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9 April 2023 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
Article from the district council’s councillor’s magazine ‘First’.
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10 March 2023 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
In depth report from the North Devon Climate Forum The North Devon and Torridge Climate Forum has been holding quarterly meetings for over four years, working closely with North Devon and Torridge Councils from the beginning. The Forum currently has 585 members on its mailing list. Please click here to read the full report.
19 January 2023 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
the old civic dump on Northam Burrows
7 January 2023 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
Having recently asked South West Water for its record of sewage dumps into the Torridge estuary and around the local coastline I was horrified to read that the target date to clean up the nation’s rivers and coasts has been pushed back from 2027 to 2063. The earlier date was set by the EU but […]
2 December 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
The latest research on the man-made climate crisis has looked at the effects on the cliffs at Westward Ho! Imperial College, London using some very nifty science is forecasting that the inevitable sea-level rise will see waves hammering against cliff areas not attacked before – with retreat rates up to ten times faster than today. […]
25 November 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones
The planned Morocco-Alverdiscott electricity link has come a step closer with a presentation about the scheme to Torridge councillors. Basically, a massive solar and wind power generating plant in the Sahara backed up by storage batteries will deliver energy to Britain 20 hours a day and meet 8% of our energy needs. The energy will […]
