The campaign group ‘Say No to Sidford Business Park’ gave some feedback after the public hearing on the appeal over the refusal of planning permission… Read More »Sidford Business Park > Campaign Update 32

The EU has just agreed to a big trade deal with South America – but not everyone is happy, especially when it comes to beef:… Read More »Our appetite for cheap beef is destroying the Amazon rainforest

Last weekend there was a theft at a very popular business – and there has been a huge response: Sidmouth comes together to support Jurassic… Read More »Crowdfunder to raise funds for Sidmouth’s lifeguard service

The Passivhaus is entering the mainstream: Exeter affordable Passivhaus homes win award The UK’s first passivhaus Leisure Centre and Bus Station comes to Exeter  … Read More »The energy-saving, social housing revolution > Passivhaus for the mass market

Housing is a real problem in the West Country – particularly next door in Cornwall: Cornwall’s housing crisis laid bare by woman who lives in… Read More »The unintended consequences of St Ives banning new-build second homes > ‘Excluding new-builds, prices have continued to climb.’

Things could be better for buses: How to reverse the decline in rural bus services Although there are some good things happening: Cheaper bus fares… Read More »Devon buses ‘are central to the economy and to avoiding social isolation’

A couple of months ago, the District Council was being seen to be moving rather slowly on climate change: District Council report on climate change… Read More »District Council commits to carbon neutral by 2040

A couple of months ago, there were rumours around whether Amazon would locate its new warehousing in East Devon – and whether it would be… Read More »Amazon coming to East Devon

The full council of the District Council met up for their monthly session last night – and a request was made: Knowle relocation project: calling… Read More »Knowle relocation project: of Paradise Papers, FOI requests and Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs column

The People’s Choice Award at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show went to the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary: The Donkey Sanctuary: Donkeys Matter   And they… Read More »Donkey Sanctuary’s winning Chelsea Flower Show garden comes to Sidmouth

The Sid Valley’s historical buildings are pretty impressive: Built Heritage   And much of this is being celebrated: The Lost Cliffs of Sidmouth > Exhibition… Read More »Celebrating Sidmouth’s heritage

Earlier in the year, the Plastic Warriors launched a campaign against cigarette butts: Sidmouth Plastic Warriors My War on Cigarette Butts   The campaign has… Read More »Bin your butt: it’s plastic!

As reported by the Sidmouth Nub News:   Sidmouth Folk Festival introduces new measures to protect the environment In an effort to reduce the environmental… Read More »Folk Festival reduces its plastic footprint

The most divisive issue in East Devon has been the relocation of the District Council from Knowle to Honiton, as chronicled in these pages: Knowle… Read More »Knowle relocation project: calling for a councillor-led working party ‘to look into these matters in the public interest’

The Herald gave us a day-by-day account of the Inquiry into the refusal to grant planning permission for an industrial estate: Sidford Business Park: public… Read More »Sidford Business Park: public hearing conclusion