It’s not a good idea to put up car parking charges for town centres at the moment: Raising car parking charges: “Given the current state… Read More »Winter Shopping Special: cheaper parking to help the High Street
What will be the impact of flooding in the Sid Valley? Flooding issues in Sidmouth And along the coast? Climate change and flooding: the impact… Read More »Exe, Otter and Axe Valleys vulnerable to flooding
Over October, the churches of Sidmouth held regular sessions on climate change, tackling particular issues: Our Fragile Earth > Caring for the Ocean . The… Read More »Our Fragile Earth: ‘fantastic response’ to church-led talks
Spread some Christmas cheer: . Free photo Parish Socks Advent Calendar Christmas Waiting – Max Pixel . With a little help from the Herald and… Read More »Help the Sid Valley Food Bank with its ‘reverse advent calendar’
On Friday 6th December, the Vision Group will be hosting an event: VGS to hold general election hustings in Sidmouth . The Herald publishes the… Read More »Hustings update: full list of candidates for East Devon constituency
Flooding has become a huge issue: Historic flooding highlights Venice’s vulnerability | Washington Post ‘Alarm’ over winter flood prospects in England | BBC News .… Read More »Flooding issues in Sidmouth
At the end of the month, the Sidmouth Arboretum will be putting on its annual gathering: The Arboretum presents a Celebration of Trees . One… Read More »Small-scale, mixed woodland for Devon
With flooding happening more and more around the country, a report has just come out, putting the south Devon coastal town of Dawlish at the… Read More »Climate change and flooding: the impact on the Devon coast
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