Last Sunday saw many UK towns and cities embracing World Car-Free Day: World Car Free Day – SCARCE ECO DRIVE | World Car Free Day… Read More »Going car-free

The Science Festival starts a week today – with a packed and hugely varied programme – most of it for free: The 2019 Festival takes… Read More »Sidmouth Science Festival: ‘science in our lives’: 4th-13th October

We wash away huge amounts of micro-plastics: Futures Forum: Plastic pollution from our clothes Futures Forum: Plastics Week in Sidmouth: and Plymouth University >>> microbeads,… Read More »A washing-machine filter to deal with plastic micro-fibres

The plans for an industrial estate on the outskirts of Sidford were rejected by the District Council – but on appeal were passed: Sidford Business… Read More »Sidford Business Park – Sidmouth once again appears in Private Eye

The Telegraph today looks at the most recent analysis coming out of the UN: A new report predicts that, even with significant emission cuts, sea levels… Read More »Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s Esplanade: debate

The District Council needs the cash – so it’s putting up the price of parking: Raising car parking charges is about raising revenue – not… Read More »Raising car parking charges – and threatening the viability of small businesses

Transition Exmouth is the Transition Town group for East Devon’s largest town: They have just had a very successful meeting: . Good news from the… Read More »New start for Transition Exmouth

There has been swift reaction from the local press about plans to increase car park charges: ‘Absurd’ plans to hike up prices at Sidmouth car… Read More »Raising car parking charges is about raising revenue – not about reducing emissions

Climate change is receiving a lot of coverage in the UK: . BBC News Faster pace of climate change is ‘scary’, former chief scientist says… Read More »A councillor’s workbook on acting on climate change

There have been innumerable Freedom of Information requests over the years, asking for details about the controversial move by the District Council: What thought went… Read More »Knowle relocation project: further FOI requests

Proposals were made a year ago to transform the East Devon AONB into a national park: New National Park planned for East Devon And in… Read More »Dorset/East Devon AONBs ‘strong candidates’ for new National Park

There have been a lot of very vocal responses on the Sidmouth Community Facebook pages to proposals to raise the splash wall along the Esplanade:… Read More »Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s Esplanade: reaction

The architect taken on by PegasusLife for their development at Knowle is very much respected in the profession: . The Design Review Panel are delighted… Read More »Knowle relocation project: prioritise retrofitting existing buildings over demolition and rebuild

It’s generally agreed that we have a ‘housing crisis’ on our hands… . It’s also generally perceived that new-build, however, is just bad quality: Is… Read More »A solution to our housing problems: an infrastructure or land value tax

The latest Freedom of Information request asks about the adequacy of the new EDDC HQ in Honiton: What thought went into the design of the… Read More »Knowle relocation project: and losing out