The District Council wasn’t keen, so a new plan is being proposed, as reported by the Herald:   Revised McDonald’s application to be ‘submitted shortly’… Read More »A McDonald’s for Ottery

Yesterday’s announcement from Axminster came as a shock: Owners of Fields in Sidmouth announce closure of department store in Axminster   Since then, the same… Read More »Owners of Fields in Sidmouth declare store has ‘bright future’

For years now Torbay and it surroundings have been battling planning applications and decisions which would turn it into something like the Costa del Torbay.… Read More »News from Torbay, they are not taking things lying down.

From the Herald:   Loss-making Trinity House store to close Axminster’s biggest town centre shop falls victim to the nation’s changing buying habits Trinity House… Read More »Owners of Fields in Sidmouth announce closure of department store in Axminster

The AHRC and the Joint Programming Initiative in Cultural Heritage and Global Change ( JPICH) held an event last November (2018) and the conclusions have… Read More »Read the results of the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s workshop

From the Sustainable Crediton newsletter – with ideas for a project for anywhere and everywhere:   B-Lines for Crediton? Dee Ross and John Craythorne Much… Read More »B-Lines for Devon?

There’s been further frustration about badly-placed funding and wrong priorities in the health service – as reported in the Herald:   Sidmouth doctor speaks out… Read More »Frustrations over lack of funding for Blackmore Health Centre

A group has just launched to help people thinking of standing for election for the Town Council in May: Sid Valley Democracy Here’s the poster… Read More »Sid Valley Democracy group launched

Homelessness is increasing across the District: Homelessness in East Devon rises dramatically to ‘unprecedented’ levels Can we be doing more to help the homeless in… Read More »Homelessness not getting any better in Devon

This is one for all those people who say that balloons are not a problem as they are a ‘different sort of plastic’ Stretchy single… Read More »Balloons kill seabirds: New research

More research into plastic is happening – as reported by Radio Exe:   South West to lead charge on cutting plastic waste University of Exeter’s… Read More »Redesigning how the South West produces, recycles and utilises plastics

If single use plastic becomes multiple use plastic we all benefit. If this report is true then it might eventually happen Old Plastic for new… Read More »Is this the answer to single use plastic?

Rockfish have just announced via The Sidmouth Herald that they are the restaurant option which East Devon District Council is favouring for the Drill Hall.… Read More »Rockfish for the Drill Hall?

Devon Live reports on how the College will be looking like:   Plans to revamp Sidmouth College approved by planners   . An artist’s impression… Read More »Redevelopment of Sidmouth College approved

The Herald reports on a special guest at last Saturday’s beach clean:   Jason Donovan stops by Sidmouth to help pick-up plastic The actor posted… Read More »Sidmouth Plastic Warriors > “Inspiring people on the beach”