Bus services are the cinderella services: How to reverse the decline in rural bus services Rural bus services do not provide a ‘satisfactory alternative’ ‘Massively… Read More »The Future of the Bus: reinvest in local public transport
And the vote is tomorrow: Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: Referendum polling stations . With lots more info here: Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: polling 19th September… Read More »Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: polling tomorrow! Thursday 19th September
We need to do something to cut the number of cars coming into town: Relieving pressure on roads and car parks One idea to… Read More »Sidmouth Park-and-Ride not in the plans
With central government chasing votes by ‘saving the high street’… Boris Johnson targets marginal seats for high street funding | Retail Gazette Full list of… Read More »Flatpack Democracy 2.0 – Frome makes politics relevant & fun
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