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Mid Devon District Council seeks estate representatives
MID Devon District Council is looking for tenants who can represent the views of their neighbours and highlight concerns or ideas on their behalf. We are asking Council tenants to consider becoming estate representatives for their areas. The purpose of an estate representative is to: - be the local voice for your neighbourhood - receive information from us about what is happening in your neighbourhood - consult with your neighbours as... -
Devon County Council Did Nothing Until 2011? - Update
BT Openreach has been busy rolling out fibre optic broadband since 2009. Managing to avoid the Devon County Council area for 2 years to date. Following a FOI request I wanted to know what Devon County Council had been doing to engage with BT over broadband to bring something to its area. In November 2009 there was an informal meeting with BT and in May 2010 another informal meeting. As these meetings were informal no notes were... -
Tiverton High School pupil's question council leader for Mid Devon's youth news
THE leader of Mid Devon District Council answered questions from pupils at Tiverton High School last week. Recently re-elected Peter Hare-Scott took part in a question and answer session with head boy and girl Tomos Emanuel, 16, and Lauren Jacques, 16. Cllr Hare-Scott said: "The council are very keen to work with the school and I am pleased to be here today. It is clear a lot of work has gone into the questions, and as well as... -
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Vacancies in two of town’s five wards
AS well as electing new district councillors on May 5, many parishes in Mid Devon including wards in the towns of Tiverton and Cullompton went to the polls to elect their new representatives. There are still vacancies on Tiverton Town Council following the election, as in two of the town's five wards there were not enough candidates to hold an election. In the Castle ward, there are two vacant seats, and one in the Westexe South... -
Chains of office are formally handed over
TIVERTON'S new mayor, who grew up in Bletchley, says there is no mystery to successfully fulfilling the role – he just wants to do his best for the town. Cllr Neal Davey was handed the chains of office by retiring mayor Lester Crocker at a ceremony held in the council chamber yesterday. Although he was born in Buckinghamshire, Cllr Davey has lived in Tiverton with his wife Libby for the last 12 years and had been on the town...
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FAMILY FRIENDLY MUSEUM AWARD
TELEGRAPH FAMILY FRIENDLY AWARD 2012 LAUNCHED Kids in Museums has joined forces with the Telegraph newspaper to launch the Family Friendly Museum Award, the biggest museum award in Britain and the only one judged by families. What's your favourite family friendly museum? Have your family visited Tiverton Museum recently - has your toddler enjoyed our play areas? Perhaps you were offered one of our family backpacks with the cat and... -
Town council set up on Flikr to engage the community
YOU can now view photographs from Tiverton Town Council online thanks to their new Flikr photostream. The profile www.flikr.com/tivertontowncouncil aims to put all council related photographs online for people to view. Currently, there are snaps from the recent Tiverton in Bloom awards evening as well as the crier competition and proclamation. Cllr Lewis Clarke who came up with the idea for a council Flikr page said: "We are always... -
Mid Devon to fly the flag to mark Armed Forces Day
MID DEVON will come together next week to mark Armed Forces Day. The day brings the nation together to show support for our military community both serving and retired, at home and abroad. Mid Devon District Council will be raising a flag above Phoenix House On Monday 20 June and the Royal British Legion are holding a parade through the Tiverton on Armed Forces Day itself on Saturday 25 June. The flag will be raised by the Chairman of... -
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Conservatives take overall control of Mid Devon District Council
THE CONSERVATIVES have taken overall control of Mid Devon District Council. There are now 24 Conservatives compared with the 20 there were in the last term. Here are a list of the Mid Devon Devon District councillors in Tiverton: Castle: Brenda Hull (Con), Janet Rendle (Con) Cranmore: Sue Griggs (Con), Paul Williams (Lib Dem), Kevin Wilson (Lib Dem) Lowman: Neal Davey (Con), Dennis Knowles (Ind), Colin Slade (Con) Westexe: Alan... -
Devon Superfast Broadband - Not!
71% rise in profits as BT hails broadband success. BT will also double the speed of superfast broadband to the cabinet (FTTC) in 2012. All great news for Devon that has no FFTC (Fibre to the Cabinet). This Government has a target of a UK minimum 2 Mbps for all by 2015. Why are they so busy in providing superfast and broadband improvement for those who already meet or exceed their miserable target? Why are people who...
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We're actively promoting the Tiverton Pannier Market this year as both a great place to shop and also as a venue for specialist fairs, food events,...
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Ok Heres one For Ya... Today Bobby-G From the Famousl Pop Band BUCKS FIZZ popped into work and Happily Paid £2.00 Each to leave 2 Bags of...
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We're actively promoting the Tiverton Pannier Market this year as both a great place to shop and also as a venue for specialist fairs, food events,...
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Information on the big litter pick, tenant conference and a new footpath in Hemyock are all in this month's parish matters magazine! http://tinyurl.co...
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Ok Heres one For Ya... Today Bobby-G From the Famousl Pop Band BUCKS FIZZ popped into work and Happily Paid £2.00 Each to leave 2 Bags of...
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69% of Mid Devon voters say no to the alternative vote.
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