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I guess what will be a big factor is how much Jelly has to spend. But if Jelly were to be looking for a flat(ish), central(ish), surprisingly quiet part of town then as Farty suggests try looking around the Barton area and Coryton Close. But bottom line of course is that 1)you can only buy what is on the market and 2)what your finances will allow.

and this is what the National Union of Teachers has to say about the school place issue: ·         Population changes are not a new phenomenon and local authorities, who are responsible for providing sufficient school places, have traditionally been able to plan to meet rising and falling demand. The significant factor in the current situation is that, since 2010, the Government has ...

16 May 2016

Lots of info here on the NHS · NHS crisis Q&A: What's happened to Britain's health ... www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/... NHS crisis Q&A: What's happened to Britain's health service - and what are the solutions? ... NHS Direct was properly staffed with nurses and was well-placed to ... · The coming crisis in the NHS | Society | The Guardian ...

15 May 2016

Immigrants and schools With all this new house building due to take place within the next four years I would hope that the necessary infrastructure will also be provided - including new schools.

15 May 2016

Immigrants and the NHS The King’s Fund verdict The extent to which immigrants and visitors make use of NHS services is difficult to determine, with most routine data not recording information on who is using services. The use of NHS services by immigrants and visitors will also vary across the country, depending on the number and type of immigrants in the area. However, in some cases ...

15 May 2016

Since when has Australia been in Europe?

15 May 2016

What ? All Conservatives are down playing the migrant 'issue'? Are you saying then that the Brexit Tories aren't playing the immigration card? Do you know how many people left the UK during the same period? Do you know how many of that figure that you quote were long term immigrants or short term ones. (eg students)? Do you know how many of that figure were Brits returning home ...

15 May 2016

And let's not forget that break ups of relationships then lead to two people looking for separate homes, and that more people are living longer therefore not freeing up property that would have been freed up earlier only a few decades ago. Then add to that land hoarding by developers. So.....over the years supply of housing has not met demand for housing. I'm really ...

15 May 2016

So.......immigration is the cause of the UK's housing crisis eh? And therefore if it was stoppped the housing crisis would go away? And therefore there would be no need for lots of new houses. Really? There are other reasons causing the shortage of housing in this country - such as a lack of housebuilding over decades (see the graph in this link ...

And I wonder if at any of those meetings there will be an agenda item concerned with the new Housing and Planning Act and how it will impact on the Teignbridge Local Plan in general and the provision of Affordable Housing in particular.