Dawlish Central & North East on Thursday 7 May 2015 I, Steven Penford, being the Deputy Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows: Name of Candidate Description (if any) Number of Votes* HOCKIN, Edward John commonly known as HOCKIN, Ted Conservative ...
Yes, the Lib Dems were annihilated at the last election. But........ even with that tide (a tsunami some might say) of anti Lib Dem sentiment amongst the electorate in May, two people standing under Lib Dem colours nontheless got elected to the town council. (and the same two didn't do too badly, vote wise, in the district elections either).
@Roberta - Good PR then? (their threatening to sue you). I see there are threads on EoD about the carnival.
In a post of mine a few days back I mentioned the need for bungalows in the new developments. Te dah! Here's one (don't know how many more there will though) http://www.rightmove.co.uk/new-homes-for-sale/property-49862092.html
This business about 'complicated financial arrangements between landowners' and 'gentlemen's agreements' with the developers (see today's Gazette report page 32). Just wondered if the names of these landowners and developers are in the public domain?
@Mcjrpc - are you feeling entrepreneurial? you could always sell those screenshots at say, a £1.00 a go. (PS Welcome back - have missed you
Well, unless all details concerning what TDC were looking for in deciding to whom to award the tender are made public we shall never know why they decided what they decided, will we? Was having to be a local trader part of the tender criteria? I imagine TDC had to award the tender to the business they felt best met their requirements. Their not awarding it to a local business possibly ...
PS - It is recognised that both Gatehouse and Westcliff primary schools will need to expand.
I wonder just how much of the housing to be built will have the 60+s in mind? Dawlish has quite a number of folk in that age group (have seen figures somewhere but can't remember where right now). Anyhow, a 60+ population will have a demand for housing that will suit them in their later years. Like single storey accommodation (for when going up and down stairs become an impossibility) ...
I was idly wondering to myself why the urgency re this informa, sorry, consultation exercise and then I remembered that before even one of those Redrow houses can be occupied (first houses ready for occupation late 2015/ early 2016 I understand) the required amount of SANGS has to be in place, somewhere. I was wondering therefore if this 'somewhere' might be where the temporary SANGS is ...