With or without Brexit, “only 23 percent of the fruit and veg consumed in the UK is grown on the country’s farms, with garden and… Read More »Grow your own – and feed the country

We can do a lot to get behind local businesses: The social role of our shops “What makes Sidmouth different is the independent shops.” .… Read More »Totally Locally: supporting our local economy

There is more and more push to ‘green’ our buildings and the wider construction industry: Circular construction: a solution to embodied carbon in buildings Campaign… Read More »The Future Homes Standard: have your say

Later this month, the Arboretum will be celebrating trees: Sidmouth Arboretum’s Celebration of Trees . Meanwhile, here is a wonderful film just out, with thanks… Read More »More Trees Please

The Vision Group will be hosting a hustings event for the General Election on Friday 6th December: General Election Hustings in Sidmouth . So far,… Read More »VGS to hold general election hustings in Sidmouth

It’s that time of year when hedges are cut back: . Hedgebank and hedge near Wrangworthy… © David Smith cc-by-sa/2.0 … . Research from the… Read More »Looking after our hedgerows

More housing is being promised: Plans for housing in East Devon . But is this going to be more swathes of concrete, or something more… Read More »Circular construction: a solution to embodied carbon in buildings

There are lots of plans for building new housing when it comes to the current national election campaign: Brexit election must address housing crisis, says… Read More »Plans for housing in East Devon

There are some very good ideas to help our farms… . The Sid Valley © Jennifer Romero :: Geograph Britain and Ireland . … as… Read More »Can diversification help Devon farms?

Nobody seems to be very happy about the proposals for the sea/splash wall along Sidmouth’s Esplanade: . See more below or here.  We have not… Read More »Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s Esplanade ‘would be ghastly’

A new initiative from the New Economics Foundation:     Today I am excited to announce Change the Rules, a new website from the New… Read More »Change the Rules: inspiring local, community initiatives

A nice little story which has caught the public eye – both locally and nationally: Clinton Dairy has set up a 24/7 milk… – Clinton… Read More »Plastic-free milk-vending machine comes to Otterton

There have been several misgivings over the last year or so about the District Council “investing” in property – simply to balance its books: Futures… Read More »Is the District Council too interested in ‘commercial investment opportunities’?

The county council has made some impressive commitments of late: . Devon Live Cornwall and Devon top list of councils who have committed cash to… Read More »Submit your ideas for the Devon Carbon Plan

East Devon is facing an uncertain future job-wise, whatever the promises for our ‘business parks’ are made: Futures Forum: Automation and the future of work… Read More »Devon towns under pressure