Davidstow Info 〓〓

The independent Davidstow Parish web site.

AKA "The North Cornwall Free Press"!

[Davidstow Info 〓〓 @DavidstowInfo]

FYI @robrotchell @clairehewlett62 @scottmann4NC @SJSCamelford 👇

[V2G Limited @V2gUK]

Dear @dianabarran and @AnthonyBrowneMP,

Whilst this is largely good news, who came up with "This could also help schools to generate revenue"?

https://t.co/FiRx1rnDKW

Happily there is now an alternative!

#Safeguarding #UKplc's #SmartGrid using #V2S?

#EV #V2x #WeDriveTheWind

[Environment AgencySW @EnvAgencySW]

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.

https://t.co/E69QRpMzgm

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

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!

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

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:

https://t.co/FnKDRsu0pk

#Drought2026?

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@Geoffrey_Cox @CarveMag @BenMaguireMP @PorthEmmet @BBCSpotlight @Skentelbery @IanRoomeMP @EmmaforWycombe @robtibbles @BeachWoolacombe @andrew_cotton @WatergateBayAM 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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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

Hence the surfing beaches at Fistral in Newquay and Trevaunance Cove at St. Agnes are suffering from sewage pollution yet again:

https://t.co/p0vurkuHyU

Also nearby CSOs at Halwill and Shebbear are discharging into the Rivers Carey & Torridge.

Cc: @Geoffrey_Cox @CarveMag

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

Somewhat belatedly, @SouthWestWater has released reservoir water level graphs for February 1st:

https://t.co/YW2KohZfik

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

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

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

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

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

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".

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@SmalePerry @weatherbraine Except for Colliford in Kernow, which was just over 3/4 full on January 25th?

https://t.co/iTOoE8IQdB

#Drought2026?

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@LukePollard @FredThomasUK @BenMaguireMP @David__Reed This morning the multi-day sewage “spills” at Plymouth and Harlyn are continuing, and two CSOs in Exmouth are active once again:

https://t.co/Jw6iYpCGSS

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

South West Water have just released graphs of the water levels in their biggest reservoirs on January 25th.

Here's the graph of total water storage across Devon and Cornwall, plus Colliford, Roadford and Wimbleball Lakes 👇

The recent rain to the rescue?

#Drought2026?

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@EnvAgency In the wake of #StormChandra many combined sewer overflows are still active across Devon and Cornwall this morning.

That includes the multi-day "spills" at St. Merryn, Plymouth and Exmouth

https://t.co/C89iRfLJfa

#SewagePollution

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

The forecast heavy rain has arrived in West Devon.

There are flood alerts across Devon and Cornwall.

The Upper Tamar alert says:

"Prolonged heavy rainfall is forecast throughout Mon and into Tue.

Catchments are saturated and rivers are expected to respond"

#WestDevonWx

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[Davidstow Info 〓〓 @DavidstowInfo]

@BBCCornwall The full(ish) Kernow power cut story 🧵👇

https://t.co/PCrthPj6P8

[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@metoffice @gridcustomersuk @RoostWeather This morning there are just over 500 properties in Cornwall still suffering from an absence of electrical energy supply.

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@metoffice @gridcustomersuk @RoostWeather Following Storm Goretti there are still 7,500 properties in Cornwall suffering from a power cut this morning.

Devon and the Isles of Scilly now seem to be back to "normal".

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@metoffice @gridcustomersuk @RoostWeather As Storm Goretti wanes over Central Europe, there are still almost 30,000 properties without electricity across Cornwall

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

@metoffice @gridcustomersuk @RoostWeather The number of properties suffering from a power cut in the wake of Storm Goretti has reduced slightly overnight.

However, there are currently over 42,000 properties in Cornwall still without electricity.

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

The @metoffice has upgraded this evening's Storm Goretti wind warning for Cornwall to a "very likely, high impact" red warning:

🚨"Damage to buildings and homes, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down. Flying debris resulting in danger to life."🚨

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[West Devon Info 🌐 @west_devon_info]

This evening @SouthWestWater’s #WaterFitLive map shows an ongoing sewage pollution problem at Lynmouth:

https://t.co/V07Qt2tVF2

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