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- GRACE 1 TUG and ALMERODE OFF MAIDENCOMBEVideo shot on 7th March: Thank you Martin Pols for identifying the barge as the Almerode being towed by Grace 1 (Vanuatu flagged). The vessels are now underway and making 5.2 knots some 20 miles southeast of Salcombe. We haven't seen these type of dubious sorties for some time ... read more5 years ago
- COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITYAnd so it begins. A brief visit to my local post office to take out money and a member of staff, usually friendly, is standing back from the counter and seems ill at ease. Small talk is rebuffed and monosyllabic comments are forthcoming.read more5 years ago
- SLIPPAGE DOWN ROCKHOUSE LANE
Bottom of Brim Hill slippageRockhouse Lane slippageBy the side of Five Meadows, Rockhouse Lane, NOT Byways as stated on commentary. ... read more5 years ago- ‘LAST POST’ FOR OUR POSTIE JOE
On Saturday 3rd August, Joe Croker our much loved postie, made his last rounds in Maidencombe.Over the past three decades, Joe has become a familiar sight around the coombe and has got to know many of the residents. A cheerful toot of his horn alerting me to go to the ... read more6 years ago- JOE OUR POSTIE’S LAST DAY
Our much loved and appreciated postie Joe Croker making his rounds in Maidencombe on his last day. Joe will be celebrating his well earned retirement this evening (Saturday 3rd August) at the Boots & Laces, Torquay United Football Ground from 7:30pm. Thanks Joe for all the years delivering to us ... read more6 years ago- JOE OUR POSTIE’S LAST DAY
Our much loved and appreciated postie Joe Croker making his rounds in Maidencombe on his last day. Joe will be celebrating his well earned retirement this evening (Saturday 3rd August) at the Boots & Laces, Torquay United Football Ground from 7:30pm. Thanks Joe for all the years delivering to us ... read more6 years ago- Proposed tree felling in Sladnor Park
The developers of Sladnor Park have submitted a proposal to fell a significant number of trees on the site. The rationale and schedule can be found in the documents section of the PA for Sladnor Park, where they can be downloaded. The proposal amounts to the destruction ... read more6 years ago- Proposed tree felling in Sladnor Park
The developers of Sladnor Park have submitted a proposal to fell a significant number of trees on the site. The rationale and schedule can be found in the documents section of the PA for Sladnor Park, where they can be downloaded. The proposal amounts to the destruction ... read more6 years ago- SCATHING CONDEMNATION OF THE TDRP’s SECRET MEETING ON SLADNOR PARK
The Torbay Coastal Heritage Trust's letter regarding the perceived abject failures and duplicity of the Torbay Design Review Panel (TDRP) makes for fascinating but ultimately alarming reading. The letter is reproduced here by kind permission of the TCHT.“It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was ... read more6 years ago- MAJOR SURVEY TAKING PLACE AT SLADNOR PARK
Engineers and equipment have been on site all day at the lower end of Sladnor Park just in from Brim Hill. Two operations are taking place with drilling equipment to test the water tables and saturation levels of the lower reaches of Sladnor Park.Survey team number 1 at Sladnor ParkThe ... read more6 years ago - SLIPPAGE DOWN ROCKHOUSE LANE
