Not wishing to promote one supermarket over another, but it can only be good news – as reported by Devon Live: Morrisons to roll out… Read More »Morrison’s fruit and veg to go plastic-free

These news pages have covered the latest elections as they affect us here in East Devon: All change at the District Council? Results of District… Read More »Results of EU elections in the South West

The Futures Forum has been carrying the updates from the Campaign against the proposed Sidford Business Park. Here’s the last one: Sidford business park >>… Read More »Sidford Business Park > Campaign Update 28

The Vision Group’s news pages seek to highlight any current issues which might be of interest to us in the Sid Valley. But we can… Read More »Could an endless torrent of news notifications be harming democracy?

There’s more and more interest being shown in ‘citizen science’: The rise of ‘citizen science’   BBC’s Springwatch has always promoted such projects: Futures Forum:… Read More »Gardenwatch: citizen science in your back garden

A new place for businesses to work from and to meet up started up earlier this year: The Lighthouse Sidmouth – Sidmouth’s Co-Working Space The… Read More »The Lighthouse: Sidmouth’s business hub

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