The Knowledge
www.eastdevon.gov.uk 5 August 2016 Issue 12 2016/2017
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Meetings
Please note meetings shaded pink are NOT open to the public
Meeting DSO Date Time Location
Licensing & Enforcement Sub Committee CL Wednesday 10 August 09:30 NOT REQUIRED
Cabinet AC Wednesday 10 August 17:30 CANCELLED
Asset Management Forum CL Thursday 11 August 09:30 CANCELLED
Licensing & Enforcement Sub Committee CL Wednesday 17 August 09:30 NOT REQUIRED
Decision put to Portfolio Holder
Sustainable
Homes &
Communities
Jill Elson
Dovetails, South Street, Colyton
Mr J Hourihan is the owner/occupier of “Dovetails” in South Street,
Colyton.
He has requested permission to install a gate, opening inwards towards the
property, which would allow him access to his rear garden via the EDDC
owned parking area in Gribblemead. This would allow him to access the
rear of his property more easily.
To facilitate Mr Hourihan’s request, our Estates Section would be required
to grant an “Easement”. The fee for this would be negotiated by Estates
and would be of financial benefit to EDDC.
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Recommendation: To allow the application.
Further details: John Moss, Housing Officer, Ext 2580
East Devon profile
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‣ Fears grow over danger of flooding around the UK as inquiry is shelved
Time is running out to prevent similar devastation caused by
last year’s floods as the National Flood Resilience Review is
delayed, reports the Observer. More than five million
homes in England – one in six properties – are at risk of
flooding, the paper says. Meteorological records show that
six of the seven wettest years since records began occurred
from 2000 onwards. Scientists blame global warming, which
is heating the atmosphere, allowing it to hold on to more
water, which it then releases as bursts of intense rainfall.
Minutes
Licensing & Enforcement Sub
Committee
‣ 27 July 2016
Council
‣ 27 July 2016
EDDC news
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‣ East Devon’s public
gardens are a double
winner
‣ 'Surge' in hate crime in areas that voted to leave EU
The surge in anti-immigrant hate crimes seen after the EU referendum was particularly
intense in areas of the country that strongly voted Leave, an investigation by the
Independent has found. New figures drawn directly from local police forces’ databases show
consistent doubling and tripling of relevant hate crimes in the most Eurosceptic parts of
Britain. They go even further than the average 57% nationwide increase in hate crimes
reported by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in the aftermath of the referendum.
The statistics, obtained under FOI, come as the Home Secretary Amber Rudd announces
that Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) will look at how officers respond to
reports of such crimes.
Antisemitic incidents rise by 11% in first six months
Data compiled by the Community Security Trust has found that incidents of antisemitism
rose by 11% in the first six months of this year compared with the same period on 2015, up
to 557 cases. Abuse included verbal abuse, graffiti, leaflets and attacks on Jewish property.
‣ Cornwall to keep Brussels office
Cornwall County Council has said that it will keep its office
in Brussels after the UK breaks ties with the EU. Senior
councillors fear the Government will not maintain up to
£60 million in annual EU funding and said that the Brussels
office will remain essential in its quest to bring in money
from other areas.
‣ NHS under pressure from increase in cancer survivors, report warns
People are twice as likely to live at least 10 years after being
diagnosed with cancer as they were at the start of the 1970s, new
research shows. More than 170,000 people in the UK who were
diagnosed in the 1970s and 1980s are still alive – an “extraordinary”
number, Macmillan Cancer Support said in its report 'Cancer: Then
and Now'. The increase in long-term cancer survivors is due to more
sophisticated treatment combined with an ageing population, the
charity said. However, it warned the consequences were increasing
demand on the NHS, with more people living for longer, with longterm
side-effects.
‣ Hospital admissions for drug-related problems reach decade high
More people are ending up in hospital with physical or mental health problems related to
drug use than at any time in the past 10 years. There were 14,279 cases of people admitted
to hospital with a primary diagnosis of poisoning by illicit drugs in England in 2014/15 – a
57% rise since 2004/05 and up 2% year on year, according to data from the Health and
Social Care Information Centre.
‣ Diabetes bill doubles in a decade as obesity soars
A rise in diabetes cases linked to obesity means
that diabetes drugs now cost the NHS almost £1
billion a year, twice as much as a decade ago,
according to new figures compiled by NHS
Digital. A Department of Health spokeswoman
said: “We know childhood is the best place to
start with a healthy lifestyle. Our
comprehensive childhood obesity strategy will
build on measures we are already taking, like
the soft drinks industry levy.”
