Totnes town centre is gearing up for another Party in the Town on Saturday 28th September which for one whole day will bring the town together with an astonishingly eclectic line-up of live music across 8 venues – and it’s all absolutely free! The Festival, now in its fourth year and which was originally funded by Dartington, is now being brought to you…
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Statement from Sarah Wollaston
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14th August 2019 After very careful thought, I have come to the conclusion that I can best serve the interests of this constituency by joining the Liberal Democrats. Brexit has not only sucked all the political oxygen from government over the past three years, but it has also consumed the funding and energy that should…
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South Hams Declares Climate Change and Biodiversity Emergency
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South Hams District Council held a Council meeting on Thursday 25 July, with councillors unanimously supporting a motion to declare both a Climate Change and a Biodiversity Emergency. Following recommendations from the Executive committee in June, the Council agreed a Climate Change Emergency and went further, with the additional inclusion of a Biodiversity Emergency. The…
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Your Time to Sparkle?
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The historic market town of Totnes in Devon is set to host the seventh Totnes Pride on Saturday 7th September 2019. Social enterprise Proud2Be is laying on a whole host of activities, which will bring the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or questioning+) community together with their allies, to celebrate diversity in the town. This…
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Get your Pet Passports here!
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From Friday 12th July 2019 at 1pm the Independent City State of Totnes will be issuing Pet Passports. To receive your Pet Passport they will be issuing them outside the Guildhall in Totnes at 1pm on Friday 12th July. You are required to bring you pet with you or just a photo of your pet.…
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Totnes Together Against Hate – Sun 12th May Midday, The Rotherfold
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This Sunday, May 12th, ‘Alt-Right’ activists Milo Yiannopoulos and Carl Benjamin are planning to appear in Totnes Civic Square as part of thier #UKIPSWTour. Although they have stated this is part of the campaigning for European Elections, their own website states they are here to ‘have some fun’, presumably at the expense of Totnes and…
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Dart for Arts Sake…
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The upper reaches of the River Dart has always been a fertile and imaginative location. So it’s no surprise that the area that inspired the Elmhirsts & spawned Dartington, would have a wealth of artistic talent bursting forth in the form of ‘TDOS’ – Totnes & Dartington Open Studios. The event in May this year…
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The Return of the Bodykind Festival!
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Naked stand-up comedy and a masterclass in strutting will open and close an inspirational festival that returns to Totnes Civic Hall May 3/4, designed to celebrate and honour bodies in all their various forms. Returning to Totnes for its second year, on May 3rd and 4th 2019, Bodykind Festival will feature renowned speakers, social media…
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Who’ll Get Your Vote on May 2nd? Meet the Candidates and Raise Your Qs!
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District Council Elections: All the Candidates in One Place, Read and Ask Away! Who’s genuine, skilled and right for the role? Who’s a real doer and who’s just a talker? You’ve probably already had some leaflets through your door and maybe even a chat with one or two of the candidates for the coming May…
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‘Newton Says No’ Takes the Fight to Teignbridge Election!
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Shared from the inspiring ‘Newton Says No’ community campaign website, also recently featured on our radio show: This means war! Four NSN members to fight for place on Council The battle lines have been drawn. Four members of Newton Says No will fight to take over this catastrophic council that, for the past decade, has…