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YET MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT?
No sooner have we at Totnes Pulse worked our socks off explaining what the Freeport is all about (see here), along comes yet another chunk of local government change on the horizon. Devon Devolution Deal anyone? Yes, a new layer of local government to get excited about…. It’s a combined county ...
An Open Letter To Dartington Trust
As the restructuring of Dartington Trust continues, local people are being asked to support a letter written by village resident Adrian Porter. He says the “detached manner of governance” must end. The letter has been sent to the parish council and Totnes Town Council for their support. In his open ...
The True Spirit of Christmas
Jay Smith is on a mission to make Christmas Day considerably better for a large number of people. A short while back, having recieved devastating new that his 10 year old son had been involved in a potentially fatal car crash in Leeds, Jay Smith's life changed immediately and he ...
Open Letter from Dartington Estate’s interim CEO, Robert Fedder
Recent weeks have seen a great deal of misinformation about the state of affairs at Dartington Hall, plans for the estate and the role of the Trust. The turnaround team, led by me and engaged by new Trust chair Lord Triesman only this summer, is squarely focused on two things: ...
LET’S GIVE THE FREEPORT THE TIME AND CONSIDERATION IT NEEDS
On the 30th November South Hams Council Executive briefly discussed the findings of a key report into the highly complex relationship between SHDC and Plymouth & South Devon (PASD) Freeport. Analysis of this internal report can be found here. Tensions in the meeting ran high – and the ensuing PR ...
Time To Open Our Eyes and Ask Questions
Welcome to The New Totnes Pulse The State of Local & National Journalism The news outlets that serve our nations and regions are mostly conglomerates. They now mainly exist as vehicles for advertising or promoting the views of billionaire proprietors. The ‘news’ is both information war and hot topic content ...
Finger on the Pulse….the Atmos appeal begins.
If you have been wondering what the heck is going on with the old Dairy Crest site, wonder no more. Right Now... Tomorrow (Dec 5) the owners, Fastglobe, go into battle for four days at a planning appeal it hopes will overturn South Hams planners’ refusal of both their plans ...
Is this messing with democracy?
Peter Shearn meets with the founders of South Devon Primary during their campaign visit to Totnes to learn more about what they stand for and trying to achieve. Who are South Devon Primary? The group was set up by Ben Long, Anthea Simmons & Simon Oldridge. All three founders are ...
Citizens Enquiry Bureau & The Market Square
Citizen Enquiries If you live or work in Totnes have you ever wondered what’s going on with a particular project or happening in a certain location? We all know that when we need advice on a whole range of issues we can contact the Citizens Advice Bureau or CAB. Sometimes ...
March for Dartington
This Saturday (December 9) a group of current and former staff of Dartington Trust, students, and locals are being asked to gather for a march up to the Great Hall to show their concern for the future of the estate and all the businesses and groups associated with it. That ...