Floating offshore wind
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The last Estuary Strategy document was published by Torridge District Council in 2014 and is described as ‘lapsed’ due to significant changes that have happened since then: two changes of ownership of Appledore Shipyard, the development of the Clean Maritime Innovation Centre and a new Economic Strategy. Seaweed farming started in Bideford Bay, there are…
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When the Bideford Manor Court met in the Town Hall in March 2024 there were a number of ‘presentments’ considered by the jury. These included cleaning the Kingsley statue by Victoria Park (completed within a couple of months) and celebrating the recognition, by the Maritime Heritage Trust in January of that year, of Bideford and…
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Lundy Island commands an important strategic position in the sea lanes between south Wales, the north coasts of Devon and Cornwall and the Western Approaches. Its history includes occupation by pirates, contested ownership and poor governance and it was only formally recognised as part of Devon in 1974. In 1986 the seas around Lundy were…
