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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Police lace-up for extra patrols in Teignmouth (Devon and Cornwall Police)Police have warned there may be further disorder on Teignmouth’s back beach this weekend after widespread disorder at the resort last weekend. Devon and Cornwall Police said they had been made aware of a gathering and possible disorder in the Teignmouth area, notably on the Back Beach, on Friday and Saturday evening (May 9 and 10). Officers are making enquiries and will be speaking to individuals believed to be involved.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Councillor Dave Ripping formally accepts the chain of office from councillor Ron Peart as he becomes the new mayor of Kingsteignton (contributed)Kingsteignton Town Council has a new face serving as mayor after four years. Also in the newsCouncillor Dave Ripping was formerly elected as the 2025/26 Mayor of Kingsteignton at the town council’s annual meeting on Wednesday (May 7).
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
A flyover by three Auster aircraft to mark VE Day in Teignmouth held a special meaning for one family in Teignmouth. One of the planes had been flown in the Second World War by the father of Teignmouth town councillor Jackie Jackson. Clutching a photo of her beloved father, Jackie was moved to tears as the three planes flew down the River Teign past Bitton House towards the estuary at 3pm on VE Day.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
The Upper Den Carriageway runs between Teignmouth play and the skate park (Jo Bowery / MDA)The Upper Den Carriageway in Teignmouth will reopen temporarily to provide additional parking while essential gas works take place in the town. The road, which splits the main seafront from the Den, closed to traffic for the summer on May 1.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Dom Slader safely back on the ground after skydiving to raise money for Diabetes UK (Contributed)A brave young man from Teignmouth has raised over £1,000 for charity after jumping out of ‘a perfectly good plane’ in memory of his grandad. Dom Slader, a sixth-form student at Teignmouth Community School, decided to take on the challenge after his 70-year-old granddad passed away in December due to complications related to his Type 2 diabetes.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Teignmouth faces three months of road disruption as gas pipe upgrades take place (Jo Bowery / MDA)Lost parking in Teignmouth due to major gas works could be eased by reopening the Upper Den Carriageway, according to Teignmouth’s newly-elected Devon County Councillor David Cox. Last week, Wales & West Utilities began a three-month project to upgrade the gas pipes around the town centre and seafront. The work will close key town centre routes and restrict parking.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Teen Megan Preece-Bishop raised over £3,500 after being inspired by her sister's heart condition (Contributed)A nineteen-year-old has raised over £3,500 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) after being inspired by her younger sister’s bravery. Megan Preece-Bishop from Teignmouth took just over 7 hours to complete the TCS London Marathon in blistering heat. ‘I’ve never been a runner, I just want to get over the finish line’ Megan had said before the event.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
A 51-year-old Kingsteington man has been jailed for his involvement in a criminal conspiracy, which included bribery, money laundering and fraud, linked to the Cranbrook housing development near Exeter. Matthew Hayward was jailed for 30 months and disqualified from being a company director for seven years after pleading guilty to charges of bribery and being involved with a money laundering arrangement.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Between 50 and 100 people were thought to have been on Teignmouth’s back beach when the violence erupted. ( )A young male was attacked by four adults with weapons in a violent incident on Teignmouth back beach on Friday evening (May 2). Also in the newsPolice attended the scene after receiving reports of a juvenile male being attacked by four adults with weapons at around 8:45pm on the back beach in Teignmouth.
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2 weeks ago | 
tavistock-today.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Lighting added an extra charge to the Beltane celebrations at Haytor on May Day as Grimspound Border Morris danced at dawn to mark the start of summer. Photo Mary Roe. (Mary Roe)The atmosphere was charged on Dartmoor yesterday morning (May 1) as revellers gathered at dawn for a traditional May Day celebration. A stunning show of lightning lit the skies above Haytor as Morris dancers prepared to celebrate Beltane.