What’s on
‣ Thelma Hulbert Gallery
‣ Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth
‣ Exmouth Pavilion
‣ The Gateway, Seaton
‣ Seaton Visitor Centre
‣ The Beehive, Honiton
‣ Countryside events
‣ Give overweight patients £100-an-hour therapy
on the NHS, doctors are told
GPs are being told to refer obese patients for counselling
sessions on the NHS to help them slim down. In guidelines
just issued, NICE also urges doctors to send patients to
Weight Watchers classes or for gastric band operations, all
free on the NHS. Critics said it was a waste of public money
but NICE said it would save the NHS money in the long-run.
‣ Lives at risk as fire crews stand in for paramedics
Firefighters with only days of medical training
are being sent to deal with serious injuries,
heart attacks and strokes, it is reported. Last
month more than 4,000 life-threatening
emergencies were attended to by 15 of the
35 fire crews who are working as ambulance
co-responders, according to figures obtained
by The Times. Fire chiefs have said that crews
are ill-equipped for medical emergencies. In
some areas these call-outs are more frequent
than fires. About 70% of fire and rescue teams across Britain act as co-responders for Code
Red 1 and 2 emergencies involving cardiac arrests or breathing complications. John
McGhee, National Officer of the Fire Brigades Union, said: “We’ve had a number of
incidents where people have thought they were attending someone who has a heart attack
only to get there and discover a major trauma.”
‣ Anorexia cases in children as young as eight
Girls as young as eight were among hundreds of children
admitted to hospital last year dangerously ill with anorexia.
The number of youngsters aged 14 or younger requiring
hospital treatment for the eating disorder has more than
doubled in the last five years from 236 in 2010/11 to 515 in
2015/16, it is reported. Among those admitted last year
were two girls aged eight, eight girls aged nine and another
eight girls aged 10.
‣ UK ‘unlikely’ to reach target of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees
There is “scant evidence” that Britain would reach the
target set by David Cameron last year of resettling 20,000
Syrian refugees in the country by 2020, MPs have said. The
Home Affairs Select Committee said that, in the 12 months
to the end of March this year, 68 councils had rehomed
refugees. Cllr David Simmonds, Chairman of the LGA’s
Asylum, Refugee and Migration Task Group, disputed the
suggestion that the country was not on track to meet the
designated target, describing the report as “out of date”. He
said: “The Government made it clear that they would bring
in a large group of Syrians before Christmas, then have a pause while they reviewed the
logistics. Since then, it’s clear there are sufficient offers from local councils to meet that will
reach the 20,000. We are in the hands of government and UNHCR about when they arrive.”
The report by MPs also accused the EU and its member states of failing to anticipate the
scale of migrant flows and called for security to be stepped up at smaller ports. Cllr David
Simmonds has discussed council efforts to resettle refugees in interviews on the BBC
Victoria Derbyshire Show and ITV News.
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‣ Musbury
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‣ 6 million caught in rent trap
Analysis by the Equality Trust has found that rising
house prices and low wages are preventing an
estimated six million people from buying a property.
It says 86% of those renting cannot afford the
deposit needed to get on to the property ladder.
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The Lost Tales of Thelma Hulbert Gallery
Devon’s Theatre Rush has devised an exciting
new performance with the ‘Masterpieces’
Youth Group from the Thelma Hulbert Gallery
(THG), intriguingly titled ‘The Lost Tales of
Thelma Hulbert Gallery’.
There will be two guided performances around
the gallery on Saturday 13 August unravelling
the mysteries of Elmfield House, Honiton
where the gallery is based.
Theatre Rush is renowned for working with
local stories and will help bring to life the fascinating stories uncovered during a Heritage
Lottery funded project delving into the history of the house.
Anna Aroussi, Project Co-ordinator said, ‘This is the culmination of a two year project to
unpick the periods of Honiton history surrounding Elmfield House. Creating this
performance has been an exciting process which our Youth Group has really enjoyed. It
will illustrate the collage of intriguing stories we have discovered in a thrilling, new way.’’
Saturday 13 August – performances at 4pm and 7pm. Tickets: Adults £5 / Children £3.
Family Tickets £12. Light buffet and drinks are included in the ticket price.
For more details please visit thelmahulbert.com or to book call 01404 45006.
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