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, Cornwall and flew south some 12 miles and landed near Lifton, West Devon.  Sept 2014.

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 didn’t want to miss.   To avoid any possible perceived conflict of interest, I am stepping down with immediate effect as Chairman of CPRE Devon on a temporary basis until […]

We are pleased to announce the results for this year’s CPRE Devon’s ​​Best Kept Village Competition. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the villages who took part this year from right around the County.  We are also very grateful for Mole Valley Farmers’ continuing support of this popular ​ ​annual​​ ​competition.  […]

EDF have written to Torridge District Council to formally withdraw their current planning application for a wind farm comprising 6 x 115m high wind turbines, on land at Chapmans Well, St Giles on the Heath, Nr Ashwater.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Region-threat-building-countryside-easier/story-22044503-detail/story.html

77m wind turbine at Heane Farm refused by planning committee today.  Local residents from Hatherleigh and surrounds gathered outside the Council offices in Tavistock. 29th July 2014

Only days after an application to build 110 new houses outside the settlement boundary was rejected by the Planning Committee, another application has been made to build up to 120 new houses on a greenfield site, outside the town settlement boundary, and outside the area of land allocated for new housing development. The proposal, at […]

Keens Farm, Morebath, Tiverton Solar Farm (43 acres) – appeal dismissed.  But costs awarded against Mid Devon District Council  APP/Y1138/A/2201297 This is the 5th wind or solar appeal in Devon this week dismissed by the planning inspectors.