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Torridge MP Geoffrey Cox Dismayed at Cost of Broadband for Schools

By A_McCormack Updated at 07:58 on 03/12/09

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Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge & West Devon, recently visited local schools to meet Headteachers, teaching staff, and governors to be briefed on their progress.

The MP was dismayed to learn that due to changes in funding allowances, schools now have to pay up to...

 

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This is not only outrageous, it's a total rip off!
Somebody somewhere is making a lot of money...

Get Your Community Voice Heard With £500 Digital Media Grant

By A_McCormack Updated at 19:15 on 02/12/09

Media Trust is always looking to celebrate the varied and inspiring ways you are using digital media to help empower disadvantaged communities. Now

 

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I have had a look at this website.  The Community Voices grants are brilliant for community...

Adopt Some Ex-Battery Hens for Christmas From Battery Hen Welfare Trust

By A_McCormack Updated at 19:12 on 02/12/09

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The Westcountry wings of the Battery Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) are looking for homes for some rescued battery hens.

We all know that ‘dogs aren’t just for Christmas’ and the same applies to the BHWT's lovely ladies.  However, BHWT have some...

 

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We got some ex-battery hens a couple of years ago.  They are fabulous pets with benefits. ...

Congratulations to Our Two Christmas Dinner Poetry Competition Winners

By A_McCormack Updated at 07:50 on 02/12/09

Congratulations to Bethany Courtney (15 and under) and Jim Bennett (over 16) for their prize winning poems.

The judges had a difficult job selecting winners from the many superb entries submitted to Bideford People.  The poems really made us hungry and ready for...

 

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I have really enjoyed this competition - Jim, your poem is fantastic - it really conjured up the...

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Devon Fire Service Encouraging Local Employers to Release Staff as On-Call Firefighters

By cullamartin at 16:15 on 03/12/09

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are releasing a new toolkit to encourage local employers to allow members of their staff to be released...

Police Call Handlers to Meet Public Face-to-Face

By cullamartin at 16:10 on 03/12/09

Members of the police call handling service are to meet with their customers face-to-face at a series of meetings in Devon. Officers and police staff...

Torridge Emergency Planning Officer Talks to Kingsley School Students

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By A_McCormack at 16:05 on 03/12/09

Emergency Planning Officer at Torridge District Council Ruth Staddon has been talking to sixth form students at Kingsley School - about Emergency...

Torridge and North Devon Councils to Meet with Local Businesses

By A_McCormack at 16:04 on 03/12/09

As part of the 2010/11 budget setting process, Torridge District Council and North Devon Council are carrying out a joint consultation event with the...

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Bideford man who died trying to save friend made ultimate sacrifice says coroner - Plymouth Herald http://tinyurl.com/yle55pl

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