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
It’s election time. The District Council has published a full list of candidates for both Town and District elections – plus details about postal voting:… Read More »District and Town Council elections > Thursday 2nd May
Things seemed to be hopeful for Exeter airport’s main carrier: Council leaders fight to keep Flybe in Exeter Flybe sold to Virgin-led consortium However,… Read More »Flybe to end many flights from Exeter
Congratulations to Exmouth: Residents vote in favour of Exmouth Neighbourhood Plan at March referendum Plan will help decide the future of the parish in… Read More »Exmouth votes overwhelmingly for its neighbourhood plan
News from today’s Radio Exe that some fresh ideas are emerging to revitalise Ottery: Ideas for Ottery St Mary’s ‘road to regeneration’ revealed Proper… Read More »A vision for Ottery’s traffic and transport
As part of the Transition Town movement, the VGS is keen to push awareness of climate change issues. Whether it’s demonstrations: Sidmouth students strike to… Read More »Extinction Rebellion takes over Exeter city centre
From the Herald – plus a photo from the company running the events: Summer seafront street food market returns and promises a bit of… Read More »Sidmouth Eats Boutique > street food market to return
The District Council is consulting on its latest proposals for affordable housing: Affordable Housing The draft Affordable Housing SPD and accompanying documents are being… Read More »Have your say on affordable housing in East Devon
It must be spring – as reported by the Herald: Spring floral competition open for 2019 Talented gardeners have been invited to showcase the… Read More »Sidmouth’s spring floral competition opens
Tons of money is going in to ‘develop’ the centre of Exeter: Exeter: portrait of a city published: “educated, sustainable, unaffordable” A better connected, more… Read More »£300m redevelopment of Exeter
There’ll be local elections happening in May – but you’ll need to register in order to vote. With a piece from the Herald: Deadline looming… Read More »Register to vote!
Sidmouth’s ‘fatberg’ hit the headlines earlier in the year: Sidmouth has a fatberg South West Water pop-up shop in Sidmouth > “Stop the Block” The… Read More »BBC’s Blue Planet visits Sidmouth > the dangers fatbergs pose to the oceans
A nice piece from the i-newspaper recently (although the link is now broken!) ‘We’re like a food bank but for furniture’: The volunteers turning… Read More »Community Furniture Aid > ‘We’re like a food bank but for furniture’
The cream tea season will soon be upon us – and clearly has to be jam on top of clotted cream. However, as reported by… Read More »Shock government report: the traditional cream tea is full of sugar, fat and calories!