“Using green urban space in towns and cities, people in the UK could grow almost 40 per cent of the fruit and vegetables we consume.” . Tomorrow sees Chris Packham… Read More »Allotments Act 1922: where are we now?
‘Hotspots’ in the West Country. “Home insulation would save households hundreds of pounds on their energy bills.” . Friends of the Earth, like so many… Read More »The cost of living/energy crisis
“Nature’s timing is everything for our wildlife. The climate crisis is bringing with it seasonal weather patterns which our wildlife is just not adapted to.”… Read More »“False autumn” in Devon
“All these communities are at risk from sea level rise because of climate change.” Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth . An interesting story from Radio Exe… Read More »Painting over an embarrassing message
The Government said authorities must improve infrastructure alongside the trials so people feel safe undertaking the activities. . The government has announced its latest push… Read More »Prescribing cycling and walking
“From Dornoch Firth to Lyme Bay, inspiring projects are leading the way by restoring critically important seagrass meadows, kelp forests and oyster beds. Combined with… Read More »A seagrass project for Lyme Bay?
“Interested in tiny homes, affordable housing, co-housing and self-build?” “Are Tiny Homes suitable for Sidmouth’s housing needs?” . Would you like to live in a… Read More »Community-led development in Frome
“What do you want to see in your neighborhood and what can you do today to make it happen?” . There are lots of inspiriting… Read More »Transition initiatives happening … everywhere
“the architecture of creative reuse” The critical onus on architects and developers is to retrofit, reuse and reimagine our existing building stock, making use of… Read More »Recycle, repair, reuse… buildings
“More needs to be done to boost cycling uptake, including investing in infrastructure, secure cycle parking, e-bike subsidies and charging networks.” . Mid Devon district… Read More »More regulations for cyclists?
Two sewer overflows are located at Sidmouth, one discharges through a long sea outfall some 600m out to sea while the other discharges into the… Read More »How clean are Sidmouth’s bathing waters?
Benefits of being net zero as an SME Plus government business energy loans and schemes . What’s your carbon footprint? What’s the carbon footprint of… Read More »Why should small businesses lower their carbon emissions?
… a model for affordable rented rural co-housing: “definitely remarkably radical.” . The FT’s design and architecture critic Edwin Heathcote has looked at an innovative idea… Read More »Co-Living in the Countryside
In Sidmouth, Devon and beyond… . There has been a bit of discussion on what is meant by ‘rewilding’ in Sidmouth: At Lymbourne on the… Read More »The ‘rewilding’ debate…
Considering the demographics: “Rural areas have a higher proportion of older people compared with urban areas.” But: “Those aged 20-24 years show the largest outmigration.” . There… Read More »The 2021 Census and rural England