Remember about 12% of your council tax goes on the police, 7% on EDDC and 4% on town and parish.
Seaside towns, like Budleigh, get three EDDC street scene rubbish collections a day during the tourist season. The “benefits” of Alison Henandez 6% hike in council tax this year may not be seen before her next tax hike. – Owl
Adam Manning www.exmouthjournal.co.uk
Exmouth police say they will be patrolling Budleigh ‘as and when they can’ after the town saw a rise in anti-social behaviour from children.
Police say they are currently aware of ongoing problems of anti-social behaviour in Budleigh town centre and the immediate surrounding area.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “We have liaised with the Child Centred Policing Team at Exmouth Police Station about the issues raised and they have placed a bid with our partners at Devon County Council’s Youth Outreach Team hopefully to meet and engage with the youth of the town.
“Meanwhile the Neighbourhood Policing Team will patrol Budleigh as and when we can.”
East Devon Watch 
The police make it sound like an administrative problem. And, to compound the insult, they can’t help themselves but give evidence that basic policing will not be prioritised.
I hope the local taxpayers take up the issue and investigate.
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30 odd years ago this ‘bidding’ process started to show its face. I can think of one occasion, not local, when a drug squad head had to ask a councillor (who knew nothing about policing or drugs) for funds from their budget to carry out a raid. As ludicrous then as it is now.
I’m not sure how they would go about it locally now though- with senior officers in partnerships not being allowed to fully engage with one another!
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Thanks for that info., depressing although it is!
Wishing you a good week.
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