There isn’t much ‘climate action’ going on at the moment: Greta Thunberg at the front banner of the FridaysForFuture … . These will continue after… Read More »Sailing from Plymouth to the Climate Action summit in New York

There have been many meetings of the BMP Steering Group since it was set up five years ago, but things seem to be very much… Read More »Beach Management Plan. Revetment, part 1

The Neighbourhood Plan will be put to the electorate next month: Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan to go to referendum > 19th September And this week,… Read More »Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan referendum 19th September, use your vote!

Two years ago, the project to return much of the lower Otter River to some sort of natural habitat was launched: Futures Forum: Lower Otter… Read More »Lower Otter Restoration Project underway

This coming Saturday sees the annual Food Festival at Kennaway House make its return: . . Sidmouth Food Festival   The Herald carries a nice… Read More »Fourth Annual Food Festival @ Kennaway House

This time last year, funding was announced for a new building at the NLO: Sidmouth astroscouts are over the moon that works can start on… Read More »Norman Lockyer Observatory centre opened by BBC Sky at Night presenters

Last November, plans to replace the crumbling Alma Bridge were agreed to: Plans for £750,000 Devon footbridge approved   The designs had been put out… Read More »Work on replacing Alma Bridge to start

Agendas, Papers and Minutes Later this month, the Sidmouth & East Beach Management Scheme Steering Group will be meeting up for the first time in… Read More »Sidmouth Beach Management Plan meetings

Dreaming by the coast: Dreaming, by Jozef Israëls.jpg – Wikimedia Commons . And a perfect summer’s evening listen: . West Country Dreaming Words and Music… Read More »West Country Dreaming @ Radio 3

Improvements and enlargements at West Bay: The small holiday resort of West Bay along the Dorset Coast has needed a lot of protection from the… Read More »West Bay Dorset can manage their beach!

Local and international campaigner Joanna Toole died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash earlier this year – and her contributions are being honoured: RSPCA remembering Joanna… Read More »The Joanna Toole Foundation

Here’s a very successful Oxford bus company doing something a little different:   PickMeUp is an on-demand ride-sharing minibus service. Download the app and tell us where… Read More »Success for the UK’s first on-demand ride-sharing minibus service

The Jurassic Coast Trust is creating a new Partnership Plan – and is asking for the public for input: A new Jurassic Coast plan >… Read More »A new Jurassic Coast plan > initial comments

The body which looks after the East Devon coast is drawing up a new plan – and would like the public to give some feedback:… Read More »A new Jurassic Coast plan > have your say

Yesterday we heard about plans from the new owners of the Drill Hall: BREAKING: Plans submitted for Drill Hall   Today, Devon Live carries more:… Read More »Plans submitted for Drill Hall > the design