Teignmouth

Get free legal advice on the beach in Devon this summer with the University of Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/22/2024 - 2:31pm

Beachgoers can get free legal advice by the ocean this summer thanks to the University of Exeter and local solicitors.

The University’s Law School Community Law Clinic already helps people with issues ranging from housing, employment and immigration.

Now the clinic is decamping to Teignmouth and Exmouth to run pro-bono sessions near the beach next month. People can get confidential advice on a range of issues and information about the next steps they should take.

“Law on the Beach” was the idea of Professor Sue Prince from the University of Exeter Law School and...

Online meetings begin in NHS consultation on future services in Teignmouth and Dawlish

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 09/08/2020 - 6:22pm

Online meetings begin as part of NHS consultation on future services in Teignmouth and Dawlish Consultation dates: 1 September to 26 October 2020

Local people are invited to join a series of online meetings as part of an NHS public consultation on the future shape of health and care services in the Teignmouth and Dawlish area.

More than 16,000 copies of the full consultation document and response form are landing on doormats in the Teignmouth and Dawlish area this week to ensure local people can find out a proposal by NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)....

ROAM

Award-winning business defies coronavirus and is set to open first shop in Teignmouth

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:07pm

With the sun shining and tourists out in full force, the team at The Drifting Bear Co , an award-winning, local creative business, will open their first bricks and mortar shop, ROAM, in Teignmouth on Monday 24th August.

While the doors to the Northumberland Place shop were set to open on Easter weekend, COVID-19 had other ideas. Not ready to give up on their dreams, the company founders, who won the notonthehighsteet.com Make Awards for “Start-up Success’ in 2012, have worked tirelessly to make their vision a reality.

Selling a stunning selection of products from their...

TAAG CIO Crowdfunder

Save the TAAG Arts & Community Centre - Crowdfunder Extended!

Event Date: 
02/04/2020 - 12:00am to 24/07/2020 - 12:00am
Venue: 
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-to-buy-taag

If you have visited Teignmouth you will probably have visited the TAAG Arts and Community Centre in the town's Arts Quarter.

The Community Centre was created from a derelict commercial garage 10 years ago and since then has been serving the local community with arts and well-being workshops, galleries and related facilities. The Council planned to demolish it as part of their development plans but strong local support led to the building being offered to TAAG to buy.

This was agreed and fundraising was progressing well with half of the estimated £200k needed raised by the...

Teignmouth Carnival Cruise

Event Date: 
30/07/2020 - 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Marina

Join us on our Teignmouth Carnival Cruise as we sail you across from Exmouth, along the striking South Devon coastline and into the hub of the town’s carnival celebrations! Setting sail at 6.00pm we arrive to see the carnival procession through the town and then have time to enjoy all the festivities. On the return journey home, you can then look back across the water for literally the best views of the breath-taking firework display! The town of Teignmouth really comes alive during this week and is certainly one of the best carnivals in Devon – so let us take the strain of the travel and...

Teignmouth’s Ship Inn crowned the most dog-friendly pub in the SW

The Ship Inn, Teignmouth has been declared the regional winner of Rover’s coveted Dog-friendly Pub Awards, after receiving the most votes from the public in the area.

The Dog-friendly Pub Awards, run by Rover.com, the world’s largest network of pet sitters and dog walkers, celebrates pubs with dog-friendly initiatives and encourages pubs across the country to welcome four legs as well as two.

The Ship Inn fought off fierce competition this year from over 335 dog-friendly watering holes across the South West, but held on to the top spot after accumulating the most votes....

Innovative new dementia service launched by Mayor of Teignmouth  

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Posted: Wed, 06/19/2019 - 8:15am

An exciting and innovative new dementia service has just been launched for the local community of Teignmouth. The Ness Shed is built on the researched and well-known concept of the ‘Men’s Shed’ and, using the expertise of trained professionals, creates a unique environment for individuals with dementia to take part in manual and creative activities.

The launch event, which took place on 23rd May, was attended by many local residents, care professionals and the mayor of Teignmouth, who announced the official opening of The Ness Shed with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the centre....

Dawlish drop-in session provides insight into plans to protect vital railway artery to the South West

Network Rail’s South West Rail Resilience Programme held its first community drop-in session last week (Tuesday 30 October) to update residents and the local community on ongoing work to improve the resilience of the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth in Devon.

The event, held at Dawlish Methodist Church, saw hundreds of people attend over the course of three hours, in which representatives from Network Rail along with world-leading engineers in coastal, tunnel, cliff and railway engineering provided an update on the detailed studies that they have been conducted, and continue...

Immediate step to protect vital railway ‘artery’ in the South West to start in November

  • Repairs to four breakwaters, which protect the coast from the force of waves, will begin in November to immediately improve protection for the Dawlish sea wall and the railway running along the coast
  • The work is expected to take six months and community events will be held in Dawlish, Teignmouth and Holcombe in the coming weeks for local communities to find out more

World leading engineers in coastal, tunnel, cliff and railway engineering are to carry out vital repair work in Dawlish, Devon, in November as Network Rail continues work to safeguard the...

Find out more about plans to protect vital railway artery to the South West

Network Rail is holding a series of community drop-in sessions this autumn to update residents and the local community on its ongoing work to improve resilience of the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth in Devon. Three community drop-in events will be held in Dawlish, Holcombe and Teignmouth on the following dates: • Tuesday 30 October - Dawlish Methodist Church, Dawlish, EX7 9PB from 14.30-17.30 • Wednesday 7 November - Teignmouth Library - 19A Fore St, Teignmouth TQ14 8DY from 16.00-19.00 • Thursday 15 November - Holcombe Village Hall, Holcombe from 16.00-19.00

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