“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’
“Rather than seeing the turbulence of the post-Covid working world as something to sulk about, we should see it is as an opportunity to innovate… Read More »Getting flexible with work
“… the imperative of collaborating in surmounting food insecurity, environmental degradation, and political polarization.” [ Think Global Health] . Of late, there have been several… Read More »Collaborating on the environment locally
Concerns voiced afresh on social media . Late last year, the restaurateur Rockfish withdrew their application for the Drill Hall – one of the ‘outstanding issues’ being… Read More »Drill Hall: of public shelters and public toilets