Category: News
BREAKING NEWS – PYWORTHY SOLAR FARM – JUDGE DISMISSES OUR LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL. July 2022
We are incredibly disappointed to learn that His Honour Judge Jarman QC has dismissed our claim against Torridge District Council and solar developer Renewable Energy…
BREAKING NEWS – YELLAND APPEAL ALLOWED
Premium holiday village for Yelland Quay allowed on appeal. A 250-unit village proposed for the banks of the Taw estuary in North Devon has been…
Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist Competition 2022
The search begins for Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2022 Young artists aged 18 and under can now compete for the title of Devon’s Best…
Langford Solar Farm, Mid Devon – Public Inquiry begins. 14th June 2022
As the Langford solar farm Public Inquiry begins, Devon CPRE says the government needs to make up its mind – more solar farms or greater…
Langford Solar Farm – Mid Devon District Council withdraws from public inquiry – April 2022
Devon CPRE has discovered that Mid Devon District Council has made a secretive u-turn on its plans to take part in a public inquiry, at…
More of Devon’s Farmland lost to another Solar Farm – 14th April 2022
Today, Torridge District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to agree with their planning officer’s recommendation and to permit the massive solar farm at Webbery, near…
Energy, Energy, Energy. April 2022
What do we think of the Government’s new energy strategy? We are critical because Boris Johnson’s emphasis on ‘renewables’ will not deliver an affordable, clean…
Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2022 – Is your Churchyard the Best in Devon?
We are delighted to be organising the competition again this year to find Devon’s Best Churchyard for people and wildlife. This is the 5th year…
Holiday Lets versus Local Homes – What’s the Solution?
Our opinion piece published today in the Western Morning News – January 2022
We need your help! Please support our Crowdfunding Campaign – December 2021
We are in a major fight. With the growing number (and size) of solar farms encroaching on our landscape and productive farmland, we have taken…
Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist Competition 2021 – Results!
We are delighted to announce the results of our competition. We received a record number of entries from young artists around the county and we…
Pyworthy Solar Farm Permitted – 4th November 2021
Close vote permits 164-acre solar farm in northwest Devon By a narrow margin of five votes to four, Torridge District Council’s Planning Committee has today…
Torrington Community Fayre – 3rd November 2021
We very much enjoyed taking part in the community event held at the Town Hall. We also enjoyed listening to the sea shanties from Mariners…
Devon Dark Skies Week – Webinar 28th October 2021
We are very much looking forward to Devon Dark Skies week and once again will be hosting a webinar, at 7pm on 28th October. We…
Devon’s Best Churchyard Competition 2021 – Results!
Congratulations to St Andrew’s, Ashburton – crowned this year’s winner of the Devon’s Best Churchyard award. Runner up is St Peter’s Budleigh Salterton, and Highly…
Tiverton Civic Society Talk – 5th October 2021
Thank you very much to the Tiverton Civic Society who invited us to give a talk, via Zoom, which we were delighted to do. It…
RHS Rosemoor Apple Weekend and Autumn Food Fair – 2nd/3rd October
We really enjoyed meeting and chatting to so many people at the apple weekend and autumn food fair at beautiful Rosemoor this weekend. Thank you…
Our opinion Piece in the Western Morning News – 2nd October 2021
Can Gove get a grip on planning?
Mid Devon Solar Farm Refused – September 2021
Today we are celebrating a significant win for our campaign against massive solar farms on agricultural land after Mid Devon District councillors yesterday (22 Sept)…
The Ethical sourcing of solar panels in the supply chain – September 2021
As previously reported, back in May and following the publication of the report by Sheffield Hallam university entitled ‘In Broad Daylight – Uyghur Forced Labour…
Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist 2021
Young artists aged 18 and under can now compete for the prestigious title of ‘Devon’s Best Young Landscape Artist’ following a rebrand of our traditional…
Mid Devon Solar Farm Refused – July 2021
Mid Devon councillors refuse huge solar farm with a battery storage facility against planning officer’s recommendations Local residents backed by Devon CPRE have thanked Mid…