by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Nov 1, 2023 | Travel, Weather
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...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 26, 2023 | Consumer, Cornwall, Travel
This will not directly impact Bude as we have no trains but for anyone who uses trains, Great Western Railway (GWR) has made this announcement: Great Western Railway is encouraging passengers to check their journeys carefully ahead of major engineering work which will...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 10, 2023 | Councils, Devon, Travel
From Devon County Council: The North Devon Link Road will be partially closed for a month from Wednesday 11 October to allow essential maintenance work to go ahead. As part of our ongoing scheme to upgrade the A361, contractor Griffiths needs to excavate the road in a...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 4, 2023 | Politics, Travel
It was brave to hold the Party Conference in Manchester and then scrap their flagship ‘levelling up’ project HS2 to the city. But apparently, the money will be distributed elsewhere. It does make you wonder about all that land compulsorily purchased to...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Oct 3, 2023 | Bude, Events, Travel
The 6th Annual General Meeting of Connect Bude is to be held at The Falcon Hotel, Bude, on Saturday 21 October 2023 from 11.00 to 12.30. Members of the public are welcome, but only fully paid-up members will be able to vote on any proposals presented at the meeting....
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Sep 28, 2023 | Cornwall, Councils, Education/learning, Travel
While it does not directly impact Bude (yet), Cornwall Council’s plans to phase out some buses on routes deemed fit for walking, will cause problems for some families in other areas, such as South Petherwin. Cornwall Council says it is ‘now encouraging...
