The independent Davidstow Parish web site. AKA "The North Cornwall Free Press"!
Davidstow, Kernow
Joined April 2020
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Dear @dianabarran and @AnthonyBrowneMP,
Whilst this is largely good news, who came up with "This could also help schools to generate revenue"?
V2G.co.uk/2024/02/v2s-sudden…
Happily there is now an alternative!
#Safeguarding #UKplc's #SmartGrid using #V2S?
#EV #V2x #WeDriveTheWind
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The October rainfall summary from @RoostWeather for the nearby North Wyke weather station reveals the recent deluge.
That has helped improve the water level in the nearby reservoir at Roadford Lake, as well as at Colliford Lake in Cornwall:
West-Devon.info/2026/10/seve…
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The @EnvAgency has moved Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly into "a state of prolonged dry weather":
West-Devon.info/2026/07/envi…
"The National Drought Group... are monitoring the situation and will next meet on 20 July."
Cc: @Tom___Scott @WEBylines @Brodie_Owen
#Drought2026
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Launceston has now received a soaking, and the rain has spilled over the River Tamar into West Devon.
#WestDevonWx
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Just talking about the remarkable migrations of the Painted Lady Butterfly on @BBCCornwall. A timely moment to read this brilliant blog post from @markdeeble1 which tells their weird and wonderful story.
rose-an-hale.org/blog
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Slightly belated news that @SouthWestWater imposed a #HosepipeBan "for customers in Mid Devon and parts of East Devon" earlier this week.
#Drought2026?
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Plus an added bonus of numerous #jellyfish spotted at Sandymouth Beach north of Bude 👇
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The latest UKV model run predicts a maximum temperature this afternoon of 33 °C around here:
west-devon.info/2026/07/the-…
However, the @metoffice "retail" forecast suggests a maximum of a mere 31 °C.
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By 9:20 Dartmoor had emerged from the gloom and the 3rd day of the latest #heatwave here in West Devon was fully under way:
West-Devon.info/2026/07/the-…
#WestDevonWx
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However, perhaps Paul would care to look into a claim I made last week, but the @metoffice did not?
"South West England's hottest evah day on record!"
west-devon.info/2026/06/the-…
What's he got against Yeovilton for example?
Image: @meteologix
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The @metoffice has issued a yellow warning for more potential thunderstorms across Devon and Cornwall on Thursday evening.
#WestDevonWx
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Following a public consultation, the Environment Agency has issued a permit variation to Saputo Dairy UK for their creamery site near Davidstow, Cornwall.
The permit introduces tighter controls to protect people and the environment.
gov.uk/government/news/envir…
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The @EnvAgency has just issued an advice against bathing at East Looe due to a sewage pollution incident.
Earlier this evening @SouthWestWater also reported a combined sewer overflow activation for the same beach, which may or may not be related.
#EndSewagePollution!
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Following the recent rainfall, almost all of @SouthWestWater's reservoirs are now full to overflowing.
The one exception is Colliford Lake in Cornwall, which was at 82.6% of total net capacity on Feb 8th:
west-devon.info/2026/01/wint…
#Drought2026?
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Further west still, the Bridge pumping station overflow at Portreath is active yet again.
Although it's impossible to know this from SWW's #WaterFitLive web page, our #WestDevonCSO database reveals that it has been in operation for much of this year👇
Cc: @Perran4CRH
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Hence the surfing beaches at Fistral in Newquay and Trevaunance Cove at St. Agnes are suffering from sewage pollution yet again:
West-Devon.info/2026/02/febr…
Also nearby CSOs at Halwill and Shebbear are discharging into the Rivers Carey & Torridge.
Cc: @Geoffrey_Cox @CarveMag
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Somewhat belatedly, @SouthWestWater has released reservoir water level graphs for February 1st:
west-devon.info/2026/01/wint…
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The @metoffice has issued yet another warning for heavy rain tomorrow afternoon and evening.
There are plenty of flood warnings further east, but currently the only flood alerts across Devon & Kernow are for West Cornwall rivers, the River Teign and the Middle Exe:
#WestDevonWx
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There's currently no flood alert for the Upper Tamar, but there are several 🚨flood warnings🚨 along the south coast:
"High tides are expected to cause flooding over the next three days.
Flooding is expected on the mornings of Tue 3, Wed 4 and Thu 5 Feb 2026"
#WestDevonWx
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Our editor is quoted in a @BBCNews article by @Brodie_Owen:
Water campaigner Jim Hunt... said it sounded like @SouthWestWater was "kicking the can down the road, crossing their fingers that we don't have a dry spring and summer. They have dodged a bullet the past two summers".
Deluge of rain fills reservoirs after dry summer bbc.in/3ZaRoLa