Author: CPRE

Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon given planning consent

The World’s first tidal lagoon has been given the go ahead 9th June 2015 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-project-gets-green-light-on-planning See thoughts on the proposal by Dr Philip Bratby  at…

CPRE Devon Best Kept Village Competition

We have decided that after many years of the same format we need to modernise the competition. So we will be relaunching the competition for…

Shock as Torridge Wind Turbine appeal decision is quashed by High Court Judge

4th Feb 2015 http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Second-chance-wind-turbine-bid/story-25972997-detail/story.html

CPRE North Devon Seminar, Goodleigh, near Barnstaple with Sir Nick Harvey MP 28th Nov 2014

Goodleigh village hall was packed this morning for our seminar with special guest speaker, Sir Nick Harvey MP for North Devon.  Dr Philip Bratby, our…

‘A Warning From the West’ – CPRE Devon article

Written for CPRE Protect Kent magazine. 2014   CPRE Kent Voice article

Britain needs political climate change to cut soaring energy bills

Article by Charles Moore in The Daily Telegraph, Friday 17 October.

CPRE Devon Village Map Competition for Schools – 2014 Results!

The results are in for our Pam Parker village map competition for schools. A record entry this year from schools right across Devon. Congratulations to…

Our countryside in 2014 – seen from a hot air balloon!

An amazing experience, but the landscape is now littered with wind turbines and solar farms.  The balloon took off from near North Petherwin, nr Launceston,…

Parents in West Country fear children will not be able to afford to live in home towns

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Fears-children-locked-home-towns/story-22956195-detail/story.html

Announcement

At short notice, I’ve been selected to stand as a Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for next year’s General Election.  A once in a lifetime opportunity I…