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Will councils become power generators?

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Peter Christie looks at the generation of electricity and the possibility of selling it back to the national grid.

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With council tax bills does it all add up?

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Peter Christie looks at where Council Tax is spent.

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Not even Kafka could make up this stuff

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A couple of months ago Torridge decided to leave the Local Government Association, but they still keep sending the councillors a weekly newspaper and...

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Can Ivybridge show us the way to our Hub?

VISION OF THE FUTURE: The Watermark building in Ivybridge could be an example of the way ahead for Bideford.   Picture: Paul Slater

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Peter Christie favours a Bideford centre similar to the Watermark in Ivybridge.

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It's budget time so we can expect some cuts

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Peter Christie reflects on a week of gruelling meetings.

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Will dig unearth our town's links to Pepys?

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Peter Christie highlights Bideford's links to famous diarist Samuel Pepys.

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Digging and delving could reveal so much

DIG IN: An aerial view of Bideford town centre. The area to be examined is on the left of the picture where there is now car parking.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Peter Christie talks about archaeological excavations in Bideford.

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Trains on TV showed support for a rail link

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Peter Christie looks at the support for a rail link between Bideford and Barnstaple.

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One grotty spot down, but plenty more to go

LIGHTS OUT: Riverbank House will not be illuminated at night to cut Torridge District Council's carbon emissions.   0902-146_06

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Peter Christie is delighted with the work in the Old Town graveyard.

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Wind power blowing good fortune our way

WIND: Nysted Wind farm (above) off Denmark is similar to how the Atlantic Array in the Bristol Channel is likely to look.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Peter Christie: Readers may recall reading about the Atlantic Array — a huge development of large wind turbines out in the Bristol Channel.

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Should North Devon Theatres receive any funding through council tax?


 
 


 
 

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Has the Government made the right decision on the future of councils in Devon?


 
 
 
 

  Some of the buildings are truly appalling and can't be worth preserving, even if a few might be worth retaining as specimens. 
MP Nick Harvey , Fremington


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Should Fremington Army Camp be listed?


 
 
 
 

  As we have such huge areas of public realm, some sort of national festival would attract a whole raft of people who have never been to Ilfracombe before. 
Cllr Ron Ley , Ilfracombe


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Is it a good idea to have a national Street Art competition in Ilfracombe?


 
 

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Keep up to date with North Devon's neighbourhood pollce team. It has its own website where you can get information and contact the police for your local area. (Barnstaple and Torridge have their own separate websites)

Click here for the North Devon police website For the Barnstaple police website, click here Go to the Torridge police website
 
 

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Should people be fined for putting rubbish in the wrong bins?


 
 
 
 

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Do you think the 2004 Hunting Act should be repealed?


 
 

















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