A Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) scheme for Exeter. . We have a problem with litter: Litter on the beach – Vision Group for Sidmouth .… Read More »A litter enforcement officer for East Devon?

A dual-purpose parcel and passenger carrier – both a pedi-cab and a goods vehicle. By carrying people and goods, e-trikes can help the local economy… Read More »Should Sidmouth have its own e-trike service?

“To safely reopen, make the workweek shorter. Then keep it shorter. This crisis is the ideal time to make radical changes to how we work.”… Read More »Moving towards a Four-Day Week

“Virtual Fixit Clinics are emphasizing what remote repair does best. That is: assembling a large number of repairers to work together, providing repair to places… Read More »Repair Cafés go online

“This defies common sense, this does nothing for East Devon, and we should not be a member of GESP going forward. This document is all… Read More »East Devon set to reject Greater Exeter Strategic Plan – reports

Perhaps the local football or rugby club could do what they’re doing n Torquay… . Two months ago, the Town Council suggested that all shoppers… Read More »Wearing a face mask in Sidmouth

Change is coming for PPE, pint glasses, and coffee cups . This month has been ‘plastic free’: Plastic Free July – the campaign starts –… Read More »Plastic-free projects on their way

“An extraordinary development” . The District Council’s strategic planning committee met up last night: Browse meetings – Strategic Planning Committee – East Devon . Its… Read More »East Devon set to reject Greater Exeter Strategic Plan

… particularly artisan food and drink producers . There’s been a lot of support for local food – and calls to continue it: Support local… Read More »Support your local food

Plus: “areas with  higher levels of biodiversity are associated with higher levels of calmness, relaxation and revitalisation.” . Researchers at two leading Westcountry institutions have… Read More »We do like to be beside the seaside

… which is ‘unfit for purpose and not well suited for modern healthcare facilities’. “NHS Property Services, who own Sidmouth Hospital and Blackmore Health Centre,… Read More »Plans to replace the current Blackmore Health Centre

How can green politics encourage radical thinking without opening the door to hateful ideologies? . Quite understandably, there’s been a lot of anxiety about the… Read More »Beyond ‘doomism’: offering a vision for the environment

“Taking further planning powers away from communities and councils will only deprive them of the ability to define the area they live in and know… Read More »Keeping planning local

Bringing together landowners who could offer environmental services with developers who need to offset carbon costs . There’s a lot of uncertainty facing farmers: The… Read More »Farming carbon

Most people believe we have more than enough water because Britain is so wet. But climate change is leading to hotter drier summers so there’s… Read More »The South West is running out of water