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Devon County Council leader John Hart has refreshed his ruling Cabinet following last month’s election victory – and there’s a role in it for Feniton and Honiton councillor Phil Twiss.
Phil Twiss.
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The Conservative candidate secured 2,094 votes giving him 53.3 per cent of the vote.
Labour Party candidate Jake Bonetta got 1,491 votes and Cathy Connor of the Liberal Democrats got 321.
The turnout was 34.1 per cent.
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12:00 AM February 28, 2021
Land off Battishorne Way in Honiton where new allotments are due to be created
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Plans to provide new allotments for keen gardeners in Honiton are moving forward.
The scheme, for a site off Battishorne Way, was first discussed in 2018 and Honiton Town Council entered into a lease agreement in February 2019.
Last month, the council negotiated with East Devon District Council to receive around £68,000 from the district authority to fund the new allotment plots. A meeting of the town council’s allotment working group was arranged for Friday, February 5.
A report to Monday’s town council meeting said it was “likely that the next step will be to enter the construction contract and that may be resolved at full council in March 2021”.