Decoy Country Park Decoy Country Park is located on the edge of Newton Abbot and was first created in 1988. It is thought that Decoy was named after an earlier lake at which ducks were lured into a ‘decoy’ and then caught and killed for food. In the late 19th Century ball clay was found...
TNA(Tansition Newton Abbot) have recently been given the use of a piece of land owned by the Town Council which, in spite of several efforts to achieve a use for the area, has remained unused for many years. With this land we are involving the local community in the creation of a community space for...
One acre play area with seating surrounded by Victorian properties on a steep hillside behind the police station.
This eight acre park was developed in the late 1800`s and attempts to transfer the area from the Queen Anne`s Bounty (an 18th century fund for the poor clergy, later the church commissioners) began in 1922. It became the property of the town as public pleasure gardens in 1930 and a pavilion was built shortly...
This open space of nearly four acres is the home ground of Newton 66 Football Club, which as its name suggests was founded in 1966, and has two teams in the South Devon League. The park is surrounded by houses, a 213 space pay-and-display car park and the restored buildings, where you will find the...
Courtenay Park is situated 700m east of the town centre , opposite Newton Abbot Railway Station. The park’s riot of colour delivers a cheerful welcome to visitors arriving by train. The Park has pedestrian entrances on all sides. Coutenay Park was created by and named after the Earl of Devon in 1854 and was originally...
* HOUSE CLEARANCES * WASTE DISPOSAL & RECYCLING SERVICES within Torbay e.g. Paignton, Torquay, Brixham, Totnes, Newton Abbot and all surrounding areas.
Recycling facilities available: * Glass bottles and jars * Newspapers and magazines * Card/Yellow Pages * Aluminium and steel cans * Textiles * Garden/green waste * Timber * Metal/domestic appliances * Flat glass (e.g. window glass) * Fridges/freezers * TVs / computer monitors * Plastic bottles * Clean mixed plastic packaging * Tetrapaks * DIY...
Torbay Hospital dates from 1928 on its current site on the edge of Torquay. South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust runs Torbay Hospital which serves the South Devon area. . The South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust catchment area covers 300 square miles – from South Dartmoor to the length of coastline which stretches from...
The new two-storey hospital is now open with facilities including a rehabilitation unit, a minor injury and illness centre, an out-of-hours service, a small maternity unit and a range of outpatient facilities. However some controversy exists towards where the new hospital is being sited. This is due to the fact that the hospital is being...
