The Arboretum reports on the state of things in autumn:   Threats and opportunities for Sidmouth Arboretum   Threats and opportunities for Sidmouth Arboretum

Congratulations! Sidmouth wins national gold at Britain in Bloom   Sidmouth also received the ‘Gardening in a Changing Climate’ discretionary award for its new sensory… Read More »Sidmouth wins national gold at Britain in Bloom

From today’s Herald:   Campaigners welcome rejection of Sidford Business Park but vow to not go away   Campaigners welcome rejection of Sidford Business Park… Read More »Campaigners welcome rejection of Sidford Business Park but vow to not go away

The Herald is putting its voice behind an important local initiative: Sid Valley Help can be found here: Sid Valley HELP is a new service… Read More »Sid Valley Help > the stories

It’s a problem, says the chair of the District Council’s scrutiny committee: Poor broadband speed is a great problem for many residents and businesses in… Read More »District Council keen to promote rural Broadband support via use of church premises

From the Herald: Businessman launches petition to restore Sidmouth’s railway link A petition calling for the return of Sidmouth’s railway link, five decades after its… Read More »Petition to restore Sidmouth’s railway link

The biggest business in the Valley is “ready to go head-to-head with the best in the South West after reaching the finals of the Devon Tourism… Read More »Donkey Sanctuary up for Devon Tourism Awards

The District Council is doing its bit to help increase the amount of housing:   Council raising awareness of National Empty Homes Week 2018 (15-21… Read More »National Empty Homes Week > EDDC offering loans for home owners wanting to bring empty property back into use

Radio Exe reports:   Devon’s recycling rates are dropping But what’s being done about it?   The reduction is blamed on Household Waste Recycling Centres… Read More »Devon’s recycling rates are dropping > but East Devon’s “have rocketed up”

A message from Crediton’s transition town group:   Microfibres – the Fibres in our Clothes Our garments are shedding tiny bits of plastic that can… Read More »Sign the petition to stop microfibre pollution

Last month and in July, a couple of very practical sessions were held on food waste: Food Waste – “the cutting edge” – conference FOOD… Read More »Food Waste – The Cutting Edge > conference report

Shops are closing in Sidmouth and other East Devon towns: Shops closing across Devon Sidmouth loses another high street shop The local MP has tried… Read More »Two more Sidmouth shops to close for good

The proposed development at Sidford has been hugely controversial: Nearly 1,400 residents say no to Sidford Business Park It has just been refused – as… Read More »District Council refuse Sidford business park proposal

Buses are big in the news at the moment: The Dunkirk spirit: how free buses are revolutionising one French city   The Rural Services Network… Read More »Fall in local UK bus journeys to 12-year low

With thanks to the East Devon Watch blog today: On the one hand, in the UK (from the Independent): Bus travel hits 12-year-low as prices… Read More »The Dunkirk spirit: how free buses are revolutionising one French city