Politics

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'

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

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

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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