South West Devon

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Saving The Nation - Saving Ourselves

At the time of the Brexit referendum, I was travelling and spending time in Cyprus, Malta and other European countries. I voted remain. It was the obvious thing to do. I hadn’t thought about it much beyond how convenient life was for me.

Of course, the result shook me to the core. I was angry; I was bewildered. In time, as the dust settled, and we had to accept the democratic will of...

New homes planned for South West Devon to come under the spotlight at CPRE Devon seminar

Countryside campaigners CPRE Devon are hosting a seminar in Tavistock next month amid growing concerns in the area about the scale of current and future housing development, and whether these plans provide the number and kind of homes that are really needed.

The Devon branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England is holding the event called “Is the scale of housing development right for South West Devon?” at the Bedford Hotel in Tavistock on Friday 8th February 2019 from 10am-1pm.

The seminar comes hot on the heels of a similar event in Tiverton last autumn at which CPRE...

Plymouth MP fails in bid to be House of Commons Deputy Speaker

Gary Streeter, the Conservative MP for South West Devon has been unsuccessful in his bid to become one of the deputy speakers for the House of Commons.

Mr Streeter, who had cross-party local support in Plymouth, was one of seven candidates for the position vacated after the resignation of Nigel Evans, but MPs elected Eleanor Laing, the Conservative MP for Epping Forest.

Eleanor...