Anyone who has a relative with dementia will know that the hospital admissions process is fraught and bewildering.  Often, admissions involve being held in A & E or holding bays, […]

Originally built in 1835, and relocated in 1900 due to eroding cliffs, Bude’s Compass Point locally referred to as “The Pepper Pot” has experienced years of coastal erosion and exposure […]

When I saw a Facebook post from Cafe Bellini about wassailing, I realised I knew very little about it. I assumed it was making merry at Christmas. Traditionally, the wassail […]

I’ve been wondering where I’d like to live (given a choice) especially as, ten years down the line, I continue to miss the arts, culture, easy transport links, and indeed […]

Written yesterday by Helen Shingler: Today I attended the funeral of Margaret Louise Frost or ‘Marg’ as she was known to her closest friends and family.  I felt the need […]

The church was packed for Margaret’s send-off, and what a send-off it was with tributes aplenty, lively music and a look at Margaret’s (who did so much for Bude) very […]

A fond farewell to Margaret Frost today. The mayor of Bude & Stratton has outlined on his Facebook page proceedings which I’ll post here having been asked about them:   […]

Clare’s Little Wool Shop in Bude is joining the knit-along koala project. An estimated 480 million animals are being directly affected by Australia’s bushfire crisis, and around a billion are […]

Following on from yesterday’s decision by the Town Council to sustain their objection to the scale of the proposed build Ref PA19/01978 which is for: Full Planning Permission and Conservation […]

At a Planning committee meeting today, the public was invited to attend to hear about planning applications, the most contentious one being Ref PA19/01978 which is for: Full Planning Permission […]

  Peter La Broy has announced on his Facebook page that the overnight Community Treatment Centre has been withdrawn from Stratton since January 1st. He says: We are told that […]

Last April, I visited The Pantry in Bude, when the idea was still in its infancy. The link takes you to that article. The Pantry started from the premise that […]

Police searches are continuing for 21-year-old Bude man, Ricky Gamage, who has been missing since leaving The Venue in Bude at around 8.35 pm on Saturday 28 December. He was […]

The stats tell the story. Bude and Beyond started in late August 2013. That year, we achieved a readership of 31,483 page views – an average of 303 views per […]

Of course, we have all lost people we love this year, and no one life is more important than another, so our hearts go out to anyone suffering a bereavement […]