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Are we facing a beef farming crisis?

By pobox112

Lets have some paddy fields for good measure. As for the cows - see the solution here

By katef1 at 10:55 on 04/09/10

Have our farms been hit by the recession? Undoubtedly the answer is yes, but are things due to get worse after figures released by the National Beef Association revealed that more than half of British beef is now being sold as mince? It is understandable that many families will have swapped their steak for spag bol after having to tighten the purse strings over the last couple of years, but are supermarkets taken the...
Man missing in Germany

By pobox112

Still Missing - See update here http://tinyurl.com/35ygnu8

By katef1 at 14:10 on 05/08/10

Christopher Miles (more commonly known as CJ), who grew up in Gunnislake, has recently been reported missing by Austrian Police. 28 year old CJ attended Callington School and Community College, and is well known by many local people. CJ, who has been working for Austrian transfer company Alpentouristik, disappeared around mid day on Saturday after dropping holiday makers to Ruhpolding airport, Germany. He failed to turn up at...
MP to join soldiers on Help for Heroes charity walk

By pobox112

I don't know about walking, Members of Parliament should be talking about the issues surrounding...

By katef1 at 14:09 on 26/08/10

Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon, will accompany two soldiers from the Territorial Army on part of their journey on foot of nearly 1000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in aid of the military charity Help4Heroes. Second Lieutenants Cole and Phillips have invited Geoffrey Cox MP to join them in Clovelly on part of their route through the Torridge & West Devon constituency, when they also hope to discuss...
Could drivers in Devon face a charge in the future for using car park at work?

By pobox112

I am not sure that final decisions are ever made locally. The Urban Sprawl being brought to the...

By WhitePig at 23:51 on 23/08/10

Saw this very sad article regarding local authorities, including Devon, potentially imposing a charge on businesses that offer parking facilities to employees: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100823/tuk-drivers-face-work-car-park-charges-6323e80.html Now, I don't know about you but it seems a bit mad at this time for so many reasons - at a time when businesses are trying their best to get through still what is considered a difficult...
Cross Devon and Cornwall border electoral constituencies?

By WhitePig

I'm not in favour of one county being lumped with another as each has different needs and even...

By WhitePig at 00:47 on 24/08/10

On 5th July 2010, Nick Clegg gave a speech in Parliament where he gave his first indication of Government plans for electoral reform which include the Boundary Commission being asked to redraft constituency boundaries (aim being to even out the number of electors in each constituency), a referendum on an Alternative Vote (AV) system for the next General Election and a proposal to reduce the number of seats in Parliament from 650...

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Balloon Festival was fantastic....

By WhitePig at 19:54 on 07/09/10

Just writing in response to those brilliant photo galleries of the balloon festival last weekend and thought this was a good way of thanking the organisers (Lions and Round Table) and the sponsors (Robert Wiseman and Tavistock Town Council) for bringing it back to Tavistock Can praise this event enough - was fantastic - we had a great time. It was so well organised and plenty to see. Looking forward to next year.
Young people in Tavistock urged to pick up a chlamydia test at their local pharmacy

By katef1 at 14:49 on 07/09/10

Young people in Tavistock can now pick up a free self-test chlamydia kit from their local pharmacy. The free kits are available to people aged 16-24 from Morrisons Pharmacy at Plymouth Road, Tavistock. Beccy Lyons, NHS Devon’s chlamydia screening coordinator, said: “We know young people are not always keen to discuss their sexual health with a pharmacist or health worker so they can now pick one up from our pink and blue...
MP meets soldiers in Help for Heroes charity walk

By katef1 at 11:10 on 06/09/10

Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge & West Devon, last week met 2nd Lieutenants Dan Cole and Josh Philips in Bideford. The two soldiers from the Territorial Army, who are walking from Lands End to John O’Groats in aid of the military charity Help for Heroes, had originally invited the MP to meet them in Clovelly. However, the plan changed to Bideford on account of their making better than expected progress during the good weather...
People in Devon urged to stock up on medicine before August bank holiday

By katef1 at 16:20 on 24/08/10

With the August Bank Holiday fast approaching NHS Devon is reminding people to stock up on any essential medication. GP practices and most pharmacies will be closed on Monday 30 August. They will reopen on Tuesday 31 August. NHS Devon is reminding people to: Make sure they have enough medication to cover the period when their GP practice is closed. This may mean asking for repeat prescriptions from their GP Ensure they...
ENSURE YOU HAVE A VOTE AT THE NEXT ELECTION

By katef1 at 12:48 on 19/08/10

With a local Election in May next year, and a possible Referendum on changing the voting system for electing MPs to the UK Parliament, now’s the time to ensure you are registered to vote. West Devon Borough Council’s electoral office is sending out its annual canvass form to be completed by all householders and they will be dropping on doormats very soon. If your details remain unchanged, electors are able to...