Comments for the Devon Week http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org Beta testing the Devon Week – a bite-sized digest of events Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Feature: funding wars, ransoms and the slave trade – the legend of silver at Exeter University by rachel http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2010/02/08/feature-funding-wars-ransoms-and-the-slave-trade-%e2%80%93%c2%a0the-legend-of-silver-at-exeter-university/comment-page-1/#comment-2915 rachel Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:48:07 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1568#comment-2915 An absolutely fasinating woman, with a unique taste. An absolutely fasinating woman, with a unique taste.

]]> Comment on Feature: funding wars, ransoms and the slave trade – the legend of silver at Exeter University by sophia smithy http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2010/02/08/feature-funding-wars-ransoms-and-the-slave-trade-%e2%80%93%c2%a0the-legend-of-silver-at-exeter-university/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 sophia smithy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:32 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1568#comment-2845 Wonderful, a must see! Fascinating story and the jewellry is amazing. Wonderful, a must see! Fascinating story and the jewellry is amazing.

]]> Comment on Shaldon Ferry fails to reopen for Christmas by Thorogood http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/12/11/shaldon-ferry-fails-to-reopen-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Thorogood Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:25 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1299#comment-1741 We have been holidaying in Shaldon for over 20 years and this Christmas and New Year was the first time we were unable to use the ferry! We just could not believe that such an integral part of life just wasn't there! I understand from the local paper that money is being put into developing the Den at Teignmouth to upgrade the area. Surely, the Ferry is to be part of the plan? How short sighted if it is not to be included. The traffic across the bridge in the summer would be unbelievable and cause polution we all wish to avoid. Part of the pleasure of our holiday is that once we have arrived, we seldom use the car! Unless we venture to Dartmoor or further afield, we walk and use the Ferry all the time - it has been known for us to not use the car at all for the entire holiday, sometimes using the Ferry every day and even twice each day. I would be happy to buy a holiday ticket/pass for a week rather than have the disappointment we had this trip. Hopefully, common sense will have won over the situation before we return in the Spring! We have been holidaying in Shaldon for over 20 years and this Christmas and New Year was the first time we were unable to use the ferry! We just could not believe that such an integral part of life just wasn’t there!
I understand from the local paper that money is being put into developing the Den at Teignmouth to upgrade the area. Surely, the Ferry is to be part of the plan? How short sighted if it is not to be included. The traffic across the bridge in the summer would be unbelievable and cause polution we all wish to avoid. Part of the pleasure of our holiday is that once we have arrived, we seldom use the car! Unless we venture to Dartmoor or further afield, we walk and use the Ferry
all the time – it has been known for us to not use the car at all for the entire holiday, sometimes using the Ferry every day and even twice each day. I would be happy to buy a holiday ticket/pass for a week rather than have the disappointment we had this trip. Hopefully, common sense will have won over the situation before we return in the Spring!

]]> Comment on Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, sold to Dame Hannah Rogers Trust of Ivybridge by Cptn http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/12/08/seale-hayne-college-newton-abbot-sold-to-dame-hannah-rogers-trust-of-ivybridge/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Cptn Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:56 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1272#comment-1469 Hi Tony Thanks for the comment. Shame you weren't reading the Devon Week – we published the story three days before the Mid-Devon Advertiser (and we doubt you'd be able to read about it online either). All in all a good turn out for Seale-Hayne though. Do you know how the Seale-Hayne Futures group is doing trying to secure for education some of the profit from the sale? Hi Tony

Thanks for the comment.

Shame you weren’t reading the Devon Week – we published the story three days before the Mid-Devon Advertiser (and we doubt you’d be able to read about it online either).

All in all a good turn out for Seale-Hayne though.

Do you know how the Seale-Hayne Futures group is doing trying to secure for education some of the profit from the sale?

]]> Comment on Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot, sold to Dame Hannah Rogers Trust of Ivybridge by Tony Starkey http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/12/08/seale-hayne-college-newton-abbot-sold-to-dame-hannah-rogers-trust-of-ivybridge/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 Tony Starkey Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:54:05 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1272#comment-1468 I was very pleased when I read in the Mid Devon Advertiser that Dame Hannah Trust had purchased College & 90 acres of land. Our wishes, that it should remain in education has been granted. Charles Seale-Hayne will surely rest in peace now. It was well worth fighting for. Many thanks to the Futures Group I was very pleased when I read in the Mid Devon Advertiser that Dame Hannah Trust had purchased College & 90 acres of land. Our wishes, that it should remain in education has been granted. Charles Seale-Hayne will surely rest in peace now. It was well worth fighting for. Many thanks to the Futures Group

]]> Comment on Better planning need for icy weather conditions, says MP by S Michkoffska http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/12/23/better-planning-need-for-icy-weather-conditions-says-mp/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 S Michkoffska Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:34:00 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1364#comment-1464 It is a disgrace. The weather has been cold since at least last Friday 18 Dec and in all this time (today is 23 December) I have not seen a single gritting lorry on the streets. Tried to walk into town today and gave up. Pavements like glass, roads a complete skating rink. Grit bins nearly empty... Council tax???? It is a disgrace. The weather has been cold since at least last Friday 18 Dec and in all this time (today is 23 December) I have not seen a single gritting lorry on the streets. Tried to walk into town today and gave up. Pavements like glass, roads a complete skating rink. Grit bins nearly empty… Council tax????

]]> Comment on South Devon MP backs campaign to keep cheques by Judith Nurse http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/12/02/south-devon-mp-backs-campaign-to-keep-cheques/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Judith Nurse Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:18:51 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1251#comment-1258 I notice that all the people wanting to abolish cheques are from the banking industry. Why not ask consumers what they want? We use cheques to send money to family and to send and collect subscriptions to local small organisations etc. Most branches in London except Dulwich are an absolute disgrace. Bankers have taken all our money now they want to withdraw the few services they still offer! I notice that all the people wanting to abolish cheques are from the banking industry. Why not ask consumers what they want? We use cheques to send money to family and to send and collect subscriptions to local small organisations etc. Most branches in London except Dulwich are an absolute disgrace. Bankers have taken all our money now they want to withdraw the few services they still offer!

]]> Comment on Teignmouth Jazz festival set to swing into the South Devon seasidetown by Nick http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/11/06/teignmouth-jazz-festival-set-to-swing-into-the-south-devon-seasidetown/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Nick Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:01:49 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=1000#comment-507 Yea Jazz. Just how we like it. Mod or Trad take it any way you want to. A long as its cool and down the line. The cats will all be out for a night such as this. Let be hear you all purrr... MEoWWWWWW. Yea. Nice. Yea Jazz. Just how we like it. Mod or Trad take it any way you want to. A long as its cool and down the line. The cats will all be out for a night such as this. Let be hear you all purrr… MEoWWWWWW. Yea. Nice.

]]> Comment on Devon Wildlife Trust trainee scheme combines support for the Devon’s nature reserves plus on-the-job training by Devon eco lodges at Wheatland Farm http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2009/11/04/devon-wildlife-trust-trainee-scheme-combines-support-for-the-devons-nature-reserves-plus-on-the-job-training/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Devon eco lodges at Wheatland Farm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:01:12 +0000 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/?p=957#comment-498 Sounds like fun job - and I'll bet there's plenty to do out there are this time of year. We certainly have lots of scrub bashing lined up at our own <a href="http://www.wheatlandfarm.co.uk/naturereserve.html" rel="nofollow">nature reserve</a>. Sounds like fun job – and I’ll bet there’s plenty to do out there are this time of year. We certainly have lots of scrub bashing lined up at our own nature reserve.

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