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Little boys' delight

My youngest received bad news last night when I got home and told him that he couldn't go to Beavers! He'd been looking forward to this since Saturday when I told him that he'd been offered a place....

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Good news for Ottery's beaver family image

Good news for Ottery's beaver family

A license has been issued by Natural England (the government's adviser on the natural environment, providing practical scientific advice on how to look after England's landscapes and wildlife) to...

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Change4Life Sugar Swaps campaign

I really enjoyed reading this article. Think I could do with a little swapping myself. A simple but very true quote: “If children have healthier diets, they do better at school, have better...

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12 flats instead of 8! Let's just get on with it before it all goes to ruin!! image

12 flats instead of 8! Let's just get on with it before it all goes to ruin!!

It was reported in the Sidmouth Herald on the 16th January that planning had been altered where the new layout makes space for 12 flats, instead of the previously approved eight, inside the historic...

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A squeaky clean oven!

After much putting back... but knowing you all wanted to know... I have finally cleaned my oven. I didn't use the 'magic solution' mentioned in a previous post, I used Oven Pride instead. I have...

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