Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Cost of Living Crisis

by davidcox on 19 June, 2022

I’ve been asked by a lot of people when they will get the £400 and other grants and how will will be paid. All households will be given a one-off £400 discount on their fuel bills in October. Direct debit and credit customers will have the money credited to their account.If you use a pre-payment […]

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Woodland Saved for Now

by davidcox on 8 March, 2019

PEOPLE power may have triumphed, after a woodland was saved from clearing and cutting, a prelude to a house building development, residences feared. Terrence Stone Construction made a dramatic U-turn and withdraw its application to clear paths through the scrub around and through the area of protected woodland to enable further “site survey and investigation […]

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Green Spaces

by davidcox on 21 August, 2018

 are not just about preserving precious ecosystems for wildlife. They provide us with a place to get away from urban living, to go for a walk or just spend some time in nature. Building on green space robs us of a precious natural asset, it will never solve the housing crisis. In order to solve […]

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Fighting the Grafitti Vandals

by davidcox on 21 August, 2018

Painting out the grafitti around the library and Pellew Arcade last week and last night. Remember there is a £200 reward from the town council for f information leading to restorative justice or conviction 

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Building Plans

by davidcox on 10 August, 2012

‘Plan Teignbridge’ is the new name for the plan to build 12,400 houses in the district, including plans for a massive development between West Teignmouth and Bishopsteignton. On the 20th August the plans will be published and councillors will be briefed.  I believe Teignbridge Council has got its figures wrong, and housing needs to be built […]

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