20 Plenty and COP26

IS 20 plenty? – That was the question asked of Newton Abbot residents as a survey was launched to find out how people felt about a trial 20mph limit in the town and which roads this should apply to. The results of the survey run by Devon County Council are awaited.

The Moorland Team Ministry was celebrating as St Andrew’s at Ashburton was announced as the winner of Devon CPRE’s Best Churchyard award. And Holy Trinity at Buckfastleigh received the certificate for being the Most Improved Churchyard. Receiving the award on behalf of St Andrew’s volunteer co-ordinator Geoffrey Histed said: ‘We’re delighted and it’s a tribute to the huge amount of teamwork by the volunteers.

AFTER cancer struck twice in their family, a father and son from Abbotskerswell ran a fund raising trio of marathons for Cancer Research.

Dave Adam and his son, Jamie Adam, completed the Loch Ness and Manchester Marathons over two weekends and took part in the Paris Marathon.

Mum, Sarah Ransome, and daughter, Becky Adam, who have both survived breast cancer, say: ‘We’re trying to turn our devastating cancer diagnoses into a positive.’

Becky, who has recovered from treatment also plans to run a marathon nearer to home.

A PETITION opposing the sell-off of two Teignbridge farms for housing has attracted 1,500 signatures.

The plans to earmark Markhams Farm, near Ide, and Manor Farm at Holcombe for more homes have angered resi- dents and local councils.

The petition was handed to Devon County Council leader Cllr John Hart by Dawlish town councillor and Teignbridge district councillor for Kenn Valley Alison Foden.

The petition can be signed at https://you.38degrees.org. uk/petitions/keep-devon-county- s-farms-farming.

CLIMATE activist teenager Jessie Stevens was given a heroine’s send-off from Newton Abbot as she set off on her 500 mile plus journey to the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

Jessie, who celebrated her 17th birthday during the trip, was waved off as she left Newton Abbot by her family and supporters.

Jessie writes a regular column for the paper. She asked people to join her along the way to highlight the need for urgent action to tackle the climate emergency.

Speaking to the Mid-Devon Advertiser from Lancaster, she said: ‘It’s been amazing so far, an incredible experience.’

She has since filed reports of her experiences at the international gathering.

A MOUTH-watering cake bake raffle funded a new defibrillator for the centre of Dawlish Warren.

It was organised by Lee’s Bar landlady Gloria Rackley after one of her regulars, Graham Lineton, almost died outside.