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  • Can you help trace a Teignmouth family?

    By  newtonnews at 13:49 on 31/08/10
    The family name is Bexon.
    Police investigating an historic crime in the Teignmouth area are trying to identify a family that lived in the Bitton Park Road area of the town in the early 1980’s.  The family name is Bexon, and they had three daughters, Catherine, Emma and Lisa.  Police stress that the family is not being sought as suspects to any crime but may be able to help them with their enquiries. If anyone has any information on this...
  • Improvements to Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot – what do you think?

    By  newtonnews at 17:00 on 22/08/10
    Courtenay Street has now received a makeover.
    Tuesday (August 24) sees the completion of a £93,000 project to improve Courtenay Street and provide new outdoor market stalls  Using much of the funding from the national Growth Point scheme, the council designed and undertook the work to provide what they say is an “improved street layout” with covered market stalls, new benches and bins, improved planting and less clutter in the street.   The new-look...
  • Newton Abbot Library on the move

    By  newtonnews at 12:14 on 18/08/10
    Newton Abbot Library.
    The library and learning centre in Newton Abbot is set to be re-housed while it undergoes a major multi million pound transformation. During the 12-month redevelopment the Market Street library and learning centre will move to Teign House in Kingsteignton Road. The Council approved plans to press ahead with the redevelopment at the end of last year, and since then has been involving the public to find out what people would like the...
  • Health checks for motorbikes

    By  newtonnews at 11:45 on 16/08/10
    £20 for a check-up.
    Police in the area have launched a new motorbike health check scheme, believed to be the first country, to assure motorcyclists that their bikes are safe to ride on the roads.    There will now be eight garages across the region where riders can take their motorbike to get it checked out by a qualified mechanic for £20. Police stop checks have identified an increasing number of motorbikes with defects on the roads,...
  • RACE-GOERS’ GENEROSITY FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK

    By  Newton1855 at 14:44 on 13/08/10
    NAR - Cancer Research UK 10082010
    Newton Abbot Racecourse has presented Cancer Research UK with the results of their Ladies’ Day race-goers’ generosity where a raffle raised almost £900 to fund breast cancer research by the charity. Following the afternoon race meeting on August 10th, Eric Ogglesby, local representative for Cancer Research UK, was presented with a cheque for £880. The donation will be used by the charity to fund research...

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