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Paignton Velodrome and closed-road circuit

If you’d like to see a velodrome and closed road cycling circuit built in the South Hams, please go to the link below and fill in the survey. The more participants, the better. So click the link and make it … Continue reading

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Great news for cycling in the South West, with Velodrome decision

Below is a link to a news item confirming Torbay Councils decision to fund a new velodrome, at Clennon Valley, near Paignton. The council have agreed to fund half the projects, to the sum of £780,000, with British Cycling match-funding … Continue reading

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Council Elections on May 2nd 2013 – The Candidates’ Views

We have asked candidates standing in the Devon County Council elections on May 2nd 2013 for their views on the foot and cycle path proposal. We have approached candidates in divisions within the locality Totnes (rather than the whole county). … Continue reading

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Council elections on Thursday May 2nd 2013

May 2nd is the date of local elections for Devon Councillors and so far Jacqi Hodgson, Green Party candidate for South Brent & Dartington Electoral Division and Robert Vint, Green party candidate for Totnes Rural Electoral Division have expressed their … Continue reading

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The new Sustrans funded Newton Abbot Cycle-bridge, over the River Teign, Devon

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Paula Black’s question to Devon County Council (DCC)

Devon county Councillor Paula Black, who has worked tirelessly campaigning for this project over the years, questioned DCC’s executive over progress on the cycle path at last December’s meeting.  The response from the elected head of transport, Councillor Hughes, follows. … Continue reading

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MP Sarah Wollaston’s meeting with DCC council leader Cllr John Hart

An informal meeting was held in Dartmouth at the end of last year between the leader of Devon County Council, Cllr John Hart and Sarah Wollaston, MP for Totnes.  We understand that John Hart advised Sarah that the Littlehempston to … Continue reading

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Why hasn’t this project happened?

DCC quote lack of finance as the reason for inaction on this project.  But this doesn’t quite stack up.  We have been campaigning on this since 2000 which takes us back to a time when DCC had plenty of spending … Continue reading

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DCC detailed route study

DCC’s more detailed route study was commenced in May 2012 but has not yet been concluded.  We understand that this study is not being given a high priority because DCC consider that there is little prospect of any funding being … Continue reading

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Meeting with Head of Highway Management

We met with the Head of Highway Management from Devon County Council along with a number of councillors on 5th April to discuss progress towards establishing a safe and accessible route.  DCC had provided us with a feasibility study of … Continue reading

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Project on DCC’s Agenda

Thanks to your support so far, Devon County Council now have this project firmly on their agenda. A meeting was held at Devon County Council offices on October 17th 2011 between representatives of the local villages, the county councillors that represent … Continue reading

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