ITV Local recently aired an article on Dawlish Skatepark opening in the South West. The £94,000 facility has meant that "they haven't had yet one call from a resident of Dawlish complaining about skateboarding" according to Gary Cairns, Police Community Support Officer for the area.

He then went on to add that this means the workload over any given weekend has been cut by 30%.

You can rewatch the article here.

New Skate Park Approved

Ealing Times

Oct 15 2008

A new skate park has been approved by Ealing Council in a bid to improve the borough's youth facilities

The council has allocated £200,000 for the scheme while another £65,000 is being used to a build a dance studio. Locations have yet to be decided.

Work is also underway on other projects in the borough, subject to public consultation

The decision comes after a poll in May in which 6,433 11-16 year olds were asked for their views on how one million pounds should be spent. The top choice was a new skate park.

Councillor Ian Gibb, cabinet member for children's services, said : "This is great news for people across the borough. By investing in this, we're providing exciting activities for young people not just now, but for years to come."