£500,000 of this will be provided by East Devon District Council, with £500,000 set to be committed by Devon County Council and £100,000 from Sidmouth town council.

Mr Russell, who works at Sidmouth beach, said: "I've worked on that beach for 10 years, I've lived in Sidmouth all my life, this is the biggest cliff fall I've ever seen.

C rumbling sandstone cliffs above the vulnerable waterfront railway line between Teignmouth and Dawlish could collapse at any time, the local MP has warned. Vital transport links in and out of Devon ...

East Devon; Sidmouth's under threat cliffs 'saved' as huge new plan agreed An East Devon District Council advisory group has agreed to a plan which will lead to 113 residential and 70 commercial ...

Warning after five cliff falls along Devon coast in one day. 23 August ... teams and police officers spent the day moving on dozens of people that were walking along the beaches close to the cliffs.