Stories by Martin Redfern
Proposed Exeter parliamentary constituency changes pit Priory against Pinhoe
City council responds to boundary commission consultation by proposing Conservative East Devon takes marginal Pinhoe and city keeps Priory Labour stronghold instead.
It’s grim down South West
Recent synthesis of economic data by Devon County Council doesn’t make for very cheerful reading.
30 year plan for SW transport outlined in consultation document
Strategic vision places investment in roads ahead of decarbonisation despite acknowledging the region’s high car dependency rate.
South West Water misses pollution targets for tenth year running
Environment Agency says regional company’s performance “drags down the whole sector’s reputation” as report places it at bottom of annual assessment league table while company pays out millions in shareholder dividends.
