The second phase of urgent repair work to Exmouth’s sea wall has been completed, a council has said. East Devon District Council (EDDC) said the “critical phase” of the project involved installing 150m (490ft) of steel sheet piling, extending the defences from the phase one works at the Sideshore Development to the old lifeboat slipway....
Harrison Galliven Local Democracy Reporting Service TakoizuWasTaken The Brit School has five buildings on its Selhurst site, built from 1909 to 2012 A renowned south London arts school has been awarded government funding to address poor building conditions, including a ceiling collapse. The state of disrepair at the Brit School in Croydon, forced a classroom...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Ashburton Swimming Pool Ashburton Swimming Pool said the repairs to the deep end wall cost more than £50,000 A community swimming pool in south Devon is undergoing repairs due to significant damage. Ashburton Swimming Pool said contractors identified “lots of cracks” at the deep end of the pool, causing...
Hospitals in Devon and Cornwall have been given more than £22m for vital repairs, the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed. It comes as part of the £750m announced for the NHS in England in the autumn budget. Devon’s hospitals have been given more than £15m for improvements, while Cornish hospitals will benefit...
Hattie McCann BBC News, Devon BBC Tony Jackson was an apprentice thatcher when this property was last re-thatched in 1992 Roof thatchers in the South West have said they have a backlog of at least two years’ work, partly due to a shortage of people wanting to work in the trade. They say the short-supply...
Clare Ainsworth BBC News, South West BBC The Jubilee Pontoon has been closed while vital repairs are carried out A ferry service is to resume later this month following work to repair a weather-damaged pontoon. The Jubilee Pontoon on Saltash Waterside has been closed on health and safety grounds after suffering weather damage, including during...
Richard Green BBC South West BBC Topsham Museum is unlikely to reopen in 2025 due to extensive repair works needed on the rotting window lintels and roof trusses Rotting roof trusses and crumbling window lintels are likely to keep Topsham Museum closed for the rest of 2025, a council has said. Damage to the 17th...
The finish date for the second phase of urgent works to Exmouth’s sea wall has been delayed. The project is being delivered to protect Exmouth’s seafront from future storm damage and coastal erosion. East Devon District Council (EDDC) said the delay was due to “several unforeseen issues”, including safety checks, difficult ground conditions and bad...