News summary, March 2014

It has been a full 12 months since Graham Brown was forced to resign after boasting he could obtain planning permission ‘for a price’. To mark the occasion, EDA has publicly called for a progress report into the ongoing police investigation.
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At the Local Plan Inspections, SOS legal representative Charlie Hopkins pointed out the EDDC had refused to allow the inspector to see the valuation report on the Knowle, on the grounds of ‘commercial confidentiality’!
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It also emerged this month that the preferred site for the relocation, SkyPark, is not included in the current bus timetables and it will cost £100,000 a year to introduce a new service. EDDC assurances, that a route could be funded through S106 contributions to ensure the move would not make it more difficult for constituents and job-seekers to access their offices, have now been refuted by Devon County Council, who confirmed SkyPark cannot be included in the bus timetables owing to time constraints. For full report see…
At EDDC’s “Become a Councillor” event held at Knowle, tough questions were asked by Youth Parliament representative Alfie Weaver, about Cllr. Mouldings decision to vote against their right to speak at the Devon County Council Budget meeting. For a full report on the evenings event, please see…
Please also see link for Sidmouth Sea Fest being held on 21st April – Easter Monday