Claims by Devon County Conservatives that “In the last three years the Conservatives have reduced Devon County Council’s debt by nearly £90m,” have been exposed as pure spinning! Thanks to public cross examination by Lib Dem Councillors it has been revealed that only £28.4 million of Devon County Council debt has been repaid.   Who says […]

Teignbridge District Council have announced a review of senior managers running the authority – however incredibly this will end up with more people running the authority and a bigger pay bill. Figures show that far from making a saving, the shake-up of directors could add as much as £59,000 a year to the council’s costs. […]

I had just popped home for lunch today after visiting supporters in Denbury and Abbotskerswell when the doorbell rang.   A clearly lost candidate called on me to ask if I would sign his nomination to stand for the Green Party! It seems that as he doesn’t live in Teignbridge South he was out canvassing for […]

Toilets used by councillors are being refitted at a cost to the taxpayer of around £15,000 by Teignbridge Council. The re-vamped facilities are on the first floor of Forde House, the council’s head office and used by staff and councillors. The gents toilets have already been re-fitted and work is currently underway on the ladies […]

Good to see that the work commissioned by our Parish Council has finished on the War Memorial – Cllr Shirley Northwood did a great job in progressing this. The memorial has been damaged on many occasions in the last few years and a grant was obtained from the War Memorial Trust to put the granite […]

Teignbridge Council plans to freeze council tax from April and delay the January VAT rise on council services. On the day the Government sets out its Comprehensive Spending Review, telling the nation how Government savings will affect the nation and the residents of Teignbridge, our council is pledging to do all it can to minimize […]

The visit of HRH The Princess Royal to Forde House on Wednesday 20th October was a tremendous success.   The invitation had been extended to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of Forde House.   The opportunity was taken to acknowledge some of the excellent work being undertaken in the area and showcase some of our local talent.   The […]

Alistair would like to extend a big thank you to everyone in the village for all the support he received for our recent by-election. Alistair believes that this election was about our village of Ipplepen and doing the very best for it.   He promises that he will always put the village first and will work […]