News
22 January 2025 / 22 January 2025 by colinjones
Like it or not, thousands more houses will probably get built in Torridge and North Devon over the next few years.This is not a choice being made by our current district councils, who have to deal with any planning applications. It’s down to targets set by national government. Quite rightly, this has got large numbers […]
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Elections News
16 January 2025 / 16 January 2025 by colinjones
The current three-tier system of local government in Devon is not perfect. There is some overlap of responsibilities, and the division of duties between councils can lead to confusion over accountability and low public engagement. Abolishing one tier of local government, as Westminster is seeking to do, may present opportunities to simplify and to improve […]
14 December 2024 / 14 December 2024 by colinjones
Torridge district councillors last week rejected a proposal to increase the amount of plant-based food served by the council at its internal meetings and events
Elections
1 June 2024 / 3 June 2024 by colinjones
18 April 2024 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
We're sad that the motion proposed by the Green Party's Cllr Huw Thomas (Bideford East) to change the voting system in English local elections to PR failed at the full council meeting of Torridge District Council in Bideford on 8 April
8 April 2024 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCILBIDEFORD NORTH BY-ELECTION 2nd May 2024 John Puddy, your Green Party candidate, was apprenticed as an engineer with EMI and later moved to marine engineering. In 1982 he installed the first stand-alone wind turbine in England on Lundy. John was employed as the Island Agent for 14 years, helped set up the first […]
