The water provider for Cornwall and Devon is facing a £1.7 million fine from Britain's water regulator over "serious wastewater pollution incidents". The incidents took place at Fistral and Looe in Cornwall and Combe Martin, Sandy Bay and Dawlish in Devon. Read more... ...
A 70 tonne demolition machine called a high reach excavator arrives on Cathedral Green in Exeter to work at the Royal Clarence Hotel early on Tuesday morning. It was a slow and careful operation. Meanwhile an aerial fire platform was still pumping water into hotspots in the hotel.
FREE Sunday parking in Teignbridge Council owned car parks in Teignmouth, Shaldon, Dawlish and Dawlish Warren car parks is to be reintroduced. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/free-sunday-parking-in-teignbridge-car-parks-for-teignmouth-shaldon-dawlish-and-dawlish-warren/story-29854647-detail/story.html
A JUDGE has adjourned sentencing South West Water for discharging polluted matter into Dawlish Brook. The court heard that South West Water had admitted failing to comply with conditions of their consent to discharge issued by the Environment Agency in respect of Dawlish Brook, Brook Street, Dawlish, by discharging polluting matter into an inland fresh water on August 28, 2015. Read ...
EXETER HOTEL FIRE: Drone footage shows how historic Royal Clarence Hotel has been destroyed See more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/exeter-hotel-fire-drone-footage-shows-how-historic-royal-clarence-hotel-has-been-destroyed/story-29851465-detail/story.html#Xk6GJyCRCwgxsYpM.99
Front of hotel collapses as blaze continues into Saturday morning Read more.. http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/exeter-fire-front-of-hotel-collapses-as-blaze-continues-into-saturday-morning/story-29851073-detail/story.html
UPDATE: Fire crews making 'steady progress' in Exeter city centre blaze Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/update-fire-crews-making-steady-progress-in-exeter-city-centre-blaze/story-29848599-detail/story.html
The fire service says air is being pumped through Costa & Laura Ashley - on the other side of the building - to stop the fire spreading. About 110 firefighters' are at the scene and a cordon has been set up. Read more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-devon-37697755
A ROAD in Dawlish was partially blocked on Thursday afternoon after a car allegedly collided with a stationary vehicle and left the scene. Read more... http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/dawlish-road-partially-blocked-after-car-collides-with-stationary-vehicle/story-29846958-detail/story.html
IT’S BUSINESS as usual for the Hedley Way Centre while negotiations continue for Dawlish Town Council to take over. Town councillors have approved moves to look into taking over the vandal-hit centre which is home to a club for older people in the town. Currently a structural survey is being carried out ahead of the take over. In the meantime, those in charge of the centre are keen to ...