22 Mar 2018
News
Hugely successful constituency dinner
Around 45 Libdems from across East Devon and some from Exeter, Torridge & West Devon, Newton Abbot, Tiverton & Honiton gathered on Saturday 17th March in Ottery St Mary for their annual constituency dinner, despite the impending snow blizzards that sadly prevented few guests from further afield (South Hams) from attending.
18 Mar 2018
Budget
We were asked on Wednesday evening at East Devon district council full council to vote on the budget for the coming year.
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5 Mar 2018
POTHOLE HELL CONTINUES ON DEVON'S ROADS
Wednesday 7 February 2018 POTHOLE HELL CONTINUES ON DEVON'S ROADS The 'pot hole hell' on Devon's roads is set to continue with news that more than a third of the roads listed for repairs this year will NOT now be done as Devon County Council slips further behind with repairs. The top priority 'Pothole Action Fund' set aside £3.2 million this year to pay for 273 scheme repairing potholes and maintaining minor roads across Devon, but figures released by County Hall show more than a third of the roads will now be left until next year for repair. In fact, 80 schemes worth a total of £800,000 will be delayed, further irritating drivers and other road users already concerned about the state of Devon's roads. Devon's Liberal Democrats, who are calling for more money to be spent on fixing potholes and maintaining the county's roads, have reacted with dismay to the news that long-suffering road users will now wait even longer for repairs. Lib Dem opposition leader on Devon, Cllr Alan Connett, said: "Yet again
7 Feb 2018
January LibDem pint
We had a highly enjoyable informal LibDem pint at the Bowd Inn in Sidmouth on January 24th, with a mix of old and new members. As usual when 2 or more Libdems meet, lively political discussion ensued! We will be holding these monthly- the next one will be on Tuesday 27th February. Details will go out in the next members' newsletter, due out shortly, and will be available in the members' area of the website (you will have to log in to access it). See you there!
24 Jan 2018
Plastics U-Turn?
It will probably come as little surprise to see the Conservatives in government saying one thing in a highly public forum, then quietly doing the opposite in less public votes.
24 Jan 2018