Whilst Torridge is investing a great deal of hope in the planned new Maritime Centre at Appledore with its connection to the new floating windfarm in the Celtic Sea the various Tory leadership candidates were making worrying noises about abandoning Net Zero targets and thus renewable energy.
This could be dangerous as one can only assume they will have a greater focus on nuclear energy but the new Hinkley C, our nearest nuclear power station (about 60 miles from Bideford), is now years overdue and some £3 billion over budget.
Of course, if the new Prime Minister decides to pour even more cash into Hinkley C any profits it eventually produces will be going straight to the French government who have just nationalised EDF the French company building Hinkley and the body that supplies electricity to our houses.
So much for ‘taking back control’.