Described this time last year by the BBC as "England's western-most Roman town", what is now instead referred to as a "native village" is currently being excavated just outside Ipplepen in South Devon. According to Dr Ioana Oltean from the University of Exeter:

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Here's the video I was endeavouring to bring to the attention of the Teignbridge District Council planning committee yesterday. As I pointed out to them:

In it an MIT professor spends 15 minutes going over many of the vitally important issues in a way I will be unable to do in 5 minutes at Forde House.

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Friday 22nd June 2012

To:

Jeremy Ebdon – Teignbridge DC Planning Department
Brendan Clarke – Lightsource Renewable Energy

Dear Sirs,

My continued requests for information from the Teignbridge District Council planning department have so far elicited no response from the officer dealing with the Bowhay Farm Solar PV project. As I am sure you must be aware, time is of the essence in these matters. I would be extremely grateful if somebody could get back to me as soon as possible to answer a few queries I have after reading all the documentation available online concerning the SO application.

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I've no idea as yet who put it there, but yesterday I discovered this leaflet in my porch:

Notice of proposed 54 acre 12.3 MW solar farm near Shillingford Abbot

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