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Council tax
BOO HOO
BOO HOO
20 Mar 2021

All those elected officials know how to do certain things very well ... waste tax payers money, fill their pocket and tax us to the hilt.  Whether its local councils up to central government. Throughout this SCAMDEMIC have you seen any of your bills reduce? no, but I can bet many of the services have. The added bonus is that in many cases if you do not pay the increases the bully boys will be sent ...

Lauren, from Bickington near Newton Abbot, had just days earlier played a key role in Great Britain's surprise third place in the Mixed Team Trial Relay at Harrogate before the incident occurred between Teignmouth and Dawlish on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Read more... https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/driver-73-fined-crash-ended-5200459

Council tax
Lynne
Lynne
19 Mar 2021

Local government throughout the country, irrespective of which political party (or group of Independent councillors) is in power, has been subject to continual cuts from central government funding for years now.  I've just done a quick online search and found this. By 2020, local authorities will have faced a reduction to core funding from the Government of nearly £16 billion over the ...

ken
ken
18 Mar 2021

Yes not bad council tax up £8 a month, pension up £12 a month so £4 left for inflation increases.   What happened to the extra revenue due from all the extra houses, oh sorry forgot thats to top up pension and bonuses as they have all had a hard year working from home.

1263
1263
17 Mar 2021

Another depressing day as the latest council tax leaflet drops through the door with the added glossy leaflet from lib Dems which must have cost a few bob. My favourite quote from Martin Wrigley "We know that many local residents struggle to make ends meet in the best of times and Teignbridge is doing the what it can to ease the pressure" Yes sure....above inflation rises,car parking increases, ...

Despite being the go ahead by the government to finally begin reintroducing visits to loved ones inside care homes, some settings in Devon are choosing to still be extra cautious. Visitors are required to have a rapid Covid-19 test when they arrive, wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and be asked to keep physical contact to a minimum. Sefton Hall in Dawlish was one of a 'small number' ...

MP Anne Marie Morris took the fight to save Teignmouth Hospital from closure to the Houses of Parliament last Tuesday. Mr Argar replied after listening to her concerns about the consultation procedure and her call for him and Secretary of State Matt Hancock to intervene and stop the ‘automatic closure’ of Teignmouth Hospital and ensure a ‘proper consultation’ was held on the future of the ...

When toilets were constructed in a new building at Orchard Manor School in Dawlish in 2016, they were incorrectly connected directly to a surface water drainage system, instead of the public sewerage network. The school has since closed the toilets and will reopen them when the issue has been rectified. It is understood that there was a blocked toilet issue at the school before Christmas. ...

Or just buy one yourself. https://www.amazon.co.uk/oximeter/s?k=oximeter

Dawlish News
Dawlish News
7 Mar 2021

PEOPLE with Covid in Devon, who are over 65 or are clinically extremely vulnerable, are being encouraged to ask their GP about using a potentially life-saving device at home to check their blood oxygen levels are not getting dangerously low. Margaret Butler, 76, of Dawlish, also used the device in February after her local GP practice suggested it. Read more... ...