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middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
St Nectan's in Ashcombe needs restoration volunteers (Contributed)The stewards of a Grade 1 listed church in Ashcombe are appealing for volunteers to help with restoration work. St Nectan’s in Ashcombe ‘is starting to look its age of 766 years’, a spokesperson said. Work has already taken place to fix guttering to prevent rain from soaking into the walls. However, volunteers are needed to help prepare the church for redecoration.
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middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Byron Beacham and Jamie Ayre have opened The Lynton on Teignmouth seafront (Contributed)A Teignmouth guest house has reopened under new management. Also in the newsThe Lynton, formerly the Lynton House Hotel, opened to the public on Friday (30 May) after several weeks of refurbishment. The new owners are familiar faces in Teignmouth as they are the landlords of The Brass.
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middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
A Teignbridge town council has delegated decision making powers for matters including planning and finance issues to its committees. The devolved powers will mean that decisions can be made by selected councillors on committees rather than referred back for ratification by the full council. Teignmouth Town Council voted to adopt the amended terms of reference for its assets and facilities, planning and finance committees at its meeting on Tuesday (May 27).
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Sue Clarke has been re-elected as mayor of Buckfastleigh (contributed)Buckfastleigh Town Council has re-elected councillor Sue Clarke as mayor. Also in the newsPaul Georghiades was elected as Buckfasatleigh’s deputy mayor. Paul joined the town council in February 2023. Councillor Clark previously served as Buckfastleigh’s mayor from 2020-2023.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Teignmouth’s local policing team hope the ‘Chat with a Cop’ sessions will make them more accessible. (Supplied)Police in Teignmouth are launching an initiative to make themselves more accessible to the public. Also in the newsThe regular ‘Chat With A Cop’ sessions are likely to take place on the seafront or in the Triangle and enable residents to discuss any concerns with local officers face-to-face.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Harrington Homes' site to the right, with the adjacent, north-west field being used to store soil to the left. (Judith Watt)A temporary stop notice preventing contractors working on a housing development on the edge of Teignmouth has been lifted. Teignbridge District Council (TDC) ordered Harrington Homes to stop working on its site on Higher Exeter Road on Friday May 2 after neighbouring residents raised concerns about waste being dumped in a nearby meadow.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Plans of the new Den toilets that will be located at the site of the former aquarium in Teignmouth (MJS Planning and Design)Teignmouth Town Council has confirmed that its project to replace four public toilet blocks and refurbish the facility on Lower Brook Street will be completed by November 3. The project, which has been plagued by delays, finally gained momentum earlier this month when the Town Council finalised lease agreements with Teignbridge District Council.
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middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
The Stars of Teignbridge ceremony is organised by Teignbridge CVS to celebrate the local voluntary sector. (Photo: Julian Fraser) (Julian Fraser)Nominations for an awards scheme that celebrates Teignbridge volunteers will open this Sunday (June 1) to coincide with the start of National Volunteering Week. The Stars of Teignbridge Awards were established last year to recognise individuals and groups that make a difference to their local community.
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1 week ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Graze Bakehouse to open in Teignmouth (contributed)A former butcher shop in Teignmouth is to reopen as a bakehouse and bar this Thursday (May 29). Also in the newsGraze Bakehouse and Bar will serve cakes, bakes, grazing boards and knickerbocker glories from the old Redferns shop on Regent Street. It will initially be open from 9.30am-4pm serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and afternoon treats.
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2 weeks ago | 
middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Joanna Bowery
Police have found what is thought to be ordnance near Teignmouth Pier (Jo Bowery / MDA)Teignmouth Promenade parkrun is back on after a suspected bomb on the beach was found to have been harmless. Also in the newsAuthorities gave the town the all clear and lifted a 200m safety cordon last night. Parkrun organisers had initially cancelled the event on Saturday morning (May 24) as the evacuation zone included the parkrun stores and much of the seafront route.
