Teignmouth Post and Gazette No 4910 Friday 26 March 1976

RELIEF ROAD OPENED

The Chairman of the Teignbridge and South Hams Area sub committee, Mr. S. R. Williams, declared open the second stage of the new town centre relief road at a brief ceremony on Monday morning. It was a pity that the third stage, Bitton Park Road, could not be completed for some time.

The engineering difficulties of carrying out such a complicated scheme in such a congested urban area contributed to the delay. But Mr. M. E. H. Barksworth of “Attica” takes a sarcastic new.

“One glorious stretch of speedway, from St. Michael’s right up to Clay Lane, the Station Maze, with its helpful and comely display of road signs, a select path and tunnel for pedestrians (crossing the road is so dangerous) and a nice roundabout, too.

Today, the barrels and tapes depart, and henceforth visitors to the area will be free at last to speed through Teignmouth for several hundred yards without stopping or going anywhere near the shops. Fuddy-duddy resident shopkeepers must really understand that their old fashioned Teignmouth is seeing some progress at last.”

SUNDAY TRADERS

Months ago, some stores in Teignbridge began advertising that they were open seven days a week, but the Policy Committee and the Council refused to prosecute. Most members feel that it would be unfair to make an example of one trader when dozens were guilty, and that prosecuting all of them was impossible.

The Act was outdated, and Sunday opening was a service to the public.BUNTINGOne of the “victims” of the Teignbridge economy drive has been the bunting, with which the Teignmouth streets are decorated during the summer months. What they had was not fit to be seen, and Teignbridge has not bought any.

A sum of around £2,000 was involved. They would not provide bunting for just Teignmouth. They would have to provide for the whole of Teignbridge, when the cost would run out at nearer £12,000.

STATION BOMB ALERT

Bomb alert warnings advising passengers not to leave suitcases and carrier bags unattended went up at Teignmouth Station at the weekend, following instructions from British Rail region headquarters at Bristol. The station will also not be accepting articles in their left luggage department until further notice.

PLAYING CARDS

Shaldon WI held their monthly completion, this time for the most interesting pack of playing cards. They were judged by Mr. G. W. T. Devereaux of Brixham, who gave a talk on the history of playing cards, probably invented by the Romanies.

He illustrated his talk with samples of all sizes, from 6 inch ones for the poorly sighted to tiny 2 inch beautifully painted flower cards from Japan. Although he had spent all his working life in banking, he had been a member of the Magic Circle since 1934. He ended the evening demonstrating clever sleight of hand.