By PRSD, on Friday, September 3, 2010

A new report called Let’s Hear It For The South West from South West Stakeholdersan alliance of social and economic organisations in the region from the Confederation of British Industry to Citizens’ Advice, warns that the South West could become ‘the forgotten part of England’, if expect Coalition cuts go ahead
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By PRSD, on Thursday, September 2, 2010

Exeter Green Party says selling council generated renewable electricity to the grid, implementing a workplace parking levy and higher rates of Council Tax for top band properties will help protect essential services in its campaign for the forthcoming city council elections
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By PRSD, on Thursday, September 2, 2010

Want to take part in your local council’s consultation, but don’t know where to start? Transition Newton Abbot has responded to Teignbridge Council’s Local Development Framework Core Strategy, and urges you to do the same (psst, you can take some pointers from them, if you fancy!)
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By Stuart Bonar, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010


Take Back Parliament, the group campaigning for a YES vote in next May’s fairer votes referendum, is a real grassroots effort. When they needed to come up with ideas for campaign posters, they didn’t go to some swish London advertising company, but instead ran a competition to crowdsource ideas from amongst their own supporters.
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By PRSD, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Totnes Renewable Energy Society shares are set to be offered to the public. They will only be for the denizens of Totnes and its environs, and it promises to be one of the biggest community project undertaken in Totnes. Plus it claims to offer a great rate of return for investers. How’s that for combining the sensibilites of the 80s, 90s and noughties!
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By PRSD, on Wednesday, September 1, 2010

The hurly burly of the five mintues Exeter City Council affected unitary status left the city missing the elections. Now the unitary status, and the millions spent on it, have been chucked out the window the good people of Exeter go to the polls to elect 13 councillors
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