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The “Sewage Scandal” in North Devon

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:9 January 2024
  • Post category:Water Quality
  • Post comments:0 Comments

I sent a letter to the editor of the North Devon Gazette yesterday. I reproduce it below, but with the addition of some graphics and hyperlinks. Dear Editor, As an…

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Storm Henk Hits Halwill Junction

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:2 January 2024
  • Post category:Weather
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Earlier this morning the UK Met Office gave the latest inclement weather that has headed our way over the festive season an official name. Storm Henk. Halwill Junction is also…

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An Unhappy New Year for South West Surfers

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:1 January 2024
  • Post category:News
  • Post comments:0 Comments

What with one thing and another we decided not to go for a New Year's Day surfing session in the North Atlantic. We went for a walk this morning instead,…

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A Reader Writes re the Torridge Strategic Plan

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:29 December 2023
  • Post category:Letters
  • Post comments:1 Comment

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…

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Have a Very Smelly Xmas

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:24 December 2023
  • Post category:Water Quality
  • Post comments:0 Comments

It's Christmas Eve and we've received Xmas greetings from South West Water. As well as a revised water bill for a quarter of the amount of the original one, comes…

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Christmas is Coming, and so is Sewage Pollution

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:19 December 2023
  • Post category:Water Quality
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Following the severe storms last weekend a smaller storm is crossing the West Country this morning. Here's the Met Office forecast for today's accumulated rainfall by midday: That shows around…

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South West Water Announce Desalination Plant in Cornwall

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:12 December 2023
  • Post category:Water Supply
  • Post comments:3 Comments

In a press release yesterday South West Water announced that: South West Water is making progress towards bringing desalination to Cornwall after appointing Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions to move…

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Sewage Pollution Following Storms Elin and Fergus

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:8 December 2023
  • Post category:Water Quality
  • Post comments:2 Comments

It's been raining a lot recently here in the West Country. What's more the Met Office are forecasting plenty more: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1733146977196503218 Here is the current Surfers Against Sewage sewage pollution…

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Kasia Turajczyk Open Art Studio

  • Post author:Kasia Turajczyk
  • Post published:1 December 2023
  • Post category:Art
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Join Kasia B. Turajczyk for an Open Art Studio on December 10th, 2023 Explore Original Artworks Immerse yourself in a vibrant collection of oil paintings, acrylics, watercolours, and mixed media…

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October Sewage Pollution in South West England

  • Post author:Jim Hunt
  • Post published:13 October 2023
  • Post category:Water Quality
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After a few days of warm, sunny weather the Met Office in Exeter issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain last night: The heavens duly opened across South West…

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