Maybe… Disability campaigners in Totnes have cautiously welcomed a commitment by GWR and Network Rail to finally complete the installation of lifts as part of the pedestrian bridge that began construction well over a year ago. The new bridge, with the all-important lift access, was completed last year as part of a £1.5m scheme to…
1st October 2019 What are they talking about? Jazz rock band Shadow Factory have joined forces with performance poet Robert Garnham to create an unforgettable show which marries music to spoken word. Based on Robert’s Edinburgh show from 2018, “In the Glare of the Neon Yak” and will be debuted at the Barrel House in…
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…
10th September 2019 As a Totnes Town Councillor I find the over development of Totnes troubling. Churchill Retirement have recently bought the Brutus Building; otherwise known as the old Co-op or Budgens site. I have been told by numerous sources that Churchill out-bid South Hams by a million pounds. They intend turning the site into…
6th August 2019 Last week, the Town Council pledged to work in partnership with Totnes Ramblers to ensure that the town’s neighbourhoods are green and walkable, and to improve local residents’ physical, mental health and wellbeing by encouraging them to get outside and be active. The Ramblers’ Charter for Walking Neighbourhoods sets out five clear…
August 29 – 2019 Who are Groundwater Relief? They are a water technology charity based on the Dartington Estate who are organising a “Water For the Forgotten Millions” event this coming saturday (31st August) in and around the Pulse Building by Totnes Library to support their work in Bangladesh. All money raised goes towards ensuring…
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 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…