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Blackdown Hills broadband failure: public meeting

Friday, February 6, 2015, 6pm to 8pm In Upottery Manor Rooms EX14 9PL
(Organised by Upottery Parish Council)

Last February, Neil Parish MP said he would come back to Upottery one year later to see how broadband provision has improved. Since then Connecting Devon & Somerset (CDS) has designated 90% of the parish and large areas of the Blackdown Hills as “Out of Programme”. Without fast broadband rural economies will fall behind those of nearby towns which are growing by £20 for every £1 invested in broadband.

In April, CDS will sign contracts with suppliers for a Phase 2, Superfast Extension Programme, but this will leave over 100,000 people in 45,000 properties without improvement in broadband for the rest of this decade.

Come along and let your views be known.
See http://www.upottery.com for more information.

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Tourism: MP says “East Devon does nothing”

“Cutting VAT for tourism and investing in transport infrastructure were among the demands MPs heard from businesses in Devon when they came to Exeter to hear views on how to boost the sector.

The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee held a panel discussion at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Monday, January 12, to hear views on tourism in the South West.

[Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw said] … “Exeter City Council does what it can, but East Devon does nothing. There’s nobody coordinating it.”

http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Businesses-demand-help-South-West-tourism-MPs/story-25843181-detail/story.html

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Planning Enforcement: East Devon Watch happy to assist EDDC

Councils given access to £1m Planning Enforcement Fund to secure injunctions

http://localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21350:councils-given-access-to-p1m-planning-enforcement-fund-to-secure-injunctions&catid=63&Itemid=31

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee, 14 January 2015 at 10 am Knowle

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“If high priority schemes wish to be advanced by members, such as Exmouth Town Hall refurbishment, then consideration could be given to the financial position of not utilising NHB monies to reduce loan repayments for the Exmouth Regeneration schemes and to use this funding on such projects but this will have revenue implications in borrowing costs.”

Our translation: We have spent the relocation money. If you want more then you will have to think about taking it from elsewhere, such as the New Homes Bonus, but if you do, there will be less money for the Exmouth regeneration scheme  currently taking that money. (Elsewhere in the document it warns not to get too reliant on doing this as the Government might move the goalposts).  Cost neutral, eh?

And it appears that “Implement provisions of Transparency Code legislation” responsibility goes to EDDC employee Terry Wilson to whom we offer our sincere condolences.

 http://new.eastdevon.gov.uk/media/668309/140115-os-agenda-budget-combined.pdf