Gas suppliers and the taxpayer 7 April 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones We learnt recently that funding the gas suppliers who have taken on customers from collapsed energy companies will be costing us, the taxpayer, the eye-watering sum of £2.4 billion for doing so. Some thirty such companies have gone bust since 2021 and it clearly highlights, yet again, the sheer stupidity and pointlessness of so many […] Read more »
“Good News” for our MP 1 April 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones You might not have seen a piece of ‘good news’ for our MP Geoffrey Cox.Last year the Prime Minister pledged to clamp down on MPs who had lucrative and very time-consuming second jobs, following the furore over Geoffrey’s massive income acting as a barrister whilst also nominally a full-time MP – £6 million and counting.Now, […] Read more »
From Cllr Peter Christie 19 March 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones Church congregations and incomes are in decline across much of the country yet their buildings are some of the glories our landscape. How then are they to be maintained? Here in Bideford the ‘Friends of St.Mary’s church’ has been set up with the aim of raising funds to keep the fabric of the church in […] Read more »
Launch of the Northern Devon People and Place Project 17 March 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are excited to inform you about the launch of the new ‘People and Place’ project for northern Devon. This is a joint venture between the two Councils to review the Local Plan and will look at how the area should take shape over the next 20+ years. It […] Read more »
Plastic Free North Devon 17 March 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones Plastic Free North Devon is a local environmental charity started by volunteers who want to reduce the impact of plastic pollution on the environment in North Devon and beyond. Have a look at their awareness film and support their work if you can. Read more »
Mrs Churchill’s Appeal 14 March 2022 / 18 April 2024 by colinjones From our District Councillor Peter Christie: With all the news about the Russian invasion of the Ukraine I was reminded of two items in my recent book ‘Bideford in the Second World War’. The first is from November 1941 when the then Mayor supported ‘Mrs.Churchill’s Appeal’ for £750 towards her ‘Aid to Russia Fund’. In […] Read more »
