I am delighted to report that Starcross Youth Club is to re-open next week – four months after being closed by Devon County Council because of staffing issues. 

Last evening (Monday) Starcross Parish Council was told the club would re-open after Devon Youth Service had looked again at its staffing arrangements and was now able to support youth provision in the estuary village. 

As you may know Starcross Parish Council and I have campaigned for the club to be re-launched and were not content that young people were left without a facility.  

I am grateful to Devon Youth Service for looking again at the situation and providing the staff to re-open the club. Cllr Alan Connett