25/06/2026
TALE VALE POWER OUTAGE:
Yesterday's power outage across the Tale Vale is another reminder of the long standing problems with electricity reliability in our rural communities.
Residents in Talaton, Feniton, Higher Tale and neighbouring villages have experienced repeated power cuts over a number of years. Whilst power was restored yesterday, too many local people have come to expect these disruptions as part of daily life.
Reliable electricity is an essential service. It is vital for families, businesses, farms, people working from home, and vulnerable residents.
If elected to Parliament, a Conservative MP for Honiton & Sidmouth would bring together National Grid, Voneus, local councils and other infrastructure providers to identify why these outages continue to occur and secure a coordinated plan to improve the resilience of the local electricity network.
Likewise, if elected to East Devon District Council and Devon County Council, Conservative councillors would work proactively with residents, providers and partner organisations to ensure the concerns of communities across the Tale Vale are properly represented and acted upon.
In the meantime, we hope East Devon District Councillor Richard Jefferies, Devon County Councillor Cathy Connor and Richard Foord MP will work proactively with providers to address the significant and long standing issues facing residents across the Tale Vale.
Yesterday's outage also highlights a wider problem. Rural communities continue to be let down by infrastructure that should simply work. Whether it is electricity, broadband, mobile signal or transport, rural Devon deserves the same standard of public services as anywhere else.
Honiton & Sidmouth Conservatives will continue campaigning for the investment our rural communities deserve.
