The English Devolution White Paper was published on 16 December 2024. This sets out the national government’s approach to deepening and widening devolution in England. This commits to a devolution by default approach with an explicit preference for a mayoral model in order to be able to access additional powers alongside greater financial flexibility. This […]
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Jonnie’s (John Hatch’s ) funeral is at 11.30 on the 14th March 2025 at St Matts church in Exeter, Lower Summerlands, EX1 2LJ with a private burial at St Nicholas Church in Combe Raleigh afterwards followed by the wake at The Cranberry Farm Pub in Cranbrook, no dark only bright colours please and no flowers
The attachments concern a Public Path Diversion & Definitive Map & Statement Modification Order in the vicinity of Woodhayne. Details of how to comment on the Order can be found in the attachment. I’ll also add this to the agenda for the Parish Meeting on 6 March 2025. Thank you. Jill Wardle. Clerk to Combe Raleigh
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15 February 2025. The consultation on the East Devon Local Plan: Publication Plan (Regulation 19) is now live. Consultation closes at 9:00am on Monday 31 March 2025 and comments should be submitted by the date/time. East Devon District Council is intending to submit the East Devon Local Plan to the Secretary of State in Autumn
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Help to shape the future of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape. We are now inviting comments on the draft Management Plan for 2025 – 2030. The Management Plan sets out the ambitions and approach for managing the Blackdown Hills National Landscape. Such a special place requires careful and considered management by all those who have
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Service Announcement 27.1.25 As you may be aware, we experienced a leak at the surgery over the weekend of 28th December that has caused significant damage to parts of the building. We have restarted a limited number of clinics from Honiton Surgery. However, due to the need to manage the numbers of people within the
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I write on behalf of Membury Parish Council. Since HM Government made its autumn budget announcement and in particular the proposals to introduce Inheritance Tax on farms over the value of £1m, we have been discussing how this measure will impact our local community. Like you, we are a small rural parish, containing a considerable
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As you are aware the the White Paper on English Devolution published in mid-December proposes the abolition of two tier councils of which EDDC is one. Councils were given until today to submit proposals for the realisation of the plan. I attach for your information the resolution adopted by the EDDC Council at an emergency
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Over the last year, Membury Village has seen three HGVs get stuck either in the village or in the lanes into the village. These have caused in some cases significant damage to private property and in all cases, significant inconvenience as access to/from the village has been disrupted for a number of days. We have
Considerable concern was expressed at a recent meeting of the Blackdown Hills Parish Network (BHPN) about the decision by the Blackdown Practice to close their branch sites at Churchinford and Dunkeswell on all afternoons from December 1st. Consultation with those potentially affected by this decision does not appear to have taken place, adding to the
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