Torridge District Council

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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…

Local Government Reorganisation NDJ 26/12/24

Dec 26, 2024

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While everyone has been getting ready for Christmas, the government has published its plans for reorganising local government, something which has the potential to become a truly hot topic in 2025. The proposals would see Torridge and North Devon District Councils being abolished and their responsibilities absorbed into a larger unitary authority, most likely controlled from…

In memoriam: Peter Christie NDJ 29/02/24

Feb 29, 2024

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It was typical of the late great Peter Christie to write his own obituary. It is typically modest, factual, and understated, especially in relation to the mass of tributes which poured on to Facebook sites from Holsworthy to Ilfracombe. As this was Peter’s column, it is only fitting for us to fill the gaps with…

New Strategy for the Estuary NDJ 12/06/25

Local Government Reorganisation NDJ 26/12/24

In memoriam: Peter Christie NDJ 29/02/24