“A broad range of housing, planning, transport, environmental, heritage, built environment and public health organisations have come together to set out a shared vision for… Read More »A vision for planning: a challenge

There is “a new breed of stoves for smoke control areas that will protect us from killer pollution.” . There’s concern that ‘trendy’ wood-burning stoves are… Read More »How smokeless are wood-burning stoves?

Presenting a framework for analysing the Sidmouth Beach Management Plan’s Aims & Objectives The next meeting of the BMP Advisory Group on 25th February will… Read More »Beach Managment Plan: an analysis for the next meeting

The scheme offers to fund up to two-thirds of the cost of installing insulation, heat pumps and draught-proofing. “Removing the money would be an alarming… Read More »Green Homes Grant: apply before it runs out

… contradictions, alternatives and trying to square the circle . HS2: It’s all steam ahead for one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects: HS2 gets… Read More »The true costs of infrastructure

The future of food security/nutrition, livelihoods and environmental sustainability . The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has just produced a report looking at the pandemic’s… Read More »Is the food system ‘fraying’?

Available: A Toolkit for Local Authorities . The Devon Wildlife Trust is concerned about the use of pesticides: Pesticides: respond to the UK’s action plan… Read More »Phasing out glyphosate pesticides used by councils

… making versatile products. . Some two years ago, National Geographic published this excellent piece as part of their ‘Planet or Plastic’ series: We Depend… Read More »The circular economy as a solution to plastic waste

“Going cashless isn’t straightforward” . Banks and cash machines are disappearing from our high street: Sidmouth loses yet another high street bank – Vision Group… Read More »A cashless society, small businesses and the elderly

The combination of enthusiastic amateurs, repair cafés and new laws could help tackle the world’s growing mountains of broken electronics… “The Environment Bill… will facilitate… Read More »Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy

“Choosing to champion local voices.” “Despite already having risen to astronomical levels of popularity, there is still a lot of scope for these programmes to… Read More »The future of natural history documentaries

“making it easier for people to make short journeys on foot or by bike” . Over the last months, the county council has been putting… Read More »Part-pedestrianisation for Sidmouth town centre made permanent

Despite current restrictions, there’s still much happening . Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon was established in 2016 as a new way to support communities in… Read More »Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon – Feburary newsletter

“The hope is that more information will help inform how rewilding might (or might not) work and where.” . The idea of ‘rewilding’ has become… Read More »“Rewilding: what is it and who’s in favour?” – a questionnaire

“The government’s ‘green grants scheme’ leaves out most listed buildings – and so results in the most energy inefficient buildings receiving the least support.” The… Read More »Energy efficiency grants do not cover listed buildings