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Director at Better Places / Be Buckfastleigh / Devon / rural inequalities / democracy / fungi

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Packed lunch for my indie pop husband on his way to @thejunebrides.bsky.social rehearsals for the Dublin leg of the #belleandsebastian tour. #indiepopfuel

08.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #internationalwomensday to our incredible team of women past and present busy building the community they want to see. We're incredibly proud and grateful for all you do. #Devon #Buckfastleigh #Bovey #Bridgetown #Ashburton

08.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you very much.

25.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's really interesting. I'm in Buckfastleigh Devon where it looks like our early social housing is pre war. Like lots of rural places, they were to support industries like mills, foundry & quarrying not agriculture.

25.02.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The #ruraleconomy is more public sector, education, health, real estate, distribution, transport, accommodation, food, manufacturing, construction, wholesale, retail, motor repair, & professional, scientific, technical services than it is agriculture, forestry and fishing.

27.06.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow! That's amazing footage.

26.01.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible #aurora #Buckfastleigh #Dartmoor #Devon

19.01.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy new year to me! I have my office room back.

01.01.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The road at #Torcross is officially closed and the sea is roaring even at low tide. Definitely avoid as the tide is rising. The size of the rocks it has shifted is terrifying.

25.12.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Christmas John.

24.12.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw loads too, plus a lot of ganets all further out where the sea was whipping round Berry Head towards the harbour. Must have been a nice shoal. Thank you for helping me id them.

23.12.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for that. I was there yesterday and wasn't quite sure I'd seen 40+ GNDs but it seems like I perhaps did!

23.12.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #nationalrobinday to all those who celebrate.

21.12.2025 09:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mine and Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social of the same.

27.11.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hailed as a hero and then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP – and then later rehired

And outstanding bravery and principles from the civil servant behind the expose. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

25.11.2025 09:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A grey #Dartmoor day.

24.11.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With that there Phil @thejunebrides.bsky.social when we were both young and gorgeous! Why does no one tell young people?

21.11.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grey seals at #Brixham Harbour today.

03.11.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teeny tiny fungi day.

25.10.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œSupernormal profits” of Britain’s biggest housebuilders UK government support and lack of competition meant β€˜big three’ housebuilders produced profit margins of between 17-32% per year for shareholders, analysis finds

β€œSupernormal profits” of Britain’s biggest housebuilders - News - Cardiff University share.google/v5t0ddeJfKgd...

13.10.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The analysis from Cardiff University and Henley Business School shows how Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments and Persimmon used the risk of withholding housing supply to renegotiate contributions to local authorities and win government subsidies."

13.10.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"The three largest housebuilders used their market power to deliver abnormally large profits and gain an advantage over competitors without dramatically increasing their levels of housing supply, a report shows....

13.10.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant stuff Clare!

10.10.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow!

01.10.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stupidly good in the south #Devon woods today. #fungi

19.09.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I found them today too! Carried one all the way through the woods to show Phil and then dropped it at the last moment! We did get these though.

19.09.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The only reasonable thing to do with freshly foraged porcini of this quality. #salt-n-pepa #letstalkaboutceps

16.09.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform UK The East Wiltshire MP said the Conservatives were no longer the main party of opposition.

Kruger's work on 'social covenant' is liked by centrists. Akin to #BigSociety and #communitypower - masking corporate power and hollowing out of welfare state - it sees to shift burden of public services onto communities, especially poor, under the guise of empowerment.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

15.09.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not on LinkedIn any more. Are you able to share the text here? I agree, there's far too much complacency and lack of urgency in policy making and delivery.

03.09.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The realities of rural transport means that young adults can't access training or work. And this isn't in the middle of #Dartmoor, it's alongside the busy A38 between Exeter and Plymouth. #rural #inequalities #PlymouthMarjon #Bicton #Exetercollege #Stagecoach #Devon #DevonCountyCouncil

02.09.2025 09:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0