Extract from today’s Western Morning News article… By Phil Goodwin A row has broken out over the cost of a senior management shake-up at a Devon  council. The former Liberal Democrat leader of Teignbridge Council says a cost-cutting  exercise by the Tory authority will actually result in more staff and swell the  wage bill by […]

A shake-up of directors at Teignbridge Council will mean more people running the authority and a bigger management pay-bill. Figures show that far from making a saving, the shake-up of directors could add as much as £59,000 a year to the council’s costs. Just a month or so ago a new management structure was announced […]

The much needed four new classrooms for Exminster Primary School have taken a step forward with planning permission being applied for. If the planning green light is given, it means this scheme is ready to go ahead as soon as funding is agreed. That’s the sticking point at the moment…. The developers building the 297 new […]

Here’s a tip with Council tax bills arriving…. you can opt to pay in 12 monthly instalments rather than the current 10. It spreads the cost more evenly over the year, and it’s simple to do — but MUST be done by 8 April to qualify. Just call Teignbridge Council on 01626 215000 or email […]

Toilets used by councillors are being refitted at a cost to the taxpayer of around £15,000 by Teignbridge Council. The re-vamped facilities are on the first floor of Forde House, the council’s head office and used by staff and councillors. The gents toilets have already been re-fitted and work is currently underway on the ladies […]

Developers are already eyeing up land near Exminster for the 2,000 new houses Teignbridge Council has planned for the green fields. Of course, the Teignbridge Local Plan is still a ‘draft’ and won’t even be considered by an independent planning inspector until later this year. And even if given the go ahead, the Local Plan […]

Good to see contractors have fixed the war memorial at Powderham after it was damaged in a collision with a car over the Christmas break. It’s the second time the memorial has been damaged in the last five or six years, from memory. Boulders have again been placed in front of the memorial to protect […]

While it’s not an official planning application at this stage, Teignbridge Council has confirmed it has received an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion for an 8000 capacity finishing unit. The council received it on the 8th February this year and Teignbridge now has to provide the applicant with the expected documents that should make […]

More complaints have been received about the mud and muck on the main road from the Milbury Farm development at Exminster to the junction with Sannerville Way. I have taken this up with both Teignbridge ouncil and Devon County Council yet again and asked them to get a grip on this problem, which keeps on […]

Planning application for 75 more houses at Dawlish just published by Teignbridge Council. The proposal is in the summary below and you can go online to check the details and comment if you wish.  An appeal is being heard in April against Teignbridge’s refusal to allow up to 350 houses in another application to develop […]