Guy Henderson

London

Freelance Correspondent at CGTN

Articles

Controversial Devon heart patients pilot scrapped

5 days ago | devonlive.com | Guy Henderson

'This win belongs to the people'Health chiefs in South Devon have scrapped plans to try a new way of dealing with heart attack patients which opponents warned could cost lives. In an email to local MPs NHS Devon announced it isn’t planning to go ahead with the proposal to divert life-saving heart procedures overnight from Torbay to Exeter. Thousands of people signed a petition against the plan, which would have been trialled for three months in a ‘test and learn’ pilot.
Exeter council agrees £1m land sale for affordable housing

1 week ago | exetertoday.co.uk | Guy Henderson

A ‘ransom strip’ of land blocking access to a green field earmarked for housing in Exeter will be sold by the city council. Permission already exists for homes on the land off Pendragon Road in the Beacon Heath area, but in order to get into the field, developers need to use a small piece of land owned by the council. A year ago the council opted not to sell it, prompting the would-be developers to hit back with a judicial review into the decision. That hearing will take place next month.
Controversial Devon heart patients pilot scrapped

1 week ago | middevonadvertiser.co.uk | Guy Henderson

NHS Devon announced it isn’t planning to go ahead with the proposal to divert life-saving heart procedures overnight from Torbay to Exeter (-)HEALTH chiefs in South Devon have scrapped plans to try a new way of dealing with heart attack patients which opponents warned could cost lives. In an email to local MPs NHS Devon announced it isn’t planning to go ahead with the proposal to divert life-saving heart procedures overnight from Torbay to Exeter.
Poor broadband provision holding East Devon businesses back

1 week ago | sidmouthherald.co.uk | Guy Henderson

Digital businesses are at risk as the government delays a drive to connect the countryside to high-speed networks, it’s been claimed. In the recent government spending review, a target to get 99 per cent of the country fully switched on by 2030 was put back to 2032, an announcement which Honiton and Sidmouth Liberal Democrat MP Richard Foord said is ’disappointing’.
Devon's new silent weapon in critical battle

1 week ago | devonlive.com | Guy Henderson

'We've got an amazing boat'A new weapon in a Devon council’s battle to hit its net zero target has been launched. Salcombe harbour staff are using an all-electric boat as part of a nationwide trial to see if clean, quiet battery power can take the place of petrol and diesel in busy waters like those of the Kingsbridge estuary. And so far the verdict on the whispering workboat is a big thumbs-up.
Defence Boost in UK Promises Job Growth in South Hams

2 weeks ago | kingsbridge-today.co.uk | Guy Henderson

HMS Montrose (Image courtesy: Royal Navy) (HMS Montrose (Image courtesy: Royal Navy))Government plans to crank up spending on defence could bring an unexpected jobs bonanza for the South Hams. The Prime Minister has committed to spend 2.5 per cent of the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) on defence by 2027. This is three years earlier than the commitment made under the previous Conservative government.
New path to one of Devon's most important habitats

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Guy Henderson

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'Important' message after Dartmoor Supreme Court ruling

1 month ago | msn.com | Guy Henderson

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Delight as Supreme Court rules on Dartmoor wild camping

1 month ago | southwestfarmer.co.uk | Guy Henderson

2 1/1 Wild camping on Dartmoor has been ruled legal by the Supreme Court – and Dartmoor National Park Authority says it is ‘delighted and relieved’ at the judgement. Chief executive Dr Kevin Bishop said the ruling reaffirmed the authority’s belief that camping on the moor is ‘open-air recreation’ was a right established by the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985. It sits alongside picnicking, birdwatching and sketching wildlife as recreational pursuits.
Torquay Pavilion one of the country's 'most endangered buildings'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | John Ayres |Guy Henderson

Image caption, The Victorian Society said the Pavilion at Torquay was "at real risk of being lost if action is not taken"Local Democracy Reporting ServiceA former theatre and ice rink that was often visited by author Agatha Christie has been named as one of the 10 most endangered buildings in the country. The Victorian Society lists the Pavilion at Torquay and said it was "at real risk of being lost if action is not taken".