Bude

Dartmoor Line exceeds expectations as second anniversary …

The first line that reopened under a government programme to bring back lost railways has far exceeded expectations with 550,000 journeys in the first two years.
Okehampton Station has held a special birthday party to celebrate the positive impact the…

The 88-year-old trains that became a tourist attraction

Attempts to replace them came, and went, with failure. In 1929, a trial of cascaded SECR P Class 0-6-0 tank engines, built between 1909 and 1910, namely locomotive number 558 (scrapped in 1960), ended abruptly after the locomotive was found to damage t…

Eight die in tragic South West road incidents in just two weeks

Eight people have tragically died in crashes on roads across the South West in recent weeks. Police are investigating six incidents, including one which involved multiple arrests.
First, motorbike rider died following a crash near Kingsbridge[1] on Apr…

Storm Noa: Met Office expects Bude to be battered by 62mph winds

With wind speeds of up to 75 mph forecast across Cornwall and the South West, everyone will be feeling the force of Storm Noa, a whirlwind of heavy rain and gale force winds. Cornwall has been hit particularly hard already, with several parts of the co…