– visitors – the elderly – broadband – councils – nursery provision – business grants – social care – . The Rural Services Network is… Read More »Managing covid-19 in rural areas

Being supportive and positive in difficult times. “Physical distancing and social solidarity.” . We can be really supportive of one another: Support your local pub!… Read More »Day One: social solidarity in Sidmouth

“The longer people don’t self isolate and social distance, the longer this is going to go on for!!” . This is how the virus is… Read More »Stay cautious. Stay smart. Stay home. Stay clean.

Benefits and rights in difficult times. . The District Council have issued a message for us to ‘keep calm and carry on’: Calls for communities… Read More »Financial help and resilience: a guide

Tourism is one of the key engine-drivers of the region’s economy, but nothing is more important right now than public safety. . A lot of… Read More »#ComeBackLater to the South West

Giving our pubs a fighting chance of riding out this storm. What we should be advocating is ‘physical distancing and social solidarity’. . A plea… Read More »Support your local pub! Enjoy a take-away!

Reduce the arrival of new cases into the community (travel restrictions). We do not carry out sufficient testing in the UK so people are just… Read More »The West Country tells tourists to ‘Stay at Home’

Will this bring a welcome renaissance in shopping locally? . The supermarkets are unable to provide further deliveries: Online supermarket deliveries of essential goods could… Read More »Shop local!

Lower investments in clean energy … banning wildlife trade … massive moves to telecommuting … . There are concerns that the current crisis will end… Read More »Mixed signals for sustainability

… a little ray of positivity and hope as Spring arrives in our back gardens … . What are the first sightings of butterflies this… Read More »Spotting butterflies

How to combine productive agriculture with wildlife and environmental improvements   . Six ways to make environmental improvements on a farm . Six ways to… Read More »Farming and biodiversity

“The simplest way to make sure no one goes to work and spreads the virus when they should be self-isolating is to introduce that most… Read More »Universal Basic Income

Citizens and neighbourhoods offering to help out . The Devon and Cornwall Neighbourhood Watch is encouraging as many groups as possible to make plans to… Read More »Volunteer spirit in Sidmouth

Will our conceptions of value and cost be redefined? . We are already seeing dramatic changes to the way the economy works, as covered in… Read More »The slowdown of the economy

Support your local shops and eateries: they are offering to deliver.   The Sidmouth Nub News website provides a list of businesses still operating a… Read More »Sidmouth businesses providing more services