Month: September 2024

Thoughtful column by Richard Foord on nuclear test veterans

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www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/24555870.honiton-sidmouth-mp-richard-foord-column-wednesday-september-4/

I know from my own research on the campaign for nuclear disarmament, the subject of my forthcoming book, that many suffered life changing health conditions and legal action over the 1950s tests is still ongoing after all this time.

‘We’ve met our housing targets but we’re still in a desperate housing crisis’

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“Developers build and build to support the immigration of wealthy retired people from other areas of the country. We have more than met our housing targets, but we are still in a desperate housing crisis….” Maiden speech puts county’s problems in the spotlight Guy Henderson – Local Democracy Reporter http://www.radioexe.co.uk A Devon MP has used…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2024/09/04/libdem-mp-highlights-hollowed-out-devon-communities-in-maiden-speech/

A new week, a new pollution alert | East Devon Watch

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Following heavy rain last night, the Environment Agency detected a sewage discharge at Exmouth starting at 01:56 2 September. Surfers against Sewage map shows alerts at Exmouth, Budleigh, Sidmouth, Beer and Seaton
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2024/09/02/a-new-week-a-new-pollution-alert/

Book of condolences for Ted Gosling in Seaton Library

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Please call in and sign. The Library also has a display of his books, which show just how much Ted contributed to the writing of the history of Seaton and East Devon.