European cash to revamp Old School House in Moretonhampstead

European cash is to be spent on turning the Old School House in Moretonhampstead into a community centre, exhibition space and workshops.

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£1 million fund helps grow green apprenticeships in Torbay

Torbay is part of a £1 million scheme to recruit a new generation of green-fingered apprentices.

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Ethical business: COSMIC

In the first of our on-going features on ethical businesses we talk to Julie Harris from the ICT social enterprise COSMIC.

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Dartington gets £1.3 million for two years from Arts Council

Plaque or no plaque those busy bees in the rarefied atmosphere of Dartington have secured their Arts Council grant of £1.3 million for another two years.

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Dawlish is one of the most spick and span towns in the country

Dawlish, the town of the black swans, has been named one of the cleanest towns in the country.

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South Devon Green Party plans to reinvigorate affordable home building

There’s a lack of affordable housing in rural and urban areas, say the South Devon Green Party, who have a proposal to kick start affordable home building – especially since traditional, profit-driven housing development has come to a standstill.

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Campaigners seek protection for Sandy Lane playing fields

Teignbridge Friends of the Earth and Dawlish Against Developing Sandy Lane are urging Teignbridge Council to protect the playing fields at Sandy Lane.

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Arch nemesis: Express & Echo worries about Heavitree art

Why is the Express & Echo making such a bloody fuss about the Heavitree arch in Exeter? You certainly wouldn’t catch Totnesians complaining about the cost of art, that’s for sure.

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Community youth support scheme breathes life in vacant high street shop

As the shops leave, the high street can be used for more valuable enterprises, as a new development on the site of a former Three Cooks bakery in Queen Street, Newton Abbot goes to show.

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Gale & Snowden eco-homes shortlisted for National Civic Trust Award

Gale & Snowden, architects and mechanical engineers based in Exeter and Bideford, have been shortlisted for a National Civic Trust Award for their Oak Meadow sustainable housing development in South Molton.

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Exeter radio review: PhonicFM with The Duchess

The title, PMTeatime, didn’t immediately ignite a desire to listen in my 21-year-old male brain. But for any avid explorer of new music, PMTeatime is well worth a listen.

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Apply for community curator Efford Job today!

Fancy being a community curator for the Heart of Efford Community Partnership, in Plymouth, for £15,000? Well, be quick about it!

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Carers influence health strategy

Meetings of carers of adults with learning disabilities are taking place through the region at the moment. They are a chance for carers to discuss the future health provision of those they care for and have already taken place in Newton Abbot and Ashburton.

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Comment on the Torquay Town Hall community hub plans

What’s your opinion of the future of Torquay Town Hall? Now’s your chance to have have your say: online and in person.

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