Call for help to plant 1,000 trees at Devon community woodland

The council says it hopes the project will create a better space for wildlife and people.

BBC News

A reader writes to the West Devon Free Press re #Torridge District Council's "Strategic Plan"

https://West-Devon.info/2023/12/a-reader-writes-re-the-torridge-strategic-plan/

"Surely there’s a legally required baseline proportion of residents that must respond before a consultation result can be considered valid – indeed, how many of TDC’s 68k residents even knew/know about the proposal? I’ll leave it to others to work out what percentage of the area’s residents 24 individuals represents – not to mention the total number of 93 consultee respondents"

A Reader Writes re the Torridge Strategic Plan - The West Devon Free Press

Dear Letters Editor, April has come early to Torridge District Council (TDC) if [the North Devon Gazette] report on the proposed extension of the Tarka railway from Barnstaple to Bideford is correct (December 20, p.5). With only a quarter of 93 respondents to TDC's six-week public consultation (closed 14 November) supporting the idea - that’s to say 24 individuals out a district population of 68,100 (2021 Census) - the TDC 'will

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People power triumphs as mental health centres saved

The county council will come back with revised proposals for Bideford, Barnstaple and Ilfracombe link centres and further consultation later in the year.

DevonLive

Here's my Devonian alter ego's new article about the #SewagePollution at Westward Ho! (amongst other places!) yesterday:

https://west-devon.info/2023/07/summers-in-the-air-and-sewage-is-in-the-sea/

#EndSewagePollution in #Torridge & #WestDevon (amongst other places!)

Summer’s in the air, and sewage is in the sea – West Devon Information

Hundreds of people enjoy Easter cycling Tarka Trail thanks to new hire shop

There are over 120 bikes available, including hybrids, mountain bikes, tandems, bikes with child trailers and dog trailers as well

DevonLive
#Boats from today: - they're what you might call "fixer-uppers"... #Torridge 2022-05-06 19:06:55 UTC
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“#Boats from today: - they're what you might call "fixer-uppers"... #Torridge”

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