“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

From festivals… to ‘one of the best places to live’… Sidmouth is now ‘a hotspot for entrepreneurship’. . There’s quite a buzz in Sidmouth –… Read More »Sidmouth is buzzing

“Coastal towns including Sidmouth are among the fastest growing areas for UK microbusinesses.” [This is Money – from the GoDaddy’s Venture Forward report] . There… Read More »Sidmouth ‘a hotspot for entrepreneurship’

Councillor Kevin Walker “These are important roles as it is essential that the Town Council remains connected to the many different organisations in the Sid… Read More »Vision Group for Sidmouth welcomes its Town Council representative

“A golden opportunity to provide accommodation, facilities for the town, jobs and goodness knows what else besides.” [Our Belper Mills campaign] Spaces owned by local… Read More »No trouble at Mill: repurposing abandoned buildings into social housing

“Publicly owned toilets could soon become a thing of the past.” [Comment to VGS] . At the Annual Meeting of Sidmouth Town Council earlier this month, most of… Read More »What’s the future of public toilet provision in the Sid Valley?

“Earth’s growing fever has obvious repercussions for human health.” [Imagine: The Conversation] . A lot of the effects of climate change seem rather abstract, from “harming health, through… Read More »In sickness and in health: the effect of the climate on our everyday lives

The first coastal ‘tourist tax’ in the UK is set to be introduced in Dorset, targeting visitors to Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole from July 1st.… Read More »Should Devon charge a ‘tourist tax’? part two

“Diminishing public services, inadequate infrastructure, and housing which has become increasingly unaffordable resulting in hidden poverty and ageing communities.” [Rural Services Network] “The farming vote… Read More »Winning the rural/farming/countryside vote: ‘what the next government must do’

“He was a visionary.” [Alan Bennett] . Poet Laurette John Betjeman was associated with several places – from Slough to the West Country – and, famously,… Read More »John Betjeman: forty years on

“30,000 people are killed or seriously injured on our roads every year, and less than three of those are involving cyclists.” [National Active Travel Commissioner… Read More »‘Death-traps’ on our roads

Looking beyond ‘cow pat’ development to success stories elsewhere. A pioneering community-owned shop, in West Sussex, a trailblazing partnership between local developer Thakeham and national charity Plunkett UK.… Read More »Cranbrook: making a better job of building a town centre

Looking beyond the countryside idyll… “Balancing farming and family on an organic dairy farm by the coast” [Holly Atkinson, South Devon farmer] . SUPPORTING THE… Read More »Mental Health Awareness Week – and coping in rural areas