Exeter needs to do something about its traffic: . . File:Red Cow Crossing 43129.jpg – Wikimedia Commons . And the city council has said it… Read More »Exeter Transport Strategy: slowly emerging…

The founder of the international Transition Towns movement asks why true creative, positive thinking is in decline, asserts that it’s more important now than ever,… Read More »Rob Hopkins: ‘From What Is to What If’

Here’s the regular monthly news from the DMF: Autumn is around the corner… and so is our next conference! Check out the latest newsletter from… Read More »Devon Maritime Forum: September newsletter

It was a very good year for the Painted Lady: . . Free photo Butterfly Day Insect Antennae The Painted Lady – Max Pixel .… Read More »big butterfly count 2019 results: a good year

Torquay is under immense pressure from developers – with campaign groups taking the fight to Judicial Review… . In March this year, a campaign to… Read More »Any development must conserve or enhance the character of a Conservation Area

The Neighbourhood Plan will go to the polls next week: Vote for the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan! 19th September! . Here’s an overview: The benefits… Read More »Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: polling 19th September

E-bikes are coming: E-bikes coming to Cranbrook and Honiton stations Exeter city electric bike scheme to expand into East Devon . They’ve arrived in Exeter:… Read More »New e-bikes for Exeter

The Rewilding movement is growing: Futures Forum: Rewilding Devon: the return of the lynx? Futures Forum: On the River Otter: beavers and rewilding Devon …… Read More »Abandon the lawn mower and let nature take control

The BMP steering group met up last month: Beach Management Plan meeting: August press release . The press coverage has focussed on the ‘need’ for… Read More »Beach Management Plan: the costs of over-engineering

The chair of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group speaks on the Sidmouth Nub news website: . Why you should vote in the Sid Valley Neighbourhood… Read More »Vote for the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan! 19th September!

A powerful campaign from Keep Britain Tidy shows how polluting cigarette butts can be: . . BinTheButt | Keep Britain Tidy . Meanwhile, here in… Read More »Campaigning for cigarette butt bins

Here is a reblogging of a post from last week – plus a little more – for our Facebook pages: The Sid Valley will be… Read More »The benefits of the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan – in short

We can build greener buildings: Ideas for energy-efficient building Higher-density car-free neighbourhoods for Exeter Self-build housing for Sidmouth The energy-saving, social housing revolution > Passivhaus… Read More »A green future for architecture

The Walking Festival will be with us again in a couple of weeks time: Sidmouth and East Devon Walking Festival One of the highlights will… Read More »Sid Valley Ring

The large housing estate on the outskirts of Exeter is simply getting bigger: East Devon : Grassy Field & Cranbrook… © Lewis Clarke cc-by-sa …… Read More »Cranbrook: from eco newtown to housing estate: part 2