• Devon County Council elections - latest update

  By NewtAbtPeople at 09:38 on 03/05/13

  

  THE RESULTS of the Devon County Council election are now coming in (Friday 3 May), via Newton Abbot People… For the latest update, go to Lining up for the Devon County Council election… This lists the candidates in the Newton Abbot area. If you let the page settle, the latest results should come in at the bottom of the page. If the results fail to load, try refreshing your page. If you want more information, click the...

• Lining up for the Devon County Council election…

  By NewtAbtPeople at 11:46 on 30/04/13

  

  RESIDENTS IN the Newton Abbot area go to the polls this Thursday (2 May) to choose new councillors for Devon County Council. The elections give voters an opportunity to decide who will lead the council, selecting those who will be responsible for key local services… County Council elections in England take place once every four years, and all 62 seats in Devon are up for grabs. Across the county nearly 600,000 people over the age...

• £8.2 million extra care housing development to be built in Newton Abbot

  By NewtAbtPeople at 11:08 on 21/03/13

  

  CONSTRUCTION is due to start soon on an £8.2 million extra-care housing development in Newton Abbot. Once it's built, the new development will will provide 50 self-contained flats, ten of which will be specifically for people with dementia. The scheme will help meet the care needs of people over the age of 55 in the area... Planning permission has been granted for the new development, which is on part of the old hospital site in...

• Teinbridge District Council freezes its budget for third year

  By PGStrange at 18:53 on 22/02/13

  

  TEINBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL – which includes Newton Abbot, Ashburton and Dawlish – has frozen its budget for a third year... Members today approved what they describe as "an innovative and fair budget". They say it "looks at ways of saving money, boosting business while protecting residents from a rise in Council Tax". However to carry out the "ambitious programme", the Council plans to...

• TRANSITION TRIFFIDS IN TOWN - Energy Sculptures to expand the mind!

  By hellfire at 11:57 on 07/11/12

  

  TRANSITION TRIFFIDS IN TOWN E=X=P=A=N=D YOUR MIND on ENERGY Strange but beautiful structures have appeared this week in and around our town. Where are they from? What do they mean? Have no fear, the Transition Triffids are friendly and are simply here to help. They landed from planet LC1, Low Carbon One, the first in a series of planets that have successfully changed to a less energy-hungry way of life. Our dilemma with our...

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