A local charity that used to be Christians Together Rent Guarantee Scheme - now called HITS (Homeless in Teignbridge Support) are setting up a FoodBank (a sort of charity franchise) early next year. They have been giving out food and/or toiletry Crisis Packs through the council housing department to people being housed in temporary accommodation and on the recommendation of clergy, social workers ...
Archidamus' Posts
15 Jun 2011
Wait until they threaten enforcement action, then put in a planning application, ask your local district councillor to get your application to go to the planning committee (most planning apps are decided by unelected officers). You can speak at the planning meeting if you give seven days notice; councillors are more likely to give you the benefit of the doubt. If the planning committee refuse you ...
5 Jun 2011
I understand that if more’ mature citizens’ volunteer to become Special Constables (ie comfortably retired people), they will be able to staff the Dawlish front desk at the cop-shop. Teignmouth Police station has not closed completely, the front desk isn't staffed (Dawlish never was), the ‘Operations Centre’ is now at Teignmouth Community College.
24 Apr 2011
J Warrener: Good point! I see the Green who stood in Dawlish in 2009, won a town council seat last year....and gave it up the next day! http://www.peoplesrepublicofsouthdevon.co.uk/2010/02/08/totnes-by-election-blues-for-the-greens/ Saving paper, but wasting council-tax payers money!
7 Apr 2011
Didn't the county council spend something like £50k on helping Plymouth City Council "get ready for the world cup". Which included Plymouth City Council sending its leader and chief executive on a trip to the World Cup in South Africa. The trip cost £5,700 of taxpayers' money.
22 Mar 2011
what is so wrong with 3 Cs - nothing, A' Levels are a very narrow measure of ability, the IB is much better. I am not well connected to government, I do know a former president of the LSE Student Union, who is concerned that misinformation is putting off poorer students from going to uni.
8 Mar 2011
@Vanguard “It was proposed by Councillor Mugford and seconded by Councillor Clemens that the application be approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement for contributions and conditions as reported above by the Area Planning Officer. An amendment was proposed by Councillor Cox and seconded by Councillor Connett that the application be deferred to enable further clarification to ...