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• Say your prayers to saying your prayers! Councils’ prayers to be challenged

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Lawyers acting for the National Secular Society are looking to send letters to Devon Councils regarding prayers at the beginning of council meetings. The campaign to stop council prayers reads: “There are many — maybe even the majority — of local councils in this country that start their meetings with ...
  13 hours ago

• Torbay MP campaign leads to new animal welfare law

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has been counting his chickens and hailed new laws on chicken farming as a historic first step on the way to eradicating poor welfare standards in poultry. More than 700 million chickens are reared for meat in cramped conditions in the UK every year, but new regulations announced by the ...
  6 days ago

• Torbay’s Cinderella

  
  Online Travel Blog — Authority: 121
  With the festive period pretty much upon us, pantomimes all around the country will be starting up. Every year, theatres around the UK put on versions of Aladdin, Puss in Boots, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk, and, of course, Cinderella. Anybody taking a Torbay holiday this Christmas will be able to visit the ...
  1 week ago

• South Hams to spend £5,000 in unitary Devon fight, but what about the £175,000 of East Council and £650,000 of Exeter?

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  South Hams council has agreed to put its hand in its pocked to the tune of £5,000 to join other councils in a legal challenge against the Devon unitary council proposals. The figure palls into insignificance give that East Devon has spent at least £175,000 and Exeter has spent £650,000 already. But when we last ...
  1 week ago

• UKIP chooses Julien Parrott to fight for Torbay seat (redux)

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  In our story, Shock selection of Julien Parrott to stand for UKIP in Torbay – oh, wait, he was the only candidate! UKIP tell us they were feeling a little hard done by – he specially chosen for the role rather than having to go through the hustings process –  and asked us the print the ‘truth ‘.  ...
  1 week ago

• Devon Music Collective at Paignton seafront’s Lighthouse for sparkly fab music festival!

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Paignton seafront’s Lighthouse is the new home to the Devon Music Collective , Torbay’s community music charity. And to celebrate (and raise cash) they’ve got a sparkly music festival, which takes place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 18 to 20. The festival will feature 25 of the best unsigned and ...
  1 week ago

• Minister announces review of fire safety laws after Torquay fire tragedy

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has welcomed the decision by Fire Minister Shahid Malik to review regulations concerning smoke alarms. In a debate on fire safety in rented properties, held by Adrian in the House of Commons today, the Minister pledged to look at proposals to make smoke alarms compulsory in rented ...
  1 week ago

• Artists wanted for Torbay’s Rock Walk celebration

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Torbay is looking for a light and sound artist to promote the GeoPark status of its Rock Walk, and get people into art, too. The three South West counties of Torbay, Dorset and Swindon have been working with those paragons of the inclusiveness for art and artists Arts Council South West and Audiences South West, and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mind your language! Could foreign student reforms hit English Language Schools?

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Adrian Saunders , the Lib Dem MP for Torbay, is concerned that proposed reforms to allowing foreign students into the country will hit language schools teaching English as a Foreign Language. He asked a question of the Secretary of State for the Home Department “if he will assess the financial effect on language ...
  2 weeks ago

• Shock selection of Julien Parrott to stand for UKIP in Torbay – oh, wait, he was the only candidate!

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  Julien Parrott, independent councillor of Ellacombe, Torquay, was a bit of a lonely boy when he stood to be selected by UKIP as their candidate in Torbay – he was the only one up for the role, and he shook off his independence to do it. He told thisissouthdevon : “I am standing for something I believe in. I ...
  2 weeks ago

• C*nts of The Year Award - Torbay Council

  
  Nanny Knows Best — Authority: 127
  Congratulations, and champers all round, to the good people of Torbay Council who have really excelled themselves and won my uber desired, and internationally acclaimed, "C*nts of The Year Award". Well done lads! How did they manage this rare feet (or is it feat;)?) Just ask Craig Hodge, a father-of-three, who ...
  3 weeks ago

• Plans submitted for Paignton seafront playground

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 130
  thisissouthdevon.co.uk reports DETAILS of the new £500,000 Lottery-funded playground for Paignton seafront have been submitted to Torbay Council. The ideas by landscape architect Rob McGuiness at Bay architectural firm Kay Elliott include a timber board walk bridging the play area and offering views in both ...
  4 weeks ago

• Gallows Cove Trail

  
  Bitstop — Authority: 128
  I walked the trail at Gallows Cove today. I kept thinking that the spruce cones would look prettier with a bit of snow. But that will come soon enough.
  4 weeks ago

• Park and ride? Parking meter excess could fund Torbay bus passes

  
  People's Republic of South Devon The Peoples Republic of South Devon — Authority: 440
  What with the concessionary bus passes coming under scrutiny by the bean counters, we thought we’d pass on this news from the Bus Driving blog on the news that £200,000 more than expected has been raised from parking meters in Torbay. The surplus is likely to fund other projects, such at the concessionary bus ...
  4 weeks ago

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