Our changing shopping habits
Corner shops are ‘at the heart of the community’. . One of the findings in the recent questionnaire asking Sidmouthians about life under coronavirus has… Read More »Our changing shopping habits
Corner shops are ‘at the heart of the community’. . One of the findings in the recent questionnaire asking Sidmouthians about life under coronavirus has… Read More »Our changing shopping habits
The results of the questionnaire are published. . Last Monday, the VGS, together with the Town Council’s Environment Committee, put a questionnaire on-line, asking people… Read More »Managing during and after lockdown in Sidmouth
A revolution in how we interact with common technologies in our day-to-day life. . Designers and architects are thinking about how to make public life… Read More »Contactless design post-coronavirus
The latest from Michael Moore is causing a lot of controversy: “This film is the wake-up call to the reality we are afraid to face:… Read More »‘Planet of the Humans’: a new documentary
Local architect R W Sampson’s designs make an impressive tour. . It’s a century ago since the first Act brought about a boom in building… Read More »100 years of social housing in Sidmouth
… new suburban ‘garden’ estates on the outskirts. . This year marks the centenary of building homes fit for heroes returning from the Great War:… Read More »100 years of social housing
Many town centres and high streets may not manage to recover from the effects of the crisis, unless they start acting immediately to develop the… Read More »COVID-19 Recovery Framework and guide for high streets
“This critical time of a coronavirus pandemic is precisely when the council should be working as a team to pool resources, and propose and discuss… Read More »Why is the District Council not meeting?
The Little Deli – meat, cheese, pasta, coffee . We need to be supporting our local shops in these difficult times: Shop local! . And… Read More »New food shop opens in Sidmouth
‘A little extra help’ for families during lockdown – from just a phone call away. . If you are managing to do a bit of… Read More »Help at hand: Sid Valley Food Bank
Turning streets over to cyclists and pedestrians. “A lot of cities and even countries have been defined by how they’ve responded to historical forces, whether… Read More »Reducing car use after lockdown
Try your hand at some scientific projects, learn about the scientific process and help researchers crunch through masses of data. . A lot of us… Read More »Citizen science in lock-down
Enter the rural environment as a destination for those displaced from, say Canary Wharf, with an enviable work/life balance, properly equipped with resources appropriate to… Read More »Decentralization and technology-enabled home working
As the scale of Britain’s elderly care catastrophe emerges, it is clear that the sector spent far too long simply struggling to be heard. .… Read More »Coronavirus, care homes and Sidmouth
Free nature activities to do at home. . We can take a few moments to enjoy and appreciate nature – as suggested by Butterly Conservation:… Read More »Turn to nature for inspiration