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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- General
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Council shelves £1.2m leisure centre plans
Councillors have shelved £1.2m of decarbonisation plans for a leisure centre after a meeting heard it would not reduce costs. Members of Torridge District Council in Devon were told although a new installation at Holsworthy Leisure Centre would achieve "substantial" carbon savings, it could actually cost more to run the facility over time, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The centre will now not have its 13-year-old oil boilers replaced with an air source heat pump system for heating the swimming pool and sports hall. Councillors were satisfied other energy efficiency measures that were installed over the past seven months were doing enough. More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon These measures included a new roof and doors, triple glazing, solar panels and draft proofing. Adrian Redwood, major projects manager for the council, said the boilers were performing adequately and he expected them to continue to function without being too stressed. He said changing areas were reinstated and a new combined air source heat pump and ventilation system would "significantly improve" the internal environment and comfort levels. The work so far was largely funded by grants from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, the Rural Prosperity Fund and Sport England, it said. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ More on this story Future of Devon town is under the spotlight Council changes design plans for historic wharf Related internet links Torridge District Council
BBC News
03-08-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Devon council shelves £1.2m leisure centre plans
Councillors have shelved £1.2m of decarbonisation plans for a leisure centre after a meeting heard it would not reduce of Torridge District Council in Devon were told although a new installation at Holsworthy Leisure Centre would achieve "substantial" carbon savings, it could actually cost more to run the facility over time, said the Local Democracy Reporting centre will now not have its 13-year-old oil boilers replaced with an air source heat pump system for heating the swimming pool and sports were satisfied other energy efficiency measures that were installed over the past seven months were doing enough. These measures included a new roof and doors, triple glazing, solar panels and draft Redwood, major projects manager for the council, said the boilers were performing adequately and he expected them to continue to function without being too said changing areas were reinstated and a new combined air source heat pump and ventilation system would "significantly improve" the internal environment and comfort work so far was largely funded by grants from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, the Rural Prosperity Fund and Sport England, it said.
BBC News
01-08-2025
- Politics
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Councils will work together to decide on Devon solar farm
Two council planning committees will work together to decide on an application for what is believed to be the largest ever solar farm application in northern District Council and North Devon Council will join forces as the application straddles the two districts. A planning application has been submitted but not yet validated and so is not currently in the public would have all nine of its planning committee members on the case and there would be nine of the 12 members of North Devon's, including a chairperson, who could make a casting was considered the best way forward given that 60% of the application site is in north Devon and 40% in Torridge. Councillor David Brenton expressed concern that this system could result in Torridge's vote being "suppressed" but councillor Bob Hicks said he didn't see any issues, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) reported."As the alternating chairman of the joint planning policy committee working directly with North Devon, we get on extremely well," he Chris Leather said: "It makes sense as we are all singing from the same local plan anyway."He said he believed this to be largest solar farm application the two areas had ever 2023, the CPRE produced a map to show that nine of the largest solar farms, more than 100 acres, in Devon were in the local authority areas of Torridge, North Devon, Mid Devon and East Devon.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
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Council warning after life buoys used as dog toys
Repeated vandalism of life-saving equipment is putting people in danger, councillors have warned. Torridge District Council said there had been multiple occasions where equipment used to rescue people had been vandalised at leisure spots, including Kenwith Valley Reservoir, which is popular with dog walkers. The council, which has more than 40 life-saving items across the district, said it had seen "lifebuoys used as dog toys, throw lines in trees and boxes thrown into water or gone missing". Phillip Hackett, the council's safety lead, said: "Lives are priceless - you wouldn't tamper with a parachute, you wouldn't tamper with a safety belt in the car." More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon The council said the cost of replacing damaged items was adding up, but its main concern was people's safety. "The monetary side isn't the main driver here," Hackett said. The council said adding padlocks to boxes which hold equipment could waste vital seconds in an emergency. Chris Willson, a coastal engineer for Torridge District Council, said: "Unfortunately people seem to like to vandalise certain items. "It is quite a concern, especially if someone were to be in danger." The council said anyone who witnessed vandalism should report it to the police and damaged equipment should be reported to the council. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ CCTV upgrade after play park paint attack Plumber fixes vandalised toilet as Christmas gift Play park vandalised for second time this year Torridge District Council
BBC News
13-07-2025
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Devon council warning after life buoys used as dog toys
Repeated vandalism of life-saving equipment is putting people in danger, councillors have District Council said there had been multiple occasions where equipment used to rescue people had been vandalised at leisure spots, including Kenwith Valley Reservoir, which is popular with dog council, which has more than 40 life-saving items across the district, said it had seen "lifebuoys used as dog toys, throw lines in trees and boxes thrown into water or gone missing".Phillip Hackett, the council's safety lead, said: "Lives are priceless - you wouldn't tamper with a parachute, you wouldn't tamper with a safety belt in the car." The council said the cost of replacing damaged items was adding up, but its main concern was people's safety."The monetary side isn't the main driver here," Hackett council said adding padlocks to boxes which hold equipment could waste vital seconds in an Willson, a coastal engineer for Torridge District Council, said: "Unfortunately people seem to like to vandalise certain items."It is quite a concern, especially if someone were to be in danger."The council said anyone who witnessed vandalism should report it to the police and damaged equipment should be reported to the council.
