Addressing the challenges ahead… . How are rural areas such as the Sid Valley going to get to net-zero?  There are a few challenges ahead.… Read More »Getting to net-zero: rural transport and energy

“People say it’s just the council being lazy and just giving up, but that’s not the case: we need to look at this very carefully.”… Read More »Councils managing their grass-cutting regimes

“We felt it was important that the service should drive the building and not the other way around. It is possible we will need to… Read More »Replacing Manstone Youth Centre

“So we now have a lot of data about the housing situation across Devon and potential solutions. We’ve got a new Government with a commitment… Read More »Devon Housing Commission: ‘affordable homes at the scale required’

“Existing communities must have a role in the development of new plans.” [Richard Foord MP] . Councils are struggling with housing. The Local Democracy Reporting… Read More »Struggling to provide the right sort of local housing

“Being dementia-friendly is about giving time and patience, which is a worthy effort for the welfare of people and businesses” [Denese Molyneux, chair, Sidmouth Chamber of… Read More »Sidmouth businesses going dementia-friendly

Devon flag colours were chosen to ‘keep it simple and impactful’ [Sue Stanbury, artist and SCC member] . The Sidmouth School of Art’s latest project… Read More »Sidmouth Cycling Campaign flying the flag

General Election Hustings in Sidmouth: Wednesday 19th June 7pm at All Saints’ Church. Voters invited to submit questions beforehand online or at the door. .… Read More »Hustings 2024

How should we be talking about the environment?  . By now it’s become very clear that the perils of greenwashing have spread far and wide – and… Read More »From ‘greenwashing’ to ‘greenhushing’

A selection from the Transition Town movement’s monthly latest… . This month’s highlights:   What to do about the Election? Elections campaigns can divide our communities, but it can… Read More »June news from Transition Together

Voters will have the opportunity to quiz candidates at the upcoming hustings event in Sidmouth on Wednesday 19th June – with more information to follow…… Read More »Winning the rural/farming/countryside vote: engaging the candidates

‘The powers of connection and circularity’ With excepts from this month’s thoughtful and intelligent newsletter from the Design Council: . …. Design for Planet –… Read More »The Design Council’s June newsletter – ‘Design for Planet’

“Exeter needs to do something about its traffic problem.” [Prof Richard Betts, Exeter University] . The county town has got a problem with traffic –… Read More »BREAKING: Exeter LTN scrapped

“Adversely impacting on the visibility of and access to and around adjacent public buildings.” [District Council’s planning committee] . There has been quite a lot… Read More »BREAKING: application for public toilet block at Sidmouth Swimming Pool REFUSED

“Making the most the inherent character of this brick built Victorian former steam laundry.” [Stags estate agents] . Back in January, there was some very… Read More »Laundry Lane: new housing in old buildings: ‘an imaginative redevelopment’