This year I took part in services of remembrance in Newton Abbot and Dawlish. In the morning I laid a wreath to the fallen in Newton Abbot and did the same in Dawlish in the afternoon.
Recovering from Storm Ciaran which disrupted large parts of the South West last week means getting our vital transport links back to their usual schedule. Having road & rail links that connect our peninsula to the remainder of the UK is essential.
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has been in the news recently. This type of concrete was used to build a number of schools and other public buildings in the 1950s-1990s.
The first week back in Westminster after the short Conference Recess and the House of Commons was busy finalising pieces of legislation before the King’s Speech at the beginning of November.
Devon had its hosepipe ban lifted recently after a fairly lengthy period of time in drought status. But what does that drought status really mean? It’s a measure of the resilience of the water supply we have in our reservoirs based on expected rainfall.
Back to School and back to Westminster this week! A mini reshuffle to fill the boots of the departing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace means a new Minister for Children has been appointed.
In 2019 the Government promised to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales to make our streets safer and protect communities. As of March this year, 21,139 additional officers have been recruited taking the total number of police officers across England and Wales to 149,572
With the scaling back of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), which determined how farmers got paid while we were in the EU, and the rollout of the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS), which replaces it, support for farmers has never been more important.
It’s summer – not that you would know judging from the weather! But weather never stopped the British having fun. Judging by how much is going on across Teignbridge, it’s clear fun is alive and well! I’m just so pleased I can be here to enjoy it.
