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Moretonhampstead hospital closure and future of public toilets

We have been asked by colleagues at Moretonhampstead Parish Council to share the following information and surveys regarding the closure of Moretonhampstead hospital and the future of the public toilets.

Moretonhampstead Hospital

The parish council, Moretonhampstead Health Centre, other health and wellbeing organisations, and the wider community are very concerned about the closure and proposed sale of the hospital building. Although based in this parish, Moretonhampstead Health Centre provides vital services to around 3,500 patients across a large area of Dartmoor, including Moretonhampstead, Whiddon Down, Drewsteignton, Bridford, Bovey Tracey, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, and areas towards Princetown.

Keeping the hospital open and providing a local health hub would allow the NHS, the Health Centre, and local health and wellbeing organisations to improve health services for our rural population.

I recently met our local MP, Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride MP, with the Practice Manager of Moretonhampstead Health Centre to discuss our concerns about the hospital closure and sale and to seek his support.

The Health Centre has also launched a petition for people to register their concerns about the hospital closure:
Further information about the case for saving Moretonhampstead Hospital is available here:

Moretonhampstead Public Toilets

Teignbridge District Council currently runs Moretonhampstead’s only public toilets, located in Court Street Car Park, and they provide welcome facilities for visitors, shoppers, tourists, and bus drivers. TDC is considering withdrawing funding for public toilets by March 2027, and Moretonhampstead Parish Council has been asked whether it will take over the toilets.

Before deciding whether to take on ownership and management, the parish council is carrying out a short survey to find out what people think, including residents from nearby parishes who visit Moretonhampstead. The survey is open until early September and can be accessed here:
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DNPA Planning email service

Dartmoor National Park Authority Planning department have informed us of a forthcoming change to their planning notification email system:

We will shortly be introducing a weekly planning alerts subscription service, which will allow consultees and members of the public to sign up to receive a weekly list of newly registered planning applications and notifications.

To sign up to this service, please click on the link below:

Sign-Up to Planning Alerts | Dartmoor

Importantly, we will continue issuing neighbourhood notification emails as normal until 1 May 2026, after which the new subscription service will become the primary way to receive regular updates.

We would be grateful if parish councils could share this information locally and encourage anyone who wishes to continue receiving updates to subscribe using the link above.

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Gritting Update – Fri 13 Feb

You’ll probably have seen warnings of ice until early tomorrow morning. Unfortunately more rain is also forecast until 2 am so anything spread before that would just get washed away and wasted. Please then, take care first thing. Highways will do their routes but not until midnight so theirs could also be washed away, all depends on the timing of the rain.

Anne Mayes

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Community Police meeting 19th Feb 2pm Christow

Your local Neighbourhood Team will be at CHRISTOW at The Bus Stop by The Community Shop, Village Road, Christow, EX6 7WA on 19th February 2026 at 2-3pm.

Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find out what the Police are doing to tackle the issues that matter to you.