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Town halls 'face 23% cuts'

West town halls 'face 23% cuts'

Thursday, March 11, 2010

COUNCILS must prepare for their budgets to be slashed by almost a quarter because the Government refuses to tell them how much money they will have, the Liberal Democrats claim.

Julia Goldsworthy, the party's local government spokesman, tore into Communities Secretary...


Tankers are 'catastrophe waiting to happen'

Some of the tankers moored at Lyme Bay, off the Jurassic coast.    Ministers are being urged to take action to move them

Thursday, March 11, 2010

MINISTERS are facing calls to act with "urgency" to remove up to eight oil tankers from the Westcountry coastline or risk an "ecological catastrophe"....

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Tories vow to stop unitary plan

Tories give 'crystal clear' vow to stop unitary plan

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

THE Conservatives last night gave a "crystal clear" pledge to jettison plans for Exeter to break away from the rest of Devon, as the Government faced...

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'I won't be a part-time MP'

'I won't be a part-time MP' vows GP running for election

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

THE Devon GP selected as a Tory candidate for not being a professional politician last night dismissed rumours she plans to continue her medical...

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EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet visit cost £52,000

Taxpayers' £52,000 bill for West Cabinet event

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

GORDON Brown's decision to bring his entire Cabinet to the Westcountry cost the taxpayer more than £50,000, the Western Morning News can reveal....

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New eco-town announced

New town   added to eco-community list

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

HOUSING minister John Healey last night tried to rescue the Government's eco-town project by adding an existing Westcountry development to the...

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Tory U-turn over future of RDAs

TORIES IN U-TURN OVER RDA FUTURE

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

THE Conservatives have admitted they will not scrap regional development agencies as they seek to end policy confusion just weeks before the General...

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Tories urged to reveal funding

Tories urged to reveal funding

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

LABOUR and Liberal Democrat candidates in the Westcountry have stepped up pressure on their Tory opponents to "come clean" about receiving central...

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MoD deny 'truth blackout'

MoD deny 'truth blackout'

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

THE Ministry of Defence was last night accused of imposing a "truth blackout" on the deployment of Westcountry troops in the run-up to the general...

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Council urged to be transparent on pay

Council urged to be transparent on pay

Monday, March 08, 2010

CORNWALL Council has been urged to show greater transparency after reports that some top staff enjoyed bumper pay packages of double the Prime...

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