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https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/councillors-told-say-sorry-say-4442299 (I was definitely not going to post on this thread but then I did an online search of those involved and came across the above.) I am not s aying that I condone any actions that happened at the council meeting in September, but it does seem to me that there may be 'history' to it.
https://youtu.be/iaDHeggFNNM This is the link
The owners of Devon's famous fungi farm - which featured on ITV show James Martin's Islands to Highlands - have announced expansion plans which could see a new state-of-the-art mushroom farm being built on the outskirts of Dawlish. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/devons-tv-famous-fungi-farm-6259090
Ian Brown, a marine chemist from Dawlish, was among the 38 researchers who took the trip to Earth’s most Northern region for the Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021. Read more... https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/article.cfm?id=121645&headline=The%20iceman%20cometh%20to%20the%20frozen%20north§ionIs=news&searchyear=2021
Growing population : Our population is growing - between 2011 and 2018, Teignbridge’s population rose by around 8,500 people....and is projected to keep on rising. Rapidly increasing elderly population : As our population grows older, we need homes that people can live in independently for longer. By 2039: • 1 in 3 Teignbridge residents will be 65 years or older • 1 in 8 will be aged over ...
Correction to my post dated 2nd December. The number of homes being built by Persimmon is 190 (the other 10 allocated for the site are, I believe, for self build). So the actual percentage of Affordable Homes being built on the Persimmon site (22 out of a build of 190) is 11.58% Half a home anyone?
Some Teignbridge Housing Need facts "As our population grows older, we need homes that people can live in independently for longer. By 2039: • 1 in 3 Teignbridge residents will be 65 years or older • 1 in 8 will be aged over 80 House prices are more than 10 times the average household salary. Over 1,000 people in the district are in need of an affordable home to rent or buy." ...
A painting by a 10-year-old girl from Dartmoor depicting a vista of Meldon Hill and a mixed-media artwork by a 17-year-old from Dawlish portraying a South Devon seascape have won first prize in the two age categories of Devon CPRE’s inaugural Best Young Landscape Artist Competition. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/winners-young-landscape-artist-competition-6284509
The approved extension helps fill the gap between the inn and Dawlish, where the path already connects to the Exe Estuary Trail linking Exeter to Exmouth. Read more... https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/teign-trial-extension-gets-green-light/
@concerned do you have links to the recordings? I had heard about this but would like more info