Cranbrook – eco-town? Since when? District heating does not an eco-town make, especially as there is no date for changing it from gas to wood … and people in the town are always locked into one supplier for life.
And at more than £6 per day to return to Exeter Central with only one train per hour, some people are definitely going to want to continue to use their cars.
“Six English councils – Breckland, Devon, Hinckley and Bosworth, South Northamptonshire and Sedgmoor – have seen their income from fees, sales and charges rise by more than 100% in the past three years, while Derbyshire, Westminster, Bristol and Shropshire, were the biggest risers in real terms, taking tens of millions of pounds more each year.”
Is that why we are not applying for coastal improvement grants!
Exmouth Splash project?
” … It is likely that there will be more tensions over the use of public space as councils across the country eye up private partnerships. “We’re seeing a lot of parks looking at introducing facilities that generate income,” said Drew Bennellick, head of landscape and natural heritage at the Heritage Lottery Fund. “Whether it’s Go Ape, crazy golf sites, multi-use football facilities that are floodlit, or cafes – they’re all exploring ways to potentially generate income to offset the cost of running the sites.”
A report by the fund last year estimated that 45% of local authorities are considering either selling parks and green spaces or transferring their management …”
David Cameron’s promise of a “revolutionary” new era in political transparency that would “open up Whitehall” and give voters the “power of information” has failed to materialise.
An examination of official data by The Independent on Sunday, which looked at every government department’s most recent disclosure of meetings, gifts, hospitality and overseas travel accepted by ministers, has found that since March this year, not a single department has met Mr Cameron’s 2011 promise to provide full quarterly information.
The poor performance on disclosure is most pronounced at three ministries, the departments of Health, Justice and Northern Ireland, which have failed to publish any information this year. The Department of Health last released information in December 2014; the Justice Ministry last published any details in July last year and the Northern Ireland Office lodged its last cache of information almost 18 months ago.
East Devon Watch 