► JUNE proved to be the month of celebration.

Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was marked by street parties and picnics in the park across Teignbridge.

Unaware we would soon be mourning the beloved monarch, it was a time when everyone came together to cheer her and give thanks for 70 years service to the country and Commonwealth.

► TWO Ukrainian children have finally reached safety with their family in Teignmouth after three months of battling bureaucracy.

Months after their original family scheme refugee application, the two children have now reached their grand- mother’s home.

Vladyslav, five, and Viktoriia, three, are settling in to the British way of life and looking forward to starting at primary school and nursery school.

Ukrainian children Vladyslav, five, and Viktoriia safe in hte UK with their grandmother.
Ukrainian children Vladyslav, five, and Viktoriia safe in hte UK with their grandmother. (-)

► A TELEPHONE box commemorating 40 years of friendship is finally en route to its destination following a number of set backs.

All being well, visitors to the village of Fontaine-Henry in Normandy, France, will soon see a classic red British GPO telephone box standing proudly in its main square.

The telephone box is a gift from Scoriton & Buckfastleigh Twinning Association to Fontaine-Henry commemorating their 40th Twinning Anniversary.

► SERVICES take place across Teignbridge to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Among those sharing his reminiscences was Bob Appleby of Dawlish who shared his experiences with our readers.

► HER ‘utter commitment’ to pioneering a way to track Covid levels in the community has earned a Newton Abbot woman the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Jackie Tucker, aged 60, from Kingsteignton, received her honour as a team leader for the Environment Agency and for services to the environment and to young people.

► HOPES of a last ditch effort for a reprieve for Teignmouth Hospital were dashed after an effort at a further referral back to the Government was quashed.

Devon County Council’s health and adult care scrutiny committee voted against a initial bid to reconsider a decision to close the town’s hospital.

In March, it was announced an Independent Review Panel backed the decision to close the hospital.

► DAWLISH has its own Master of the Bowls.

Richard Hayward, a member of the Marina Bowls Club, has completed a seven-hour marathon in aid of a servicemen’s charity. And to cap it all he did it on his71st birthday.

Rather than put his feet up for the day he was on the bowling green for seven hours raising money for the RBL Poppy Appeal.

Birthday bowler Richard Hayward, with bucket, and fellow bowlers.
Birthday bowler Richard Hayward, with bucket, and fellow bowlers. (-)

► THE average car owner in Teignbridge could end up paying at least £250 more for petrol this year as living costs mount, analysis suggests.

The AA said soaring prices, which have topped more than £2 per litre at some forecourts, have seen some motorists swap their fuel-powered cars for electric alternatives, while others on lower incomes have had to sell their cars entirely.

On average, the cost of a litre of petrol in Teignbridge stood at £1.82 over the four days to June 14 – up 38 per cent from £1.32 over a week in early June last year.

► A SELECTION of the finest crafts in the land were on display as the Internationally-renowned Bovey Tracey Craft Festival got underway.

Held in Mill Marsh Park, some 8000 people attended the three day event which featured as many as 200 craft businesses in addition to numerous workshops, demonstrations, food and drink stalls and more.