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Did you know that the Town Council regularly awards grants to local community organisations that make a positive difference in the town?  Over the past year, small grants of up to £500 have been paid to organisations as diverse as sports clubs, the Valiant Soldier, South Devon Railway, Poppy Appeal, Dartmoor Skies, Friends of Buckfastleigh […]

There is currently a consultation about the suitability of polling places for each polling district.  If any resident has comments to make about the Town Hall as the polling place for Buckfastleigh, they should contact Mrs Cathy Ruelens, Polling District Review, Electoral Services Office, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot TQ12 4XX or email electoralservices@nullteignbridge.gov.uk […]

Devon County Council is proposing to allow care and health professionals to park where there are yellow lines restrictions when visiting clients at home. Currently exemption permits allow care workers and other health care staff to use on-street pay and display, limited waiting and residents parking for no charge if they are delivering essential services […]

Teignbridge District Council (TDC) declared a Climate Emergency in April this year.  They are working with other councils on what this means and how Zero Carbon can be implemented by 2025 for the whole of Teignbridge. An action group representing different environmental organisations in Teignbridge has met up with TDC.  We want to see how […]

“I didn’t know that was happening! What a shame I missed it…”  Whenever there’s something going on it takes a lot of work to make sure everyone knows about it. The Town Council and other groups put information on social media & in the parish newsletter, put up posters, send press releases to the local […]

The Town Council held it’s Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday, where Cllr. Andy Stokes, Chair of the Council spoke to summarise the work of the previous year. Notes for this can be found here. This was followed immediately by the monthly Town Council meeting. Andy gave a presentation on the Town Council’s place within the […]

PLANNED MOVE FOR BUCKFASTLEIGH POST OFFICE Move to Huccaby’s News, 46 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0AA Modern open-plan retail environment Six week public consultation The Post Office is planning to relocate Buckfastleigh Post Office to Huccaby’s News, 46 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0AA.  It would be a new-style local branch with Post Office services provided […]

Key Messages Wed 15th May – Annual Town Council & Council Matters There were two meetings back-to-back. The first was to set up the new council. Annual Town Council Meeting Andy Stokes was re-elected chair of the council and Town Mayor for the second year (2 abstentions). Pam Barrett was elected as deputy (2 abstentions). […]

Key messages – 04.03.2019

PROPOSED CHANGES TO OFF-STREET PARKING CHARGES IN BUCKFASTLEIGH FROM APRIL 2019 Globe Car Park – no change Station Road, Victoria Woodholme and Mardle Way Car Parks: Up to 1 hour – no change 1-3 hours             Increase from £1.30 to £1.40 3-5 hours             Increase from £2.20 to £2.30 All day                  Increase from £3.30 to £3.50 Off-peak […]

A clean place to live is really important to residents and visitors alike. Teignbridge District Council works alongside communities to make sure places remain clean and green. It does this by patrolling and issuing fines for littering, cleaning public places, supporting local and national campaigns and involving community groups in litter picking events among other […]

In the summer of 2017, Mr Layers, the Geology Otter, was one of 101 otters on display in and around Dartmoor as part of Dartmoor National Park’s Moor Otters arts trail. Mr Layers was admired by many residents and visitors to the town. The Town Council contributed towards the sponsorship of this initiative, which raised […]