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MOVEMBER UPDATE

by admin on 28 November, 2022

Everyone who donates £10 or more tomorrow(Tuesday 29th November) at https://movember.com/14958145?mc=1is entered into a draw to win £1000 travel voucher, latest games console or £100 John Lewis group voucher. Please consider….and also passing the message on to friends/family.Very many thanks.

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MOVEMBER APPEAL

by admin on 23 November, 2022

The facial hair is coming along nicely( pictures available upon request)The cause is very well worth supporting….please do so….it is raising cash for men’s health, cancer and mental health Every £ or 2 helps….. The link for donations is as followshttps;//movember.com/m/14958145?mc=1

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NEW CINEMA for NEWTON ABBOT?

by admin on 17 November, 2022

Teignbridge Council met this morning to debate (not for the first time) the proposal to provide a new 4-screen cinema in NA. This would be provided by private funding with council help. The debate hinged on the request for Council to contribute £600,000 towards the fitting-out costs, which will be considerably more than that of […]

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Bulb Planting. Can You Help?

by admin on 17 November, 2022

A large-scale daffodil bulb planting session has been organised for FRIDAY 2nd DECEMBER. CAN YOU HELP?If so, please report to the Community Centre, Gilbert Road Newton Abbot, with a trowel or planter at 9.30 am.

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NA Police Station Re Opening

by admin on 2 November, 2022

It’s good news that the local Newton Abbot police station is due to reopen on November 21. Tiverton has already re-opened, and Truro and Penzance will also be re-opening with NA on the 21st. IMO it should never have been closed, so I obviously strongly welcome its re-opening.

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Serious Errors of Fact in todays MDA

by admin on 20 October, 2022

Two separate articles on page 13 of today’s MDA contain serious errors of fact and need to be corrected in the interests of openness and honesty.In an article about saving the Alex (we do seem to be getting articles on this topic very frequently) a claim is repeated time and again about, ” the proposed […]

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Todays PMQs saw the normal “planted” questions from Conservative MPs with prepared answers for the PM to respond with.It was particularly interesting to note that the first 2 backbencher questions from Conservative MPs were both about house building numbers. While details remain to be announced it was pleasing to note Ms Truss announcing that local […]

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Cost of Living Help

by admin on 14 October, 2022

Teignbridge District Council have joined forces with the CVS to provide help and advice with the cost of living crisis which is a major concern to an increasing number.For more information, if this applies to you, then go to teignbridge.gov.uk/costofliving

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So our Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has sacked her Chancellor because he was implementing the policies of Liz Truss….something suggests she should look in the mirror and recognise what an utter catastrophic PM she is.. The country’s reputation for financial strength and integrity is shattered, and remember she was the choice of the Leaders of […]

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This coming Saturday, October 15, local Lib Dems will be offering all local residents the chance to sign a petition “CUT THE CRAP”. This petition is letting SWW know we think dumping raw sewage in our seas and rivers is fundamentally wrong and must be stopped. We pay some of the highest water rates in […]

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