“Bedrooms may be smaller now than in 1930, but they house fewer people per bedroom!” Today, people are being “crammed into former industrial and office… Read More »Tiny homes then and now…

“Staycations may be on the cusp of a new golden age.” “The UK is now about to enter an era of increased remote working.” . The… Read More »The survival of British seaside towns post-Covid

“Making the river walk more welcoming…” . There has been a lot of activity on the Ham of late: The Ham Planting and Art Community… Read More »A project proposal for the Ham

… multipurpose neighbourhoods … garden streets … digitally-enabled high street … . There are some great urban design ideas out there for Sidmouth: This is… Read More »Design visions for the urban landscape

from East Devon and New York . For the last few days, the VGS’s social medial has been re-posting pieces on Climate Week – all… Read More »The news from Climate Week

Helping to ‘stitch back together Britain’s tattered natural fabric of wild land’. . The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee writes today in Parliament’s online… Read More »Creating a nature recovery network for East Devon

“The dramatically falling costs of renewables are now a political, a media, and conversational cliché.” . There are several questions around wind energy. One is… Read More »The questions around wind energy

“The best thing to look for if you want to spot tuna is a feeding frenzy.” . In the last couple of weeks, there have… Read More »The return of bluefin tuna to Lyme Bay

“A solid economic case for sheep farmers to instead grow forests and become carbon offsetters.” “Our sheep farmers are managing one of our most precious… Read More »Sheep and trees

Lamb and beef produced on an environmentally-friendly small scale. “By supporting your local farms you can do your bit for the environment and for local… Read More »Livestock farming in Devon

“Interventions in public space don’t need to be ample and expensive.” “The lack of resources is no longer an excuse not to act. The idea… Read More »Urban Acupuncture

“During lockdown millions started WFH – and most of us don’t want to go back. In just a few months the landscape of work, family… Read More »“The genie of WFH is out of the bottle” – a Devon perspective

“The Chancellor’s emergency measures to protect the coronavirus-hit economy have been welcomed as good news for the South West and its vital hospitality industry.” MPs… Read More »South West “hit hardest by Covid job losses”

“The Local Electricity Bill’s wide appeal is no surprise, given that it will create benefits to our local economies whilst boosting clean energy generation across… Read More »The community energy revolution: further progress

“Ultimately, devolution will only progress—assuming change is not centrally imposed—if there is a collaborative mindset.” “Downing Street denied that they wanted to abolish two-thirds of… Read More »Devolution and levelling-up in the South West