Lost and found cats
Blue skies and calm waters with Appledore in the background, taken from Instow by of Barnstaple.
»FOUND – Ginger Cat. Ilfracombe harbour area. 0345 3714 203
»LOST – Neo. Brown and grey tabby. Male. Half pink and white lip. White socks. Missing from Whiddon valley area. 07814748232
»LOST – Dexter, Grey male cat. South Molton. 07925 534863 »FOUND – Black male cat. Queens Nympton area South Molton. Call 0345 3714 203 »LOST - Mango, black, white and brown tabby male cat, 3 years old. Missing from Roundswell area of Barnstaple 07586 456937.
»LOST - Mr Meowgi, Large brown/beige/grey tabby male cat, 7 months old. Medium haired striped pattern. Missing from Filleigh, Barnstaple 07957 965136.
»LOST - Lilly, tabby long haired female cat, 7 years old. Missing from Roundswell area of Barnstaple 07901 802001. »LOST - Felix, black and white male cat, 13 years old. Missing from Ilfracombe 07746 796532. »LOST - Millie, white and tabby female cat. Missing from Hele area of Ilfracombe 07493 189311. »LOST - Felix, 14 years old, black and white male cat. Tears on his ears and fur missing on the back of his neck area.
Missing from Torrs Park area of Ilfracombe 07391 146764.
»LOST - Luna, 3 years old, tabby female cat.
Scar above eye, tail broken at end. Missing from Kentisbury area of Combe Martin 07721 188469.
»LOST -Bluebella, 11 years old, blue/grey with white bib and four white paws. Missing from Ashford, Barnstaple 07568 589821.
»LOST - Jess, 3 year old, small dark grey tabby female cat. Missing from Whiddon Drive area of Barnstaple 07856 849815.
»LOST - Louie, 1 ½ year old large black and white male cat. Missing from the Sticklepath area of Barnstaple 07411 948864.
»LOST - Lena, 7 year old, smokey grey female cat.
Missing from Barnstaple 07725 348225.
»LOST - Fluffy, 11 years old, Large tabby and white, long haired female cat, MIssing from the Pilton area of Barnstaple 07725 563329.
»LOST - Chipotle or Chippy, 6 years old, Ginger and white fluffy male cat with a fluffy tail. Missing from Morthoe Woolacombe 01271 870328 or 01271 870391 Post Office. »LOST - Frank, 18 months old, jet black male cat with a few white hairs on his chest. Missing from the Warkleigh Barton area of Umberleigh 07391 408080. »LOST - Muffin, 12 years old, Blue/grey female cat with one white whisker, she has a blue nose with a bit of pink around her nostrils. Missing from the Sticklepath area of Barnstaple. 01271 269065 or mobile 07596 283345.
»LOST - Stitch, 7 years old, white and ginger male cat with a long stripey tail missing from Barnstaple 07530 668655.
»LOST - Lola, 11 year old, small grey tabby female cat. Missing from Yelland area of Barnstaple 01271 624943.
»LOST - Minchii, 3 year old, black and white male cat fluffy with a small black mark on his chin. Missing from Barnstaple 07729 634870.
»LOST - Chunk, 6 year old, pure white male cat with amber eyes. Missing from the Rackenford area of Tiverton 07546 638801.
»LOST - Weasley, ginger male cat. Missing from the Combe Martin area. Contact 07792 994407.
»LOST - Ziggy, 10 year old male. Black and white cat. Missing from Richmond street, Barnstaple 07874 869650.
AH, Bideford, the little white town! Then it became the little green town and now we are going all out for the ‘blue’ economy.
I was a little startled to read that! Surely, not…? But no, the blue economy is what we’ve got used to referring to as Clean Maritime – everything from seaweed farming to wave power. So, now Bideford is to become a little blue town as well – aquamarine, maybe?
A vintage photo posted on the Bideford History page reminded us of what was perhaps the grey economy – a herd of elephants trooping over Bideford long bridge in 1961.
It was wonderful to read the comments of people who remembered what must have been a sensational occasion, with people lining the bridge to watch. One person remembered her mother opening the door to pick up the milk bottles (those were the days!) and hearing a shuffling sound which turned out to be the elephants passing. Apparently, they arrived by train as part of Chipperfield’s Circus.
A bit too early for Bideford Zoo, which didn’t open till 1966. And it would be hard to blame them for the collapse of the bridge which didn’t happen until 1968.
Talking of the railway, not everyone is happy that proposals to create three holiday units out of the old station building have been approved by the planning committee. However, the applicants worked closely with Torridge to ensure they were acceptable to conservation officers and the way is now open for improvements to the heritage site, which were part of the proposal.
These include a canopy over the steps going up to the site, a mini museum providing audio memories of East the Water – in a phone box which will be relocated there – and improved facilities for volunteers working in the heritage centre. Neither the Tarka Trail nor the potential to reinstate a heritage railway will be affected.
More flooding on the quay was captured in some surreal photos this week. It was unclear for a moment whether the Lundy office was floating out to sea, or the Severn Scimitar was planning to dock somewhere up the High Street.
However, things returned to normal when the tide went out, though once again it’s another warning that more needs to be done to protect coastal communities such as our own from extreme weather events which are becoming more frequent.