Updated There are ominous reports that Dartmouth’s iconic Britannia Royal Naval College is earmarked for closure in the Coalition’s Strategic Defence Review …
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Read DCO’s Twitter page
Devon & Cornwall Online now has a Twitter page, DevCorn: DCO Twitter. It’s new, but it’s open for business …
Ben Bradshaw fails to make Shadow Cabinet
Exeter’s MP, former Culture Secretary, Ben Bradshaw, has failed to make the shadow cabinet. Under Labour’s rules, MPs decide by a vote who will be included …
Cornwall Council to discuss emergency budget
Cornwall Council is to hold a special meeting of its Cabinet on Wednesday, 27 October to discuss “the £110 million of savings required to meet the anticipated 30% reduction in Government funding over the next four years” …
Look out for gender benders
Bisphenol A (BPA), which is used widely in food and drinks containers to harden plastics, could be a cause of falling male fertility rates, and much else besides …
New history curriculum for schools
The Conservatives website is saying that a new schools history curriculum is to be brought in under the guidance of historian Simon Schama. The aim is to create history with a narrative thread to illustrate “our national story.” …
Devon County Council to lobby Michael Gove
Devon County Council (DCC) is to lobby Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, in London on October 26. The DCC Cabinet Member for Schools and Skills, Christine Channon is to take her concerns over a range of issues directly to the top …
Exeter’s Liam Tancock takes Gold
Liam Tancock won very easily, shooting into the lead and never facing much of a challenge from eventual silver medallist Hayden Stoeckel of Australia. A great start for the Devon swimmer …
Westcountry facing white Christmas
Positive Weather Solutions, which has a record of quite accurate long-range forecasts, is predicting a bleak winter with a possible white Christmas for the Westcountry …
Welfare reforms agreed
There are reports that Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for welfare reform, has agreed a comprehensive package of reforms with the Treasury. The outcome will mean scrapping a raft of benefits, including housing relief and disability payments …
