In an attempt to combat poverty, a credit union is to be established in South Devon.
The Teign Reach Credit Union, due to open next year, will offer accessible and affordble loans as well as other financial services to its members.
The group is also calling for volunteers, and skills in fundraising, marketing and publicity, business planning, management banking, and accountancy, book keeping, and business planning are called for. Training will also be provided.
For more information, or to put your name down, get in touch with Gary Powell on 01626 215892.
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May 25th, 2006
You often hear mad old fools frothing on about “stringing ‘em up” but it’s not usually about seagulls going about their seagulling business.
Of course, we’re referring to Dr Brian Boughton, who was sentenced to a year’s conditional discharge after being found guilty of shooting one of our feathered friends.
Boughton, who coincidently is also the secretary of Dartmouth Action Group Against Seagulls, apparently killed the gull and hung it from a tree in the belief it would give other gulls the willies and keep them away from his property.
Dr Boughton explained that seagull poo is packed with horrible germs and he was worried for the health of himself and his family - including his daughter,’ever-popular’ Radio 1 DJ, Emma B.
While we desperately try to erase the mental image of Emma B stood in her father’s garden covered in bird doo-dah, we remember some better ways to stick it to seagulls - courtesy of our old school chum Dean. Shooting their beaks off and hanging them from trees was, funnily enough, never mentioned.
So, it’s Seagulls 1 - Mankind - 0. For now…
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May 25th, 2006
