Claire Wright roots for Richard Foord to win Honiton & Sidmouth | East Devon Watch
Claire Wright, the three-times Independent parliamentary candidate for East Devon, is backing Liberal Democrat MP, Richard Foord, to take the new Honiton & Sidmouth constituency at the next general election. Philippa Davies http://www.midweekherald.co.uk Running against Conservative candidates, Claire achieved second place in the last three general elections, gaining almost 26,000 votes and over 40 per…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2023/07/31/breaking-claire-wright-roots-for-richard-foord-to-win-honiton-sidmouth/
Richard Foord will stand to be our MP again in 2024
Richard Foord, who we elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton & Honiton in last year’s by-election, has announced he will stand for the new constituency of Honiton & Sidmouth – which includes Seaton, Colyton and Beer – in the coming general election. His Conservative opponent will be Simon Jupp, the current MP for the constituency centred on Exmouth, who has decided not to stand for new Exmouth & East Exeter seat.
Richard says in his latest newsletter:
As well as my usual surgeries, which you can book by emailing me Richard.Foord.MP@Parliament.uk or calling 02072 198 349, I will also be starting my summer tour in the next few weeks.
The tour begins on 31st July and will take place in two parts. There is no need to book and below are the upcoming dates, and you can find out when I’ll be in your area at the link below:
31st July
09:30-10:30 Branscombe Village Hall, EX12 3DB
11:30-12:30 Mariner’s Hall, Beer, EX12 3JB
14:00-15:00 Seaton Tourist Centre, EX12 2LT
16:00-17:00 Axmouth Village Hall, EX12 4AF
2nd August
09:30-10:30 Whitford Village Hall, EX13 7NQ
11:30-12:30 Kilmington Village Hall, EX13 7RF
14:00-15:00 Umborne Village Hall, EX13 7QL
16:00-17:00 Wilmington Village Hall, BN26 5SL
Simon Jupp’s manoeuvres in our area remind me of Hugo Swire
This report from East Devon Watch reminds me of when Hugo Swire stopped being Seaton’s MP due to boundary changes. A few years later when our hospital beds were at stake he had no hesitation in doing the dirty on us because we were no longer his constituents.
Simon Jupp is making no secret of his visits outside the bounds of his constituency. No doubt these visits are to gain “name recognition” having opted to abandon Exmouth to be the conservative candidate in the new Honiton and Sidmouth constituency. There is a convention, almost universally observed on all sides of the House of…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2023/07/01/exmouth-and-cranbrook-are-you-being-neglected-whilst-simon-jupp-goes-on-manoeuvres/
Richard Foord on one year as our MP
One year on, thank you.
— Read on mailchi.mp/4f3f6a2ecc96/reporting-back-april-6239919
Seaton and Beer beaches hit with pollution warnings after heavy rain | East Devon Watch
Wrong sort of rain again on Tuesday: wet – Owl. Nine Devon beaches have been marked as a “pollution risk” by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) following heavy downpours this morning [Tuesday June 20]. This is out of a total of 46 areas in Devon that SAS monitors live. Elliot Ball http://www.devonlive.com Four of those sites…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2023/06/21/devon-beaches-hit-with-pollution-warnings-after-heavy-rain/
‘Too many retirement homes’ – planning committee
Via East Devon Watch: An East Devon seaside town has reached “saturation point” with homes for older people at a point where it’s not “economically sustainable.” Plans for a new block of retirement apartments in the centre of Exmouth were thrown out by councillors, who argued more homes need to be built with younger people in mind. Ollie Heptinstall…
— Read on eastdevonwatch.org/2023/06/17/exmouth-at-saturation-point-with-too-many-retirement-homes/
Seaton & Colyton MATTERS 