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Slapton Line Partnership Experts believe that factors including coastal erosion & frequent storms due to climate change, the line can only be maintained for a maximum of 30 - 50 years. Opens in new window. |
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John Fancy: 1913-2008
John the great old gentleman of Slapton has died at the grand age of 95. His death was peaceful after a short downturn in health at Torbay hospital. He will be sadly missed.
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Exercise
Tiger The night of 27 April 1944 and German E-boats intercept rehearsals for the D-Day landings being carried out on Slapton sands - gripping accounts of what happened there. |
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The
Slapton Line is open - 27 Feb 2002 Just over thirteen months after the storms which took away that part of the A379, known as the Slapton Line, the new road at Slapton Sands between Salpton and Strete Gate is now open. |
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Skylight
Open-air Cinema Devon's unique outdoor film festival experience! Enjoy your favourite movies under the stars. Book On-line, at Tourist Information offices or On-the-door |
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New Coastal
road gets under way Twelve months after violent storms ravaged the popular coastal road, known as the Slapton Line, work has finally begun on a new replacement A379 carriageway. |
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Cattle
(living) spotted in Devon Yes, despite what you may have read, there is life in Slapton. Not only will you get lots of wonderful views but you also get to see farm animals roaming the fields. |
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Crossword This interactive, Slapton-based, cryptic crossword should keep you busy for a while - but you don't have to stay on-line to complete it. |
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Slapton Arts and Crafts Exhibition
If you went down to the woods today you sure missed a big surprise because in St James the Great Church there was a brilliant display of local artistic talent. |
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Internet
Advisor features Slapton.org Following closely behind Micromart, Internet Advisor features the Slapton Site as one of the readers best and offers a makeover..... |
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Micromart
features Slapton - 26 April 2001 The Slapton website was featured as the week's best readers' Site this week in Micromart (weekly circulation about 25,000) |
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Beach
open to walkers - 12 March 2001 The shattered Slapton line road has been turned into a beach-side promenade by visitors barred from huge sections of the South Hams coastline by the foot and mouth crisis |
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Excerpts
from House of Commons Hansard - 14 Feb
A 20ft obelisk erected by the American Government beside Slapton beach as a tribute to those who gave up their homes for the war effort and to commemorate those who sadly died during those exercises has had to be dismantled following the storm as the sea has undermined its foundations. |
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Council
to seek planning go-ahead for A379 - 7 Feb
Devon County Council indicated its intention today (7 Feb) to seek planning permission to re-open the A379 on Slapton Line as a matter of urgency on a slightly diverted route. |
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Road
news, Minutes
of meeting - 2 Feb 2001
Meeting called by Anthony Steel MP at Slapton Village hall. The Chairman of the Coleridge Association of Parish Councils, Joan Mason, read a document entitled "We didn't realise how important it was, until we lost it".... |
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Coleridge
Association of Parish Councils Press release Parish councils which surround the storm-hit, 250-metre stretch of the A379 at Slapton Sands have banded together to call for a solution to the loss of this valuable section of road. |
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Slapton
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