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16th August 2019 Lib-Dem Councillor John Birch contacted the Totnes Pulse to make a statement regarding Dr Sarah Wollastons’ move to the party. “I welcome Dr Sarah Wollaston as the new Lib Dem MP for Totnes it is time we put our differences behind us Political affiliations are changing. Old tribal loyalties are shifting as…
14th August 2019 This evening, Sarah Wollaston MP announced that she is to join the Liberal Democrats after resigning from the Conservative Party in February. We fully agree with Sarah’s statement to her constituents, that what matters is: ‘investment in local communities, tackling climate change and supporting the workforce and infrastructure of our NHS, schools and…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Longer Read 21/05/2019 No-one can accuse Totnes of being short on coffee shops. So what’s so special about another recent addition next to the Seven Stars at the bottom of town? Well, quite a lot as it turns out. Totnes may have it’s ‘bubble’ status but, like the rest of Devon in general, is not…
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…
British poet, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Osborn returns to the Dartmouth Inn, Totnes on May 4th to present his latest album “Letters from the Border”. Ben is signed up to NonoStar records and created the album with German experimental violinist Alex Stolze at the remote Nonostar Studio on the German-Polish border in the summer…