infrastructure in Sidmouth & Tipton St John.

Visiting their Wastewater Treatment Works (STW) site and storm overflow at The Ham in Sidmouth, Simon Jupp MP welcomed South West Water’s...

Flooding drop-in session to be held at Tipton St John

A final drop-in session for communities in East Devon impacted by last month’s flash floods will be held in Tipton St John next week.

Following successful drop-in events at Newton Poppleford and Colaton Raleigh, which have been attended by over 150 local residents, a final event will be held at Tipton St John Community Hall on Wednesday (7 June) from 2pm-5pm.

Residents who...

MP calls for further action and a review after flooding in East Devon

Simon Jupp MP is calling for the public bodies involved in the response to last week’s flooding in East Devon to review their response and provide further support to residents.

Over 60 properties were flooded when the Otter Valley was overwhelmed by intense rainfall of up to 130mm across a few hours, which was markedly worse than a similar event in 2008. Newton Poppleford, Tipton St...