WORK on Teignmouth's seafront skate park is under way, but the heated row with some nearby residents simmers on, writes John Ware.

Now opponents of the £100,000 scheme to convert the disused paddling pool are preparing to make a formal complaint against Teignbridge Council to the local government ombudsman.

They claim there has been a lack of consultation and that the authority wrongly ruled that no planning application was necessary. Teignbridge disputes this.

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