“Particularly for those living in coastal areas, local labour markets do not provide much room for those to move beyond low wage, low skill, precarious… Read More »Levelling up the low wage economy

“The climate movement has been riven lately by a debate pitting individual lifestyle change against systemic change, as if the two compete. Many experts contend… Read More »the green movement part two: system change or behaviour change

. “We are now getting very near to the end of the pause and pressure is building.” . ADVISORY GROUP: The BMP’s Advisory Group last… Read More »Beach Management Plan: make or break

“Behaviour change needs to come sooner rather than later.” . Of course, not everyone will be pleased if you suggest less stuff is made (manufacturing),… Read More »make less stuff, use less stuff, buy less stuff

“If there is any way we could reopen the train line to Sidmouth we should” . Last year, the Department for Transport announced a £500… Read More »Reversing Beeching: Should Sidmouth have the railway line restored?

How financially and environmentally sustainable are the Red Arrows? RESPOND TO THE SURVEY: “Interested to hear thoughts on the air show.” . Yesterday saw “the… Read More »The future of the Sidmouth Air Show

  “The advancement of online education is one of the few unexpected benefits of the pandemic.” . Back in April last year, we were being… Read More »Accessing learning opportunities online

“How hard it is making money in farming.” . A young farmer and PhD candidate writes in the latest Conversation about how difficult it is… Read More »Farmers fear for their future

The public have until 17th November to have their say about the future of this keystone species. . The reintroduction of beavers in East Devon… Read More »Expanding the reintroduction of the beaver

“Practically none of the housing built since 2015 is carbon neutral.” “A new Future Homes Task Force has been set-up to ensure housebuilding is aligned… Read More »Housebuilding and ‘net-zero carbon’ targets

… including shared hubs. . Two years ago, we had a public meeting to look at the possibility of a mutual bank or banking hub… Read More »Protecting community banking

“We should also consider the way we build homes.” . East Devon’s MP has raised concerns about the state of the housing market – and… Read More »Scaling up self-built homes

“The answer, of course, is for us not to create the waste in the first place: to think about how many people we’ll be cooking… Read More »Food waste shoots back up to pre-pandemic levels

“Keep America Beautiful must rank as one of the most devastatingly effective PR campaigns of all time.” . Recycling is very much in the news,… Read More »“Recycling Is Garbage”

  Enjoying the landscapes, the tearooms and the pretty villages of the South-West. . We are very much in Rosamunde Pilcher Land. The popularity of… Read More »Welcome to Rosamunde Pilcher Country