Teignmouth Post and Gazette No 4892 Friday 21 November 1975

TOWN CLERK’S ACCIDENT ON SEAFRONT

Mr. Harry Matthews, Clerk to Teignmouth Town Council, was described as “fairly comfortable” after being admitted to Torbay Hospital on Thursday evening, following a serious fall down a flight of steps on the sea front.

He was first taken to ICU with spinal, chest and rib injuries. He was inspecting storm damage near the Pier with Mr. Len Matthews, the sea front manager, and tripped on the sand bags on the top of the wall.T

eignbridge District Council are carrying out a full investigation of the undermining of the Promenade from the Pier to the Lighthouse, which has been roped off. Work is going ahead as quickly as possible, as a large breach could result in serious flooding in the town centre, which is below flooding in many parts.

COASTGUARD MEDALS

Two Teignmouth auxiliary coastguards, Mr. L. S. Boyne and Mr. R. S. Boyne, received 20 year long service medals at the Teign Corinthian Yacht Club on Tuesday evening, presented by the Mayor Mr. Edward Card and Commander Peter Warrington, H. M. Coastguards Inspector, Southern Division.“

AUSTERITY CARNIVAL

”Some of the traditional frills omitted included welcoming a celebrity visitor and luncheon for “dignitaries”; unlikely they will be much missed. More worrying, however, is the even slightest possibility that the Carnival Committee may consider dispensing with the Carnival Queen and her attendants. They provide a focal point for the week’s events. It is almost unthinkable without her, and the poorer for her absence.

DOG DISLIKES UNIFORMS

William Hutchinson, of the Devon Arms, was ordered to keep his three dogs under proper control. A youth was knocked off his bike in Quay by two, one dog snarled at a police officer and bit his foot outside the Police Station, a dog jumped at a woman and grabbed her coat. The two Labradors and one Alsatian belong to Mr. Hutchinson.

One of the dogs was “very anti-uniform” he said, “I can’t imagine my dogs being dangerous” he said, “I do not think they would go for any one’s throat”, he said.

BOMBSHELL DECISION

Phase One of Broadmeadow Centre to generally complete the shell has been agreed by Teignbridge Council. Phase Two, with costings and to make the buildings usable, had been decided by the Committee to postpone this until the 1977/1978 estimates.

However, the Committee reversed this decision and allowed Phase Two to proceed. Phase Three had been removed from the estimates, together with the the footpath work.

The Committee was thrown into disarray by the reported decision of Newton Abbot Races, Ltd. to build a multi-million pound sports and conference centre at the racecourse. This came as a “bombshell”. The new complex “is to include an Olympic-size swimming pool”, and affected by this are plans to spend £116, 000 on improving and roofing the existing pool at Penn Inn.