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OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE – LEONARDS MOOR B3181 (WILLAND)/CHAPEL HILL CROSSROADS: 18 & 19 AUGUST
Devon Highways have issued information about resurfacing works they are carrying out on B3181 Leonard Moor from 18 August. The road will be closed to vehicles on each working night Thursday and Friday between the hours of 7pm and 6am. Due to the nature of the works a road closure is required and the diversionary […]
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MDDC PRESS RELEASE: Council clear up after acts of antisocial behaviour
A fire in a cemetery bin and damage to a football pitch after the misuse of a disposable barbecue grill are just two cases of antisocial behaviour which officers at Mid Devon District Council have recently had to deal with. Read the full press release here: PRESS RELEASE LINK
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FIRE RISK & DISPOSABLE BBQs
The Parish Council was very concerned to hear that a disposable barbecue was used in the Jubilee Field and was not properly doused before being left. Thankfully a member of the public spotted the smoking barbecue and extinguished it, otherwise there could have been very serious consequences. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have […]
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