The 2024 General Election in South West England
Here is the Guardian's electoral map of South West England this morning: Having been completely blue yesterday, Cornwall is now divided amongst Labour and the Lib Dems. Following minor boundary…
The West Devon One Tor Expedition
The 2024 Ten Tors Challenge took place this weekend. According to the BBC: Thousands of people will gather on Dartmoor this weekend for the 62nd Ten Tors challenge. The trek…
Devon County Council Awarded £7 Million for “Rural” EV Charging Points
In a press release this morning Devon County Council announced that: We’ve been awarded more than £7m of Government funding to support its delivery of thousands of new, publicly accessible,…
Defra Announce £180m of Investment to Prevent Sewage Spills
The Conservative's general election campaign in the West Country continues, now including spending promises as well as mere rhetoric.According to this morning's press release from the Department for Environment, Food…
Okehampton’s (Provisional) New Railway Station
In a press release yesterday the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced that: £13.5 million from the Levelling Up Fund has been provisionally allocated to West Devon for…
An Abnormally Warm and Wet February in the West Country
In a press release last Friday the UK Met Office announced that: England and Wales had their respective warmest Februarys on record according to provisional Met Office statistics in what…
Conservative General Election Campaign Kicks Off
Given the recent nationwide opinion polls I cannot help but think that some Conservative Members of Parliament in South West England must be fearing for their seats: https://twitter.com/ElectsWorld/status/1755968592523247803 Call me…
Chilla Junction Marketing Suite Opens
On my bike ride on Sunday I couldn't help but notice that some additional notices had sprung up in Halwill Junction recently: As I continued past the entrance to the…
Storm Isha Heads for West Devon
This morning dawned cold and clear once again, with another glorious sunrise: However that is soon going to change, since later in the day the Met Office in Exeter announced…
An Unhappy New Year for South West Surfers
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,…