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High Court judgement finds city council did not properly discharge duties or take material considerations into account, council officer seriously misled planning committee and county council failed in statutory local highway authority role. https://exeterobserver.org/2024/02/07/high-court-judicial-review-st-bridget-nurseries-old-rydon-lane-exeter-city-council-planning-permission/
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/post-office-scandal-added-to-tuition-fees-on-list-of-lib-dem-achievements-20240109244382 The party’s record when in government with the Conservatives has gone up 100 per cent with the revelation that Ed Davey ignored the scandal while postal affairs minister between 2010-2012.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/02/lawyers-raise-alarm-at-struggle-to-tackle-uk-local-government-corruption
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/how-i-personally-fixed-the-post-office-scandal-in-just-one-week-by-rishi-sunak-20240111244457
Spotlight South West 6.30pm Monday Dawlish the storm 10 years ago
On Tuesday 6 February, Luke Pollard MP will lead a debate in Parliament on nursery provision in South West England. To inform the debate, he would like to hear about your experiences of accessing childcare. He may quote your contribution directly during his debate. Find out more and share your experiences with him by midday on Monday 5 February: Nursery provision in South West England
https://www.lgo.org.uk/information-centre/news/2023/jan/council-investigation-into-member-s-conduct-flawed-says-ombudsman
https://www.transparency.org.uk/planning-council-local-authority-corruption-risk-permission-accomplished
Earlier this morning the waterfowl wardens have taken the three juvenile black swans to a new local home. They were increasingly being chased by Bert into the road and other area and with the new cygnets doing very, very well it was decided the best course of action was to rehome them. We will keep you updated about their new move.
This letter is in the most recent edition of the Dawlish Gazette. " I have been following the erosion of the dunes and the movement of the beach at Dawlish Warren since about 2005-2006. Commenting through two local plans, the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP2) and the Exe Estuary Partnership. In my opinion the long term future of this location is currently not looking good. ...