In February, the Herald printed a plea for more donations for the Food Bank: Sid Valley Food Bank needs more donations It’s happened again:… Read More »Sid Valley Food Bank needs more donations as demand increases
The chair of the Victoria Hospital Comforts Fund has done excellent work – and is now retiring, as reported by the Herald: Leading figure… Read More »30 years of fundraising for Sidmouth Hospital
As reported in today’s Herald: HMRC reveal Devon workers rank among lowest paid in UK Devon workers have among the lowest average salaries in… Read More »Devon workers among lowest paid in UK
The Herald does regular pieces on small independent businesses within Sidmouth: this is from it’s latest: ‘Its about loving and showing care for the… Read More »Sidmouth businesses “showing care for the town where you live”
Roger Giles, one of the District Council’s most stalwart independent councillors – and chair of the important Scrutiny Committee – is retiring to make way… Read More »District Council elections: “We need younger councillors”
Exeter’s draft Air Quality Action Plan has considered introducing a new levy: Workplace Parking Levy Employers within a defined area will pay a levy or… Read More »Workplace parking levy for Exeter?
The VGS will be putting on a hustings event later this month: here’s the press release: VISION GROUP HOLDS HUSTINGS FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS At the… Read More »Vision Group holds hustings for local elections
Bus services need a little help: How to encourage people to use buses Half of bus routes ‘at risk due to lack of funds’ We… Read More »Outside of London buses are expensive, unpopular and quality is poor
The East Devon Watch does not consider this a good thing: Secretively towards a new kind of emergency service in Devon? Judge for your self,… Read More »Training firefighters as special constables to boost officer numbers in rural areas
The County Council will be putting up a new bridge over the River Sid: New bridge for the Ham Plans for £750,000 Devon footbridge approved… Read More »County Council investing in Sidmouth bridges
The news is generally not good when it comes to bus services: Half of bus routes ‘at risk due to lack of funds’ Newton Poppleford… Read More »How to encourage people to use buses
The last six months have seen a lot of movement down in Sidford: Nearly 1,400 residents say no to Sidford Business Park District Council… Read More »Deadline for comments on Sidford Business Park looms
As the Herald reports, we’ve got new people leading the Chamber: ‘We have so much to shout about’ – meet chamber’s new leading duo… Read More »New team at Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce
As reported in the Herald, councillors don’t really know how they should be preparing for more electric vehicles: District council warned to prepare for… Read More »District Council looking to support uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles
The East Devon District Council boasts about how much recycling they deal with: District Council’s recycling record Although there are limits to what it can… Read More »Exeter launches waste and recycling survey