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Torbay Labour gets in touch with schools to assess impact of the cuts Bay schools face

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Torbay Labour Party has got in touch with schools in The Bay to find out how the 70 per cent cut in spending for buildings and maintenance will hit them, and to identifying what impact spending will have on staffing levels and class sizes.

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Turn the now closed Dawlish recycling centre into a community-run facility, says councillor

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Dawlish Councillor looks to turn closed Devon County Council recycling centre into a community-run facility, and may invoke Localism Act to ensure the recycling centre is maintained

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Bus cuts and rising fares – Exeter to discuss public transport

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The Campaign for Better Transport in Devon has called for a public meeting for people to respond to the cuts to the bus service and the rising fares

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New Digital Democracy site aims to help get your voice heard

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The new Digital Democracy aims to help people band together to get their voices heard and to lobby their local politicians online and propose new ideas. And it’s got the backing of South West MEP Graham Watson

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Food Inc screening from the East Devon Greens

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The East Devon Green Party is holding a fundraiser by screening Food, Inc, the Oscar-nominated documentary about food and farming

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Energy from Waste (that's NOT incinerator btw) protestors' fears unfounded, says Giles Chichester

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South West MEP Giles Chichester aims to put Devon incinerator protestors’ fears to rest… start off by not calling them an incinerator! Plus, he points out there is negligible emissions of polluting particles.

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Torquay’s Other History: Torbay Against the Poll Tax

Torbay Poll Tax Protest

Torbay stood against the heavy hand of government as the Conservatives introduced the Poll Tax. The Poll Tax in Torbay was the highest in the West Country, and the residents rallied together to protest the imposition of the unfair government policy

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