But will it be enough for Sidmouth residents now facing a 330% increase in their parking charges?
Daily Archives: 2 Sep 2014
Houses in Gittisham: any chance of EDDC getting it right?
Don’ hold your breath – they’ve made a dog’s dinner of it the last couple of times. How have they managed to get it so wrong? A question for the Chairman of the Development Management Committee …..
Cornwall Council tries to devolve services (but not cash) to town and parish councils
It isn’t a “saving” when Cornwall Council doesn’t pay, leaving the parishes to do it. Towns and parishes don’t have some of the necessary backup (admin services, health and safety officers, machinery for cutting verges,etc) so it might actually lead to increases in parish precepts which will be added to council taxes anyway.
But, the County Council will be able to claim ITS savings so that’s ok isn’t it:
Betjeman revived
Written by Mike Temple after viewing the Betjeman tv programme where places Betjeman loved were revisited:
John Betjeman, we need you now;
The country soon will be like Slough;
There’ll be no grass to graze a cow –
All built upon.
The Planning Law and Councils feed
The hungry mouths of builders’ greed –
And they don’t build for social need –
It’s all a “con”.
But let us all join hand in hand
From Axe to Tweed and make a stand
To save our green and pleasant land –
With your help, John.
Paul Diviani fails to take up ice-bucket challenge
Well, so far. Challenged by Independent Councillor Claire Wright who was herself challenged by Independent Councillor Susie Bond. Independent councillors more hardy perhaps? Or better humoured?
We await either his reason for not taking up this charity challenge or a photograph of him taking the plunge – not to mention wondering who he might nominate to take it up next!
AND it does work for the charities:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29013707
East Devon Watch 