This Thursday, it’s all go in Salcombe Regis: Salcombe Regis Country Fair   The Herald celebrates with a look back over the past – and… Read More »Salcombe Regis Country Fair

The Sid Valley not only has meadows for grazing sheep and cattle, but also fields of rapeseed and barley – which are being sprayed with… Read More »Pesticides on our farms

Yesterday, big changes were announced for Devon-wide buses: Stagecoach making changes to its bus services   However, the Mirror reports today that things are not… Read More »House of Commons’ Transport Committee calls for a “national strategy” for buses to give passengers a better deal

We have a new District Council: All change at the District Council? But not everyone is happy about the changes – despite the extraordinary election… Read More »A false start at EDDC?

As reported by Devon Live: Big changes to Devon’s bus routes are coming   Including the Seaton – Sidmouth – Exeter route: Services 9/9A Minor timetable… Read More »Stagecoach making changes to its bus services

Exeter City Council has been producing visions for its future – most of which involves building lots of housing: Exeter Vision 2020: ‘sustainable development’? Exeter… Read More »What is the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan? And how will the new District Council work with it?

It’s happening again tomorrow: Youth Climate Strike in Exeter   Fridays for Future – Exeter   Find your local strike here   As reported in… Read More »Youth Climate Strike in Exeter tomorrow

At the beginning of the month, we had elections to the District Council: Results of District Council elections   And yesterday, the new Council met… Read More »All change at the District Council?

Perhaps in the light of tonight’s alignment at the District Council, we should not be speaking about ‘municipal socialism’ – as reported by the East… Read More »Preston Council: injecting into the local economy through local procurement

The Localis think tank is pushing for a radical rethink of local government finances – as reported by the Public Finance website:   Financial control… Read More »“We need radical decentralisation”

Today’s Guardian reports on a success story in France:   Today, Mulhouse is known for the staggering transformation of its thriving centre, bucking the national… Read More »How to revive an ailing town centre

The County Council has voted on climate change: Climate change: District Council to “consider setting a more ambitious date for becoming carbon neutral” – Futures… Read More »Does Devon need a citizen’s assembly on climate change?

As well as the VGS news pages, there are lots of other places to go for local news: BBC Local News: Sidmouth ITV Local News:… Read More »Where to get your Sidmouth news

Exeter has got all sorts of expansion plans: Liveable Exeter “highlights the property crisis while trying to solve transport challenges” Exeter: portrait of a city… Read More »“Garden Communities” for Exeter

The Sea Fest will be upon us tomorrow: Sidmouth Sea Fest And the Plastic Warriors will be doing another beach clean: Sidmouth Plastic Warriors >… Read More »Sidmouth Plastic Warriors > Do you want to get involved?