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• Villages want to see work checked

  By  Tiverton-People at 11:00 on 08/09/10

  

  NEARLY half of all parish councils in Mid Devon support a petition that the district authority should do more to ensure planning conditions are upheld. A total of 19 out of 50 parishes hold the view that Phoenix House officials should have a process in place to make sure plans are legally developed. Cullompton Town Council approached village halls, from as far as Woolfardisworthy and Clayhidon, over concerns that Mid Devon District...

• Council flexes its muscles on safety

  By  Tiverton-People at 11:00 on 18/08/10

  

  THEY may not possess all-action nicknames or sport colourful spandex, but Tiverton town councillors could be about to put up a challenge which a group of muscle-bound wrestlers cannot defeat. The Devon Wrestling Association has held two packed events in the New Hall at Tiverton this year, but organisers are now grappling with the council over safety concerns for any potential future visits. Members say damage was caused to the New...

• New school must be built when money is there

  By  Tiverton-People at 11:00 on 18/08/10

  

  I BELIEVE David Cameron and the Conservative Party, with the Liberal Democrats, have shown that we can come in, produce strong policies, deliver a very tough Budget and get to grips with our huge public spending deficit. But this should also be seen as an opportunity to plan for the future by learning from the mistakes of the past. The Building Schools for the Future scheme was flawed from the beginning. It was supposed to cost...

• Parish group hits out at ‘unsavoury’ behaviour

  By  Tiverton-People at 11:00 on 11/08/10

  

  THE actions of opponents of a proposed energy scheme who cheered as a councillor walked out of a public meeting have been branded “unsavoury, unfounded and unacceptable”. More than 50 people attending a meeting of Thelbridge Parish Council to discuss plans for an anaerobic digestion plant in the Mid Devon countryside witnessed Councillor Bob Charlton leave after being repeatedly questioned about his integrity and business...

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