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In praise of nuclear energy. South West MEP Giles Chichester bigs up the atom

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Nuclear energy has had a bum rap, says South West MEP Giles Chichester. Here he puts the record straight, and the more he knows about the technology the more impressed he is by the way that nuclear power can produce vast amounts of clean, low cost energy. Have a read and see if you agree

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Getting the grooves down on the Cajon for demo-ing on the Logarhythm stand at the Frankfurt Musikmesse

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Katie Marie shares a couple of the grooves she’s been developing on her Cajon for when she’s demo-ing it on the Logarhythm stand at the Frankfurt Musikmesse. Plus there’s a film of her Swindon gigs as well as watching her on the Logarhythm rehearsal

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Alternative Vote debate to take place at Dartington

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A debate on the Alternative Vote is to take place at Dartington Hall before the referendum on May 5. On the panel will be Exeter MP, andleader of Labour’s Vote Yes group, who will take on Cambourne & Redruth MP George Eustice, the South West leader of the Vote No group. Along with Pam Giddy, director of the Power2010 campaign for democratic reform and Tony Whitty, Totnes town mayor

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Exeter Greens to join anti-cuts rally

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Green Party members from Exeter will join the anti cuts March in London, while others will be joining a Day of Action against the cuts in Exeter High Street.

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Budget is good news for Torbay says Adrian Sanders

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Torbay MP Adrian Sanders welcomes announcements in the Budget which has moves to benefit the lowest paid and signalled the beginning of the end for exorbitantly high water bills in the South West, promising extra public money to resolve the problem.

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A Gamble for Growth? We in the South West should keep our fingers crossed and hope

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As with most budgets there’s a lot of smoke and mirrors involved in the budget. Take away the 1p off fuel duty, and you get a variable analysis of how well the budget performs for ordinary people

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Human traffickers hit under new EU law

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Tougher penalties will be placed on human traffickers, under a new Lib Dem-sponsored law which has been adopted by the Coaltion government. The law also included the provision for increased cooperation between European police forces to fight trafficking

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