Teignbridge‘s motorists will have seven road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week. And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 and 30 minutes. The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this […]
A DRINK-driver who was stopped as he left an illegal rave on Dartmoor tried to fool police by pretending to be a passenger. Aaron Vincent failed to stop the pick-up truck when he was flagged down by a police officer on an unclassified road at Fernworthy Reservoir near Chagford, in July last year. Police pursued […]
Written by Dawlish Gazette
FIRE, police and ambulance crews coordinated their expertise to rescue a man who had fallen from a roof in the centre of Newton Abbot in the early hours of this morning (Sunday, June 26). Rescue services responded to the incident in Market Street just after midnight following reports that a man had fallen six meters […]
Written by Newsdesk
A SELECTION of the finest crafts in the land were on display for all to see this past weekend as the Internationally-renowned Bovey Tracey Craft Festival got underway. Held in Mill Marsh Park, some 8000 people attended the three day event which featured as many as 200 craft businesses in addition to numerous workshops, demonstrations, […]
Written by Newsdesk
THE streets of Teignmouth were alive, alive-oh with music and dance last weekend at the town’s folk festival made a welcome return. After two years of covid-enforced breaks the event was able to celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a cacophony of bells, pipes, fiddles and drums throughout the town. Saturday and Sunday saw numerous Morris […]
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There was one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Teignbridge. A total of 243 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on June 24 (Friday) – up from 242 on Thursday. They were among 11,057 deaths recorded across the South West. The figures include […]
Written by Will Grimond
More people were injured and killed on Devon‘s roads last year, new figures show, but casualty numbers remain lower than before the pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic saw road casualties drop across Great Britain as drivers stayed at home during lockdowns, but charities have warned the Government must do more tackle an uptick in injuries from […]
Written by Will Grimond
Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust was caring for 38 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show. NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on June 21 was up from 33 on the same day the previous week. The number of beds at Royal […]
Written by Andrew Dowdeswell
Torbay and South Devon Trust was caring for 13 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show. NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on June 21 was up from four on the same day the previous week. There were four beds occupied by Covid-19 […]
Written by Andrew Dowdeswell
Devon Partnership NHS Trust was caring for three coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show. NHS England data shows no people were being treated in hospital for Covid-19 at 8am on June 14, and there were none four weeks ago. Across England there were 6,002 people in hospital with Covid as of June […]
Written by Andrew Dowdeswell