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Driving advice for Storm Ciarán
From the RAC: It’s crucial drivers in the south and west of the UK take proper notice the Met Office’s warnings as the arrival of Storm Ciarán brings in some exceptionally strong winds - and some distinctly unpleasant driving conditions with it. Sticking to major...
Thursday’s wind warning turns amber
The Met Office is warning that, during the early hours (around 3am) of Thursday, northwesterly winds will develop across the Isles of Scilly and southwestern parts of England and Wales. Here, gusts are likely to reach 70-80 mph in some coastal areas and in a few...
Be careful when buying event tickets
From Action Fraud: Devon & Cornwall Police’s Cyber Protect Team are asking people to use strong passwords and 2-step verification for their email and social media accounts. This is following notification from Action Fraud that they have received reports about...
High Tide in Bude yesterday
High tide in Bude yesterday afternoon viewed from Summerleaze, The Strand, Nanny Moore's and Crooklets. The water was overtopping at points along the Strand, including the bus shelter, and close to the Bencoolen recreation centre. Some intrepid surfers were out. There...
RAC urges retailers to cut petrol prices by at least 5p a litre
From the RAC: The RAC is today urging the UK’s biggest fuel retailers to cut the price of petrol by at least 5p a litre to 150p to reflect their far lower wholesale costs. As it stands, the Government’s 5p duty cut brought in shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
Weather warnings for next week
The Met Office is predicting more weather of the wind and rain variety in the south west. There is a yellow warning for rain in Bude on Wednesday 1st November, associated with Storm Ciarán, and Thursday brings the added joy of a yellow warning for very strong and...
Flooding in many Cornish towns continues
Crews from St Mary's (Isles of Scilly), Falmouth, Helston, Truro, St Mawes, Polruan, Liskeard and Looe have all attended flooding incidents in the past 12 hours, and the danger is not over yet. Flood alerts have been updated today and still include Flexbury and...
Torridge resident fined for dumping takeaway waste
Torridge Council, which includes places close to Bude such as Holsworthy, Welcombe, Bradworthy and Hartland, is reminding people about litter and the penalties for dumping it. Dropping or depositing litter on any land in the open air is an offence under...
Flood warnings in operation, covering Flexbury and Widemouth Bay
A red flood warning, which means flooding is expected, is in place for parts of Bude and other sections of Cornwall's North Coast. This is for the high tides on Saturday evening 28 October and Sunday evening 29 October. The government alerts says: High astronomical...
Man sentenced for ship rape
From Devon & Cornwall Police: A former Motorman in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has been sentenced at Truro Crown Court today [27 October] for raping a woman on a ship at sea. James Carnegie, aged 33, of Manston Way, Leeds, has been sentenced to six years in prison...
SW has highest percentage of second homes
More facts and figures from the last census (2021) via the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this time on empty and second homes in England and Wales. No surprises that the South West had the highest percentage of dwellings that were second homes with no usual...
Pumpkin waste: three ways to stop your leftover lantern becoming a Halloween horror story
Misuzu Henderson / shutterstock Ebru Surucu-Balci, University of Bradford This Halloween, around 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins will go to waste in the UK alone. That’s because, of the 30 million purchased each year, about half go entirely uneaten. That’s £27 million worth...