Bude Coastguard callout
From Bude Coastguard: Bude Coastguard Rescue Team was paged at 2.24 pm yesterday to Rusey Cliffs, a short distance south of Crackington Haven, to assist Devon & Cornwall Police in the search for a missing adult male. Boscastle Coastguard Team and Bude Lifeboat were also tasked, while members of Bude […]
Local Covid update
More from the interactive map. Relatively good news. This is for the 12 days to 12th January. Total cases for Cornwall, 1703, while for Devon 1653. Torridge cases are down to 62 for this period. Bude down to 8, Poundstock and Kilkhampton, down to 3. Holsworthy, Bradworthy and Welcombe, down […]
Cornwall to host G7 summit
It seems hugely optimistic that we will be hosting anything here in June but the announcement has been made that Cornwall (especially Carbis Bay, to be precise) is to host the G7 Summit. Responses are mixed among the general public but Cornwall Council, Devon & Cornwall Police, and Visit Cornwall, […]
Yellow warning for rain Weds/Thurs
Despite the lovely spring-like weather today, it seems we are due some more rain. The Met Office is promising us occasional heavy rain expected to affect the region. on Wednesday and Wednesday night. The heaviest and most persistent rain is likely to be across the higher ground in the Southwest. […]
Bude & Beyond’s position on Covid-19
I’ve had a few (justifiable) complaints about so-called ‘conspiracy’ theorists spamming posts on the Bude & Beyond Facebook page. This resulted in my closing it down briefly this morning as I was out getting fresh air at the time, and had neither time nor inclination to deal with it. So, […]
Weekend local Covid update
Total cases of Covid-19 to 11th January dropped in Cornwall to 1790. In Devon, however, the number rose to 1713. In Torridge, cases dropped to 67. In Bude, cases dropped to 9, and only 3 were recorded in Poundstock and Kilkhampton. Holsworthy, Bradworthy and Welcombe dropped to 5, and Hartland […]