<?xml version="1.0" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>East Devon Council - Latest News</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/</link><description>The latest news from East Devon Council.  Visit the council website for links to all services.</description><image><url>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/council-logo.gif</url><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk</link></image><item><title>Two East Devon schemes win community project funding</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=129</link><description>TWO villages in East Devon will soon see great improvements to their village halls, thanks to funding from East Devon District Council and the County Grants Scheme, administered by the Community Council of Devon.&#160; And other East Devon villages could be next!</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Drawing on the lace-maker's art</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=128</link><description><b>Thelma Hulbert Gallery opening times: Wed - Sat 10am - 4pm. Free admission.</b></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Massive Devon unitary 'would be anything but local' - EDDC</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=127</link><description>THE Boundary Committee&#8217;s review of local government in Devon is 
anything but local, says EDDC&#8217;s Leader in the Council&#8217;s four-page submission at the end of the formal 
two-month consultation period.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Massive majority of East Devon householders against a gigantic unitary Devon council</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=126</link><description><b>East Devon District Council has forwarded to Max Caller, the Chairman of the Boundary Committee, what amounts to a petition from a quarter of households rejecting a proposal for one gigantic council in Devon.</b></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Have your say about life in East Devon!</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=125</link><description>Are you happy with living here?&#160; Residents will soon have the opportunity to give local public services the answer to this, and other, questions about life in East Devon. </description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Help us to find right sites for massive expansion in housing </title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=124</link><description>EAST DEVON&#8217;S Core Strategy Issues and Options Report <b><i>&#8216;Planning for the Future&#8217;</i></b>, raises some challenging questions about how the District will develop over the next 20 years. </description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDDC team make a splash for charity!</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=123</link><description>A TEAM from East Devon District Council took part in Sunday&#8217;s &#8216;Help for Heroes&#8217; swimathon at Sidmouth Swimming Pool.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Communities chief in challenge to Whitehall</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=122</link><description>EDDC has responded swiftly to today&#8217;s Government&#8217;s announcement of a package of measures designed to meet the latest challenges posed by the economic downturn and stagnating housing market. The message is: We want to help.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Council must adapt to reduce homelessness</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=121</link><description>EDDC has made good progress in combating homelessness in East Devon, thanks to the success of a number of new initiatives and making this a corporate priority. The challenge for the future will be to maintain that progress in the face of the Credit Crunch and other financial pressures on families, a leading councillor said this week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manor Gardens again named one of England's top green spaces</title><link>http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/communications_and_consultation.htm?newsid=120</link><description>A RECORD 743 parks and green spaces across the UK have been awarded a prestigious Green Flag Award in 2008 &#8211; and among them for the fifth time in a row is Exmouth&#8217;s Manor Gardens.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>