The campaign group challenging the granting of planning permission for an industrial estate on the border of Sidmouth posted its most recent update over a… Read More »Sidford Business Park: Update 35: Calling in the Inspector’s decision
Some great ideas are coming out of the Town Council’s new Environment Committee: Going car-free Celebrating apples . They will be meeting up again today… Read More »Sidmouth Environment Policy
Most of us like apples: Free photo Apple Orchard The Apple Tree Fruit – Max Pixel . And this time of year sees lots of… Read More »Celebrating apples
Last Sunday saw many UK towns and cities embracing World Car-Free Day: World Car Free Day – SCARCE ECO DRIVE | World Car Free Day… Read More »Going car-free
The Science Festival starts a week today – with a packed and hugely varied programme – most of it for free: The 2019 Festival takes… Read More »Sidmouth Science Festival: ‘science in our lives’: 4th-13th October
We wash away huge amounts of micro-plastics: Futures Forum: Plastic pollution from our clothes Futures Forum: Plastics Week in Sidmouth: and Plymouth University >>> microbeads,… Read More »A washing-machine filter to deal with plastic micro-fibres
The plans for an industrial estate on the outskirts of Sidford were rejected by the District Council – but on appeal were passed: Sidford Business… Read More »Sidford Business Park – Sidmouth once again appears in Private Eye
The Telegraph today looks at the most recent analysis coming out of the UN: A new report predicts that, even with significant emission cuts, sea levels… Read More »Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s Esplanade: debate
The District Council needs the cash – so it’s putting up the price of parking: Raising car parking charges is about raising revenue – not… Read More »Raising car parking charges – and threatening the viability of small businesses
Transition Exmouth is the Transition Town group for East Devon’s largest town: They have just had a very successful meeting: . Good news from the… Read More »New start for Transition Exmouth
There has been swift reaction from the local press about plans to increase car park charges: ‘Absurd’ plans to hike up prices at Sidmouth car… Read More »Raising car parking charges is about raising revenue – not about reducing emissions
Climate change is receiving a lot of coverage in the UK: . BBC News Faster pace of climate change is ‘scary’, former chief scientist says… Read More »A councillor’s workbook on acting on climate change
There have been innumerable Freedom of Information requests over the years, asking for details about the controversial move by the District Council: What thought went… Read More »Knowle relocation project: further FOI requests
Proposals were made a year ago to transform the East Devon AONB into a national park: New National Park planned for East Devon And in… Read More »Dorset/East Devon AONBs ‘strong candidates’ for new National Park
There have been a lot of very vocal responses on the Sidmouth Community Facebook pages to proposals to raise the splash wall along the Esplanade:… Read More »Raising the splash wall on Sidmouth’s Esplanade: reaction