The Mayor of Torbay tells me the time has come to consider abolishing every council in Devon, including his own. Gordon Oliver thinks a super-unitary council, covering the whole of Devon, could save millions of pounds. His critics wonder if the dustbins would ever get emptied......you can hear all about it on Good Morning Devon, with Matt Woodley on Wednesday morning.
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Comment number 1.
At 23rd May 2012, Now look here wrote:I didn't catch the programme. Being Mayor has obviously gone to his head. Local government should be just what it says - LOCAL !
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At 24th May 2012, Graham Smith wrote:When I get a moment I'll add the audio so you can hear what Gordon said.
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