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Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Smuggler: You have to admit it has been a long, cold, hard winter this year. Like me I suspect you are looking forward to a bit of warmth on your back and the smell of spring blossom in the air.

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OK planners, it's time you smelt the coffee

Thursday, March 04, 2010

The Smuggler considers what it would be like to be a planner.

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Things are not always what they screen . . .

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Smuggler discovers the secret of the man in the flat cap.

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Feeling poetic about the future of our town

Thursday, February 04, 2010

The Smuggler feels the poetic urge when considering the future of Ilfracombe.

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We got by with a little help from our friends

Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Smuggler looks at how people helped each other during the snow.

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There may be trouble ahead, it's in the stars

Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Smuggler wonders whether cataclysmic galactic happenings will make worrying about Ilfracombe's future pointless.

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Some spiffing ideas for a wonderful street

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: How Fore Street, Ilfracombe, might look from the top.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Smuggler: Drat my poons if it isn't the most stunning conception I have ever clapped my beady old eyes on, apart from Richard Branson's spaceship...

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Trust me on this, good fortune is on its way

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIFEBOAT: Ilfracombe's new inshore lifeboat, the Deborah Brown II, (above right).  Picture: Sgt Alex Brown.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Smuggler: The soothsayer said: "Beware the Ides of March." And she wasn't far wrong because the 15th didn't do a lot for Julius Caesar. Mind you...

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What's so funny about our squiggle? I like it

SHAPING UP NICELY: The new branding for Ilfracombe has certainly brought the town to the attention of a wider audience.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

The Smuggler: It would appear every time we in Ilfracombe try to put our best foot forward somebody comes along and treads on it in no uncertain...

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Fred Astaire knew what to do and he's no twozzer

DO IT YOURSELF: People in Ilfracombe are used to mucking in to get something done as shown by this picture of councillors Geoff Fowler, John Swan and Philip Webb painting a bus-stop for the annual spring clean.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

The Smuggler: As Fred Astaire sang in one of his memorable movies, "Pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again".

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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?


 
 

North Devon police team

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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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