Dartmouth residents who have been at their wits’ end for almost a year after the collapse of a wall forced the closure of a key access road have launched a petition to pressure Devon County Council (DCC) into fixing the problem.

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Feb 10, 2025 · Lindsay Ellwood, chair of the Warfleet Road Warriors residents’ group which launched the petition, said: “The number of people who have signed our petition and written to Devon County Council in support of our campaign shows the strength of feeling among the community for the urgent reopening of the road.

3 days ago · Devon County Council (DCC) received a string of complaints from a Dartmouth resident who warned that a key road into town was unstable three months before it collapsed. Both the road and an eight metre-high section of wall gave way just months later in February 2024, forcing the closure of Warfleet ...

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