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David Force
18 Jul 2022

Just gone along Sandy Lane. Counted 15 caravans on the playing fields. One police van parked up in Leisure Centre car park.

Has anyone in government thought to crunch the numbers and work out how much every pound invested in childcare would benefit the economy? "Canada has pledged to invest $30 billion to create a system that costs just $10 a day and they haven't done this out of the goodness of their hearts. They've done it because they've crunched the numbers and they've found that for every ...

This is on the agenda at the upcoming (Thursday 21st July) Dawlish Town Council planning committee meeting. 22/00820/OUT - Golden Acre Park, Warren Road Location: DAWLISH - Golden Acre Park, Warren Road Proposal: Outline application to replace existing dwelling and holiday units with up to 9 Dwellings (approval sought for access) Applicant: Mr R Hewitt Web Link: ...

A letter from the developer's agent concerning this planning application is an agenda item at the upcoming meeting (Thursday 21st July) of Dawlish Town Council's planning committee.

This planning application is on the agenda at the upcoming (Thursday 21st July) meeting of Dawlish Town Council's planning committee.

This planning application is on the agenda at this coming Thursday's (21st July) Dawlish Town Council planning committee meeting.

This is a very useful link for anyone wishing to find out about various forms of childcare available in Devon. https://www.pinpointdevon.co.uk/parents-and-families/ You'll need to click on the link and then on the particular aspect of childcare that you are looking for. Then you 'll have to scroll down to see what is available in the Dawlish area. (Note - the list is not in alphabetical order ...

15 Jul 2022

The government is presently running a consultation about how childcare provision can be improved (consultation ends in September) https://consult.education.gov.uk/childcare-futures-unit/childcare-regulatory-changes/supporting_documents/Childcare%20Consultation%20040722.pdf One of the government proposals is that the ratio of adult carers to the number of two year old children should be ...

14 Jul 2022

Have been watching the Tory party leadership contest. I totally get that there are an awful lot of very important issues at the moment. But as I haven't heard a dicky bird about childcare costs and provision do I presume that it is not thought an important enough issue to be highlighted by the Tory leadership hopefuls? I thought Conservatives were into people being economically active and doing ...

12 Jul 2022

The issue of affordable and plentiful child care is not only a matter of concern for the present but also for the future as there can be knock on effects when it comes to pension provision. This is from the i newspaper 1.6.22. “There are huge differences in the value of men’s and women’s pensions in the UK. In some regions the gender pension gap is almost 50% meaning that some women will ...

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