Bradley Gerrard

London

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Freelance journalist | copywriter & part-time #LDRS in Devon @RadioExe. Former Telegraph/FT Group hack. Dad of 3, runner, beer lover, coffee snob.

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Articles

Devoncast - A power shift at County Hall and controversial wind turbines

6 days ago | radioexe.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

The new episode of Devoncast delves into the political power shift at County Hall in the wake of this month’s local elections. Voters went to their local polling stations on 1 May to decide who should be in charge of Devon County Council.
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway extension refused by planners

1 week ago | northdevongazette.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Hopes of extending the Lynton and Barnstaple heritage railway line have been set back after Exmoor National Park’s planning committee derailed the application. The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust had applied to reinstate the railway line between Killington Lane and Cricket Field Lane., adding some 940 extra metres of track to the existing 1.5 kilometre heritage line.
Council's social rent error sparks outrage

1 week ago | radioexe.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

A government regulator has criticised a Devon council for “serious failings” after it overcharged its social housing tenants for more than two decades to the tune of £7.5 million. Mid Devon District Council reported itself to the Regulator for Social Housing (RSH) last year when an audit unearthed an issue with how it had calculated, and therefore charged, rent to its tenants.
Hodgson reappointed as leader of Green and Independent grouping in Devon

1 week ago | sidmouthherald.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

County Hall, Exeter (Image: LDRS) Jacqi Hodgson has been reappointed as the leader of the Green and Independent group after a post-election bounce in seats. The Greens jumped to six councillors after the Devon County Council elections last week (May 1), up from the two they had heading into the ballot.
Leader change for Devon’s Liberal Democrats after election surge

1 week ago | sidmouthherald.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Paul Arnott speaking after winning the Seaton & Colyton seat in the Devon County Council election (Image: Bradley Gerrard/LDRS) Devon’s Liberal Democrats have appointed Julian Brazil as their leader, marking a change atop the group after its election surge. A vote at the weekend put Cllr Brazil (Kingsbridge) in charge of the party, which secured the most seats of any single group in the Devon County Council elections last week.
Reform rise adds to Devon’s uncertainty

1 week ago | kingsbridge-today.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Election results - LDRS (Election results - LDRS )A significant Conservative majority has been roundly overturned but the rise of the Liberal Democrats hasn’t been stratospheric enough to earn them outright control. Although the Lib Dems are now the largest party in Devon County Council with 27 of the 60 seats, they are likely to need the assistance of non-Lib Dem councillors to secure control.
Anger at lack of council support for Sidmouth’s major jazz festival

1 week ago | radioexe.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

There’s anger about the lack of council support for a major jazz festival hosted in an East Devon town. The Sidmouth International Jazz & Blues Festival, which returns for its fourth year later this month and has hit acts including Gabrielle, Curtis Stigers and Soul II Soul on its line-up, secures the majority of its support from private donors and the town council.
Turnout down across East Devon in county-wide poll

1 week ago | radioexe.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Voter turnout at the ballot box is down in the biggest district of Devon’s county-wide elections. Figures for the nine divisions that make up the East Devon district show the percentage of voters has dropped in all but one. The biggest drop was witnessed in the Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton division, with a turnout of just 23.7 per cent, a steep fall compared to the 38.1 per cent turnout in the same division in the 2021 county council election.
East Devon gets two Reform UK councillors as Lib Dems sweep five seats

1 week ago | sidmouthherald.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

Reform UK secured two of the 11 East Devon seats with the Lib Dems bagging five. Several Lib Dem district councillors secured seats in County Hall, with district leader Paul Arnott winning Seaton & Colyton and Councillor Nick Hookway taking the Exmouth & Budleigh Salterton Coastal seat. The district also returned two independents, with Jess Bailey holding on to her Otter Valley seat, and East Devon District Council’s deputy leader Paul Hayward winning in Axminster.
Lib Dem’s exert dominance in Mid Devon

1 week ago | radioexe.co.uk | Bradley Gerrard

The Liberal Democrats have dominated the Mid Devon district in the county council elections, securing five of the area’s six seats. Four members of Mid Devon District Council’s Lib Dem-led administration now hold seats on Devon County Council. Crediton was taken by Councillor Jim Cairney for the party, while Councillor Steve Keable took Creedy Taw and Mid Exe.