“The grim reality – and it is pretty grim, I’m afraid – is that if you really feel it’s a shame there aren’t as many… Read More »“The grim reality of our impact on nature”

“Why can’t pressure groups at least acknowledge progress has been made and give some credit to ministers for putting together a plan with targets that… Read More »Commenting on the government’s new Environment Plan

and to “push ahead with its multi-million-pound plans for net zero operations by 2030.” . Earlier today, Bristol Airport was given the go-ahead to increase… Read More »Bristol Airport to expand

The SFI payment is supposed to reward farmers for looking after the health of their soil, but very few have received any payment. “Farming in Devon… Read More »How well is the Sustainable Farming Incentive going in Devon?

“The VGS is a voluntary group who try to help make Sidmouth even better than it is. We are funded by donations and are strictly… Read More »“Who are the VGS?”

Assessing the climate change impact of Devon’s road projects. . Great fanfare accompanied the granting of £15m plus for a new road in Exmouth –… Read More »Can a road be ‘carbon negative’?

From the “Sheffield Tree Action Groups” to “Save the TRees on Armada Way”. “We are asking Plymouth City Council to incorporate the existing and beautiful… Read More »Cities felling mature trees: from Sheffield to Plymouth

Do we want ‘levelling up’ to the tune of a £15m+ road? . Fabulous news! Exmouth is getting over £15m to do some levelling-up! And… Read More »“Do we even want roads?”

From Flash in the Peak District to the Isle of Eigg. Questions as to whether rural is getting its fair share of levelling-up funding. .… Read More »Rural areas doing it for themselves

. There are some great things happening just over the border. Here are some picks from the latest newsletter from Turn Lyme Green: Flight Free… Read More »Turn Lyme Green – January newsletter picks

“Save a shepherd: put on a woolly jumper!” “Wearing multiple thin layers will keep you warmer than a single thicker layer, because warm air gets… Read More »The science of keeping warm by putting on a jumper

“The high price of energy is nothing more than an accounting fiddle.” 1: There is an abundance of energy out there. 2: The energy market… Read More »We can have limitless cheap energy

“We were delighted to be awarded a five-star rating in the annual HBF survey for the first time in our history and are determined to… Read More »How good is Persimmon’s new-build housing?

“So the plan, published in January 2018, turned out to be just another piece of paper whose only effective function was to convince people that… Read More »‘Taking Stock’ of the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan: latest, damning report

“Research has shown that those living in rural areas face extra costs and we now want to explore the impacts for households.” . The Rural… Read More »Suffering from the rural cost of living? Fill in the survey.